Category Public Safety
Man injured in Northgate shooting early Friday
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office provided few details about a shooting on Northeast Stortz Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Friday but urged anyone with information to contact authorities.
COLUMN: How to prepare for evacuating during a disaster
Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, writes about building a go-bag in case you need to evacuate your home.
Salem boy, 16, accused of Tuesday shooting in West Salem
Salem police have provided few details about a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the area of Northwest Elm Street and Northwest Kingwood Avenue. A 16-year-old boy accused of pulling the trigger is being prosecuted in juvenile court.
Salem man accused of setting off 3 explosions outside SE Salem home
Jason Kiser, 38, is accused of setting off explosives on three separate days at a home in the 5700 block of Southeast Woodside Drive. Salem police said Kiser and the homeowner know each other but did not elaborate.
Police investigating shooting in West Salem, no injuries reported
Salem police said Tuesday evening that they had arrested a "person of interest" in a shooting in the area of Northwest Franklin, Elm and 3rd Streets but provided few details.
Marion County plans to revive police crisis response team by July
Marion County commissioners last December approved a federal grant to bring back a crisis response team that pairs a sheriff’s deputy with a mental health worker, but unexpected costs and hiring delays have pushed back the crew’s work.
Reward offered to find burglars who broke into Keizer firearms shop
Thieves got into a Keizer firearms dealership in the middle of the night, taking three guns and a suppressor. Federal officials say a reward of up to $3,000 will be paid for information leading to the burglars.
Police to expand traffic cameras at 2 south Salem intersections
Salem police on Thursday will start using north-facing red light and speed traffic cameras on Commercial Street at the intersections of Kuebler Boulevard and Madrona Avenue. Existing cameras at those locations only detected westbound and southbound drivers, respectively.
State appeals federal judge’s dismissal of charge against DEA agent in fatal cyclist collision
The Oregon Department of Justice is arguing that U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane failed to follow federal law and ignored DEA policy when he dropped a criminal charge against agent Samuel Landis, who ran a stop sign and caused a collision that killed cyclist Marganne Allen.