Category Public Safety
COLUMN: More help with crafting a family emergency plan
Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, walks step-by-step through his family guide for preparing for an emergency.
Teen boys, man arrested after shots fired at Wallace Marine Park
Police seized a handgun and short-barreled rifle from teens detained following a reported shooting at Wallace Marine Park. No shooting victim was located.
Salem man dies Monday in Marion County Jail
Steven Adams, 58, is the third man to die in the Marion County Jail in 2025. His death was announced by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in a Tuesday statement, which said deputies found him unresponsive Monday morning.
Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration raid
Wildfire veterans believe top officials on the fire sent their crews into an immigration check. The raid resulted in the arrest of two firefighters, one from Keizer.
Montana procession to escort fallen wildland firefighter from Keizer
Ruben Gonzalez Romero of Keizer planned to retire after one more season as a wildland firefighter, working as a sawyer. He died on a fire line in Montana on Aug. 24.
Nearly all Oregon sheriffs support Marion County’s suit for clarity on ICE cooperation
All but two of Oregon’s 36 sheriffs support Marion County’s lawsuit to get clarity on whether it can provide information about people on county parole to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The lawsuit, filed in federal court last week, has drawn criticism from Democrats who see it as an effort to weaken the state’s sanctuary law.
Second man sentenced to prison for shipping illicit marijuana candy from southeast Salem warehouse
Antonio I. Benjamin, 53, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for helping run an illicit marijuana operation out of a warehouse in southeast Salem.
Salem teen sentenced to 5 years in youth facility for robbing US Market last year
A Marion County Circuit Court judge sentenced Jordan H. Fernandez, 17, to five years at a youth correctional facility for an adult charge for a robbery at US Market last year. Fernandez pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon as an adult and robbery as a juvenile.
Two men killed in unrelated overnight shootings Wednesday, police investigating
Two men died in separate shootings early Wednesday morning in southeast Salem and at Wallace Marine Park, according to the Salem Police Department. Streets near Southeast Lancaster Drive, the site of one shooting, are still closed as officers investigate.