Category Public Safety
Teen committed to Oregon Youth Authority for fatal 2023 stabbing at Salem Center Mall
A Salem boy, 16, admitted in juvenile court to first-degree assault as part of settlement in the case of a stabbing in Salem Center Mall that left a 20-year-old man dead.
UPDATE: Man arrested, accused of setting NE Salem business ablaze
Police have arrested José Á. García, 40, on an accusation of first-degree arson after fire crews spent hours putting out a fire at the intersection of Northeast Silverton Road and Hawthorne Avenue.
Hayesville, Four Corners will see escalating fee to keep special police patrol
Marion County commissioners approved a fee increase of about $12 per year for east Salem property owners that will keep 10 Marion County sheriff’s deputies who exclusively patrol east Salem outside city limits.
Federal judges clear way for DEA agent to claim immunity
Three judges in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have decided that DEA agent Samuel Landis should be allowed to assert his job as a defense for running a stop sign and killing a Salem cyclist.
Woman, 70, fatally struck while crossing N Salem street on motorized scooter
Lois Marie Randall, 70, died in the hospital after a vehicle crashed into her electric-powered chair as she attempted to cross Northeast Liberty Street on Wednesday.
Report: Medical visits backlogged at Oregon women’s prison as hundreds wait months for care
In Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, women wait six months for medical imaging tests after they are ordered.
Firefighters rescue man buried up to his armpits in northeast Salem grain silo
A man had to be pulled out of a grain silo in northeast Salem on Tuesday after getting buried up to his chest in grain for about three and a half hours.
Retired librarian, 84, dies in single-car collision in SW Salem Monday
Judith Brunkal, 84, of Salem, was killed in a collision Monday morning while riding in a vehicle that went off-road and collided with a power pole and trees. Brunkal served on the Salem Audubon Society’s board and was a former Woodburn librarian.
UPDATE: Roads reopened after crash involving person in motorized chair
Salem police provided few details about a collision involving a vehicle and a person in a motorized chair Tuesday morning, only saying one person was hospitalized with critical injuries. Northeast Liberty and River Streets are both partly closed.