Category Public Safety
Jury finds Marion County deputy justified in using deadly force during 911 response
The Salem man shot and injured by a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy during a hostage call response is now facing criminal charges including attempted assault and unlawful use of a weapon.
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Oregon Supreme Court reverses child sex abuse conviction on privacy grounds
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday, March 26, overturned a Lane County man’s conviction for encouraging child sex abuse, ruling that local authorities subjected him to a warrantless search when monitoring his use of a restaurant’s free wireless internet network.
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Man accused of manslaughter in fatal NE Lancaster collision
Police said the driver in an early morning Salem collision on Saturday, March 28, was intoxicated and driving at a "high rate of speed." Daniel Lewis, 54, was killed in the crash.
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UPDATE: Federal agents arrest 2 at downtown Salem courthouse
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Thursday, March 26, assisted federal agents in arresting a man who had a warrant signed by a federal judge, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. Witnesses described the arrests as immigration-related, which the sheriff’s office would not confirm.
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Updates on attempted murder case, November shooting
Here’s Salem Reporter’s monthly feature with the latest developments in recent criminal investigations and prosecutions.
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Former Salem pizzeria owner ordered to pay $96k in felony tax evasion case
The former owner of Donatello’s Pizza in Salem was ordered to pay the state more than $90,000 in back taxes and penalties after pleading guilty to three counts of tax evasion in Marion County Circuit Court.
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Salem attorney slapped with record fine after citing case law hallucinated by AI
The Oregon Court of Appeals issued a $10,000 fine to Bill Ghiorso, a Salem-based civil attorney, after determining he signed his name to a legal brief containing 15 bogus citations and nine quotes “that had been contrived from thin air.”
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Man accused of stabbing of 19-year-old in south Salem parking lot
Around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20, Salem police officers found a man with life-threatening stab wounds after responding to a parking lot fight. After receiving surgery, the victim survived.
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City testing new AI dispatch system to handle non-emergency calls
A new automated system is taking some non-emergency calls at the Willamette Valley Communications Center as a way to relieve overworked dispatch center staff, and provide faster service for callers. Humans will still be answering emergency calls.
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