Category Public Safety
Salem police snag 36 guns, 250 suspected fentanyl pills from Aumsville house
Salem police searched a rural house just outside the Santiam Canyon Tuesday morning, seizing three dozen guns and 250 suspected fentanyl pills while arresting a 42-year-old man.
Curbing severe wildfire in Oregon depends on urgency, scale, of controlled burns by state and feds
State and federal agencies are coming around to Indigenous knowledge and science around the need for low-intensity fires to preempt severe ones.
UPDATE: Croisan Creek Road still partly closed after fatal crash
Hours after a fatal collision, South Croisan Creek Road was still partly closed as of 4 p.m. Monday. A Portland General Electric map showed no continuing power outages.
State closes review of Salem’s former deputy chief
Steve Bellshaw retired as deputy chief of the Salem Police Department in February 2022 while suspected of misconduct. State officials have now stopped their review of Bellshaw’s conduct without taking disciplinary action.
Southeast Salem family reeling after camera captures teens killing cat with gunfire
Vortex, a pregnant cat, was shot dead in the street by a group of teenagers who remain at large.
State wildfire agencies prepared to respond to fire season but will need more staff in future
State wildfire leaders say they are struggling to attract more firefighters due to limited housing and low wages.
Clackamas County deputy sentenced for sexually abusing 2 children in Salem
A 38-year-old Salem man pleaded guilty to molesting two children under 14. He was previously a corrections deputy in the Clackamas County Jail and a corporal in the Oregon State Penitentiary.
Law enforcement seizing a lot more fentanyl pills, especially in West, study says
More than three-quarters of fentanyl seized in the West last year was in pill form. Experts say people are more likely to be unintentionally exposed to fentanyl in pill form.
Salem teen arrested 3 months after after escaping from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility
Police on Tuesday arrested Julian Diaz-Navarro, 19, of Salem, who escaped with two others in February from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, according to the Oregon Youth Authority.