Police on Thursday identified a woman they say was killed by gunfire one week after she was found dead in a vehicle in northeast Salem. The Salem Police Department identified the woman as 42-year-old Marcie Ann Harris, of Salem. The department notified Harris’ family of her death, according to a[Read More…]
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A Salem deputy police chief quietly retired under an agreement. City leaders aren’t saying why
A longtime Salem Police Department official left his job in February with no public fanfare and under a separation agreement that has since triggered a state investigation. Secrecy surrounds the circumstances of the retirement of Deputy Chief Steven Bellshaw after 32 years. City officials have so far not publicly released[Read More…]
Woman found dead in car Thursday morning was killed by gunfire, Salem police say
Salem police say a deceased woman found “slumped over” in a vehicle on Northeast Portland Road Thursday morning was killed by gun violence. (Salem Police Department) A woman found dead in a vehicle Thursday morning was killed by gunfire, according to Salem police. Around 6:45 a.m. Thursday, Salem officers were[Read More…]