Category Public Safety
Man found dead in east Salem home after 911 call
Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff's Office responding to a 911 call Tuesday morning at a home in the Four Corners area and found a 54-year-old man dead on arrival.
Salem man sentenced to 20 years for sexually assaulting 2 spa workers
Felix Flores Jr. pleaded guilty on June 1 to raping one woman and attempting to rape another at two Salem spas in July 2024. The victims were employees at the spas.
Woman, two teens arrested after shots fired at south Salem McDonald’s, police say
Salem police said they arrested two young adults and a teenager after a shooting Monday night in the parking lot of McDonald's on Southeast Commercial Street. No one was injured in the shooting.
Firefighters control large blaze at Salem Child Development Center in Grant, no injuries
People inside the day care evacuated quickly after a fire began Monday morning around 8:40 a.m.
Updated Salem police policies stricter for car chases, clearer for use of force
The Salem Police Department in May published all of their department policies online for the first time. Updated rules on pursuits and use of force are among the more significant policy changes that affect how officers interact with the public.
Accused Salem cartel kingpin faces new federal drug trafficking charges
A new federal indictment charged Heriberto Salazar Amaya with trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine. Authorities say he ran a multi-state drug operation with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel from his east Salem house.
Salem man gets 64 years for shootout with police that left friend dead
A Polk County judge found Jose Corral-Zavala guilty of charges including attempted aggravated murder and second-degree manslaughter for starting a gunfight with police, who fatally shot his getaway driver.
Murder suspect in 2008 Salem shooting extradited from Mexico
Jesus Rodriguez-Borrayo was extradited from Mexico to stand trial in Marion County for the murder of a 21-year-old Keizer man in 2008. At the time, Rodriguez-Borrayo was formally accused of murdering the man but officials couldn’t locate him, believing he’d fled to Mexico.
Salem man gets 11 years for trying to meet underage girls for sex acts
Gary Ronning, 40, sent sexual messages, photos and videos online to three undercover detectives posing as girls between the ages of 13 and 15. Federal prosecutors said Ronning arranged to meet with the girls but didn’t follow through.