Police say 27 people have come forward after doing business with Douglas Gamble and his store, Timeless Jeweler, reporting losses totaling at least $700,000. He is charged with theft and aggravated theft.
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UPDATE: Man shoots woman in Salem home, dies by suicide after 50-mile chase
Police say a man drove his truck into a south Salem home Tuesday morning, shot a woman inside, then fled police east on Oregon Highway 22, where he fatally shot himself. Police have not identified either person.
Man broke into south Salem apartment early Sunday, fatally shot occupant and self
Police say Etrien Shively shot and killed Antonio Castilleja before fatally shooting himself while fleeing police. The Salem men, both 21, “were known to one another through their romantic involvement with a woman,” according to a news release.
One dead in shooting, another dies by suicide after police chase in south Salem
A shooting in a south Salem apartment left one man dead early Sunday morning. Police say the suspect led an officer on a vehicle chase before crashing into a business building, where they were found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
ARCHES seeks volunteers as weekend temperatures forecasted below freezing
The ARCHES Day Center plans to open its doors Friday night to give unsheltered people a warm place to rest as temperatures reach freezing. There are still dozens of volunteer shifts available.
Salem man sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting at officers in April
Police said in May that Andrew Kjostad, 34, fired shots throughout the Salem area, twice shooting at officers and leading police on a SWAT Team search that ended with one officer shooting him in east Salem.
Salem man sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting partner in early 2021
Matthew Hansen, 32, shot and killed 32-year-old Amanda Mankins of Salem in January 2021 at a northeast Salem home. Hansen was charged at the time with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty on Oct. 2 to a lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter.
Kotek appoints Portland law enforcement veteran to helm state corrections agency
Gov. Tina Kotek appointed Mike Reese, the former Multnomah County sheriff, to lead the 12-prison state corrections agency.
Salem man sentenced to life in prison for 2018 fatal shooting at east Salem bar
Lucias Harris, 44, shot and killed an unarmed Tyler Longacre, 21, after Longacre fled from a shooting involving multiple people at Bar Fly’s Grill in 2018.
Salem man charged with attempted aggravated murder following shootout with police
Jose Corral-Zavala, 21, started a gunfight with police after they stopped his vehicle with spikes, state police said. He then fled in a minivan that stopped nearby before a Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy fatally shot the driver, Isaac Oceguedo, 18.
