Category Public Safety
Man killed by trooper slipped threatening note to guard at Salem’s Army training center, police say
Matthew Wong, armed with a knife, appeared for the second time in three days at a U.S. Army airfield in southeast Salem and slipped a threatening note to a guard, according to the Marion County District Attorney's Office. That prompted a confrontation with a state trooper who shot and killed him.
State trooper shoots, kills person near Salem airport Thursday morning
The Oregon State Police have provided few details about a police shooting at a U.S. Army aviation facility on Southeast Turner Road that left a person dead. The agency said it was responding at the time to a report of a “suspicious person.”
Portland woman arrested in Nov. 2 shooting death of woman near Turner
Nearly four months after 26-year-old Jada Thompson was discovered dead on a rural road southeast of Salem, police arrested a woman they suspect killed her in an act of domestic violence. Shanika Strickland, 32, faces charges including second-degree murder.
These moms want you to talk to your kids about gun safety
Two local moms lead Salem’s chapter of BeSmart, a gun safety campaign that educates parents about safe firearm storage and provides free resources to keep guns away from kids.
Salem police, fire spending skyrocketed over 2 decades while staff stayed flat, budget data shows
Salem Reporter took a historic look at the budget for two of the city’s most expensive departments, police and fire. The agencies’ staffing hasn’t kept up with rising costs, and their spending has grown far faster than inflation.
PHOTOS: Oregon firefighters gather for winter training in Salem
More than 250 firefighters from 121 departments across Oregon came to Salem for weekend training on vehicle extrication, search and rescue and more.
Moving beyond addiction: Oregonians have mixed feelings about new deflection programs
Those who responded to a Capital Chronicle survey expressed concerns about long-term funding and access to treatment in newly-established deflection programs.
Moving beyond addiction: In eastern Oregon, drug use often lurks in the shadows
Small Oregon communities have the same addiction problems as big ones but they often have far fewer resources, with people spread out over large areas.
Moving beyond addiction: Clatsop County’s deflection program shows some success
Clatsop County has one of the state’s highest homeless rates and is awash with fentanyl but its new deflection program is steering some drug users toward recovery