Salem police arrested Edwin Johnson, 33, on Tuesday after he sent sexually sexually explicit messages on Instagram to a police officer posing as a minor, according to court records.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Teen drowns while swimming at Keizer Rapids Park Saturday
Filemon Santos, 19, was swimming at Keizer Rapids Park on Saturday when he jumped off a dock and never resurfaced. The teen died a day later, according to a Keizer police news release.
Silverton man sentenced to 17 years for Keizer rampage that killed pedestrian
Sean Beck has pleaded guilty to striking and killing a pedestrian in July 2021 as prosecutors say he fled police.
Salem teen charged with fatal shooting of man found near state fairgrounds
Salem police arrested Michael Solis, 19, over two weeks after the agency said passersby found 34-year-old Steven Hill with a gunshot wound on a northeast Salem sidewalk.
64-year-old man dies, teen charged with murder in June 29 attack
Police and prosecutors have provided little information about the attack that killed Russell Mikolas.
New Sheriff Nick Hunter wants to get to the root of Marion County’s pressing issues
Commissioners on June 7 appointed Nick Hunter Marion County Sheriff, completing the term of retiring Sheriff Joe Kast. Hunter has supervised three of four divisions and led a SWAT team at the sheriff’s office.
Salem teen sentenced to life in prison for 2021 murder-for hire
Gerardo Trujillo-Torres, now 19, pleaded guilty to shooting two people and killing one when he was 16 in January 2021. The teen must serve at least 15 years before he will be eligible for parole.
No cause reported for fire in furniture factory at Oregon State Penitentiary
Prison officials say no one was seriously injured in a fire Monday at an Oregon Corrections Enterprises furniture factory.
TIMELINE: 84 days before Salem police provided fatal crash evidence to investigators
Salem police did not provide body camera video related to a March fatal bike collision until nearly three months later to outside investigators. Public records and statements from local authorities establish the events between the time the video was recorded and when that evidence was turned over to the Keizer police.
Salem police gave video evidence to investigators three months after cyclist’s death
Salem police did not share body camera video with outside investigators related a fatal bike collision for nearly three months, an investigation by Salem Reporter has established. Police said at the time that the driver was a federal agent.
