Category Public Safety
State, DEA agent to argue over immunity defense in fatal cyclist collision
Attorneys for the Oregon Department of Justice and DEA agent Samuel Landis will argue Tuesday over whether he should be allowed to assert his job as a defense for running a stop sign and killing a Salem cyclist.
Budget committee restores graffiti abatement, but splash pads up in the air
Members of Salem’s budget committee recently considered ways to keep city funding for splash pad operations and other parks maintenance and events this summer. The committee wants more city details before recommending what to do.
A federal report finds patient safety concerns and condom distribution at Oregon State Hospital
Federal inspectors found a variety of problems at the state psychiatric hospital, including shortcomings in security, failures to monitor patients and and no policy on condom distribution.
Man sentenced for selling fentanyl that killed 15-year-old Salem boy
Javen Pedro, 21, of Monmouth, sold 10 pills laced with fentanyl for $100 in 2022 to a 15-year old Salem boy who fatally overdosed on the drug.
Cemetery assault on Salem woman with disabilities draws 25-year sentence
Zakary E. Glover, 30, a former state support worker, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a developmentally disabled Salem woman who was under his care.
VOTE 2024: Four candidates seek Marion County circuit judge seat
David Carlson, Martin Habekost, Matthew Tracey and Michelle Vlach-Ing are vying for the seat on the Marion County bench previously held by retiring Judge Donald Abar.
Padres, madres del noreste presionan a la ciudad para que actúe para reducir la violencia armada
Una reunión de la Iniciativa de Reducción de la Violencia Comunitaria de Salem atrajo a unas 100 personas que dijeron que quieren ayudar a los líderes municipales y policiales a abordar los tiroteos en sus vecindarios.
Man accused of molesting toddler in Salem store, fleeing to Illinois
Jason Mikel, 28, was indicted on charges alleging he sexually abused a three-year-old girl in a northeast Salem store on April 1. He was arrested nearly a month later on Thursday in Illinois.
Salem man arrested for fentanyl, illegal gun possession
Daniel Northcutt, 35, was booked Tuesday into the Marion County Jail after police seized suspected fentanyl, a sawed-off shotgun and a handgun from his Northeast Salem hotel room, according to the Salem Police Department.