Category PUBLIC SAFETY
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
Moving beyond addiction: Portland-area advocates, police see signs of improvement
New deflection programs in Multnomah and Washington counties try to steer people towards treatment, but officials do not expect a quick turnaround.
Man charged with driving impaired, killing father in 2023 crash in West Salem
David J. Nelson, 24, is charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving under the influence for his role in an October 2023 crash that killed his father, David L. Nelson, 55. Police said at the time that the driver veered off state Highway 22 into an embankment.
Police arrest Portland man with rifle near Salem Hospital after foot chase
Luis Escobedo Castaneda is accused of carrying a rifle outside the Salem Hospital campus Tuesday night. Salem police said he motioned repeatedly toward his waist, where the gun was visible, prompting officers to use “less lethal rounds” and a police dog to arrest him.
Gunshots fired into windows of Salem Tesla dealership, police say
A Wednesday morning shooting is the second criminal incident reported at the Salem Tesla dealership on Southeast Mission Street in the last month. The FBI is helping Salem police investigate the shooting and a suspected arson on Jan. 20.
Man accused of displaying gun in West Salem neighborhood before standoff with police
Salem police said Mark Coutis got into a standoff with officers for almost two hours on Friday, Feb. 14, before surrendered and was arrested on accusations of stalking, menacing and unlawful use of a weapon.
Ice expected overnight Thursday in Salem, with temperatures warming Friday
Drivers should remain cautious on Salem roads, but the freezing rain forecast for Salem likely won’t be enough to bring down trees or power lines.