Equipping Salem middle and high schools with weapons detectors would cost about $800,000 upfront, school district leaders said, with no new employees required to operate them.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Marion DA urges gun violence steps as teen sentenced for shooting 2
The Marion County District Attorney is urging ‘better, earlier’ intervention to stem gun violence in Salem. The remarks came after a local teen was sentenced for shooting two people in 2022.
With addiction bill passed, now Oregon faces biggest challenge
Oregon counties have to build new treatment facilities to deflect people away from the criminal justice system but they only have a few months before drug possession is recriminalized.
Search of hairstylist’s home in drug case finds false wall, stolen tools, police vests
Sworn affidavits provide new details about the police investigation into drug trafficking at a home across the street from South Salem High School. Police said among items recovered in their search were tools stolen from a local yard maintenance company
TIROTEO EN EL PARQUE BUSH: Un resumen de los acontecimientos
El asesinato a tiros ocurrido en Bush’s Pasture Park a principios de este mes sigue bajo investigación. Estos son los elementos clave de la situación actual.
Salem-Keizer will demo weapons detection systems, get feedback at Friday event
School district leaders are considering installing portable weapons detectors at Salem middle and high schools following a March 7 shooting in Bush’s Pasture Park involving multiple high school students.
PARK SHOOTING: A summary of developments
Prosecutors plan to seek approval to try a 16-year-old accused shooter as an adult. Here’s a summary of key information related to the March 7, 2024, shooting in Bush’s Pasture Park and links to all Salem Reporter’s related stories.
Salem park shooting prompts new worry about local gangs
Englewood, Hoover and now Bush’s Pasture Park have been the sites of deadly shootings in recent years. The most recent which left one teen dead and two others wounded has raised questions about the role gangs are playing in Salem’s escalating street violence.
Grief, ambivalence as South considers next steps for school safety
When Tara Romine got into education, weapons detectors weren’t part of school administrators’ lives. After spending half her career at South Salem High School, the principal said she’s grieving and trying to support her community following a shooting last week.
Man charged with trafficking meth near South Salem High School after house raided
Wilson Voorhis, 48, of Salem, is charged with trying to sell methamphetamine near South Salem High School, selling stolen tools and illegally having ballistic vests.