Category Public Safety
UGM closed Monday morning following stabbing of employee, 10 shelter guests
All victims of the Sunday night mass stabbing at Salem's Union Gospel Mission survived the attack, according to Mark Hunter, the shelter's community engagement director.
UPDATE: 11 stabbed at Union Gospel Mission downtown, suspect arrested
Salem police said they arrested a “male suspect” accused of stabbing 11 people at the Union Gospel Mission Sunday evening. The agency said it did not know the victims’ conditions as of 9:30 p.m.
Salem man sentenced to 9 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl
Investigators in 2021 seized 23,00 fake pills containing fentanyl, 28 pounds of methamphetamine, 6 pounds of heroin and 15 guns from Rico Rigutto, according to federal prosecutors.
3 teens arrested after Wednesday morning shooting in east Salem
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested three 17-year-old boys after reports of gunfire around 11 a.m. Wednesday turned up bullet casings on Northeast Silverton Road.
Salem man gets 10 years for shooting death of young relative’s abuser
Julio Sanchez-Sanchez, 38, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for shooting and killing 29-year-old Ricardo Lopez-Cruz, who was previously convicted of attempting to sexually abuse Sanchez-Sanchez’ young relative.
UPDATE: Salem man gets life in prison for killing estranged wife’s boyfriend
Jose Aguilera-Frias ran down and killed Hermilo Mata Jr., his estranged wife’s boyfriend, in a jealous rage on Dec. 22, 2020 in East Lancaster, according to Marion County prosecutors. He must serve at 25 years in prison before being considered for parole.
CLOSURE FOR CADEN: Keizer mother deemed insane in killing of son
A ruling in Marion County court, eight years after Caden Berry was killed, commits his mother for life. The case offers a window into the tragedy of a Keizer family ravaged by mental illness and abuse.
California woman gets 3 years for stealing Salem payroll taxes, Covid relief funds
Jamie McGowen failed to pay the IRS over $700,000 in payroll taxes collected from Al’s Trailer Sales of Salem and stole nearly $1.3 million of federal pandemic relief money, according to federal prosecutors.
Keizer woman accused of shooting man in Hayesville Thursday morning
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has not identified a 48-year-old man critically injured in a shooting on Northeast Tierra Drive Thursday morning. The suspect, Emily Smith, 27, was arrested Thursday on accusations including attempted murder and burglary.