Category Public Safety
Salem man sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting partner in early 2021
Matthew Hansen, 32, shot and killed 32-year-old Amanda Mankins of Salem in January 2021 at a northeast Salem home. Hansen was charged at the time with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty on Oct. 2 to a lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter.
Kotek appoints Portland law enforcement veteran to helm state corrections agency
Gov. Tina Kotek appointed Mike Reese, the former Multnomah County sheriff, to lead the 12-prison state corrections agency.
Salem man sentenced to life in prison for 2018 fatal shooting at east Salem bar
Lucias Harris, 44, shot and killed an unarmed Tyler Longacre, 21, after Longacre fled from a shooting involving multiple people at Bar Fly’s Grill in 2018.
Salem man charged with attempted aggravated murder following shootout with police
Jose Corral-Zavala, 21, started a gunfight with police after they stopped his vehicle with spikes, state police said. He then fled in a minivan that stopped nearby before a Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy fatally shot the driver, Isaac Oceguedo, 18.
Raw sewage spills near Claggett Creek
The city of Salem said a blocked sewer line caused a spill of about 1,350 gallons of sewage Thursday.
Marion County fire district seeks $20.5 million, 5-year levy to keep fire crew
A proposed tax would keep nine firefighters hired under a 2021 federal grant on duty, at a cost of about $83 more per year in property taxes for east Salem homeowners.
Driver fatally strikes Aurora man crossing I-5 on foot
Police say a pedestrian, 52-year-old Arnulfo A. Chavez of Aurora, was crossing Interstate 5 when the driver of a Honda CRV traveling south struck and killed him.
Driver fatally strikes Salem man walking across NE Lancaster Drive
Police say that Ronald Olbekson, 64, was walking east across Lancaster Drive outside the marked crosswalk Monday night when he was struck by the driver of a sedan, which was traveling north.
Salem teen arrested for online threats of shooting at Claggett Middle School
Police say they worked for two days to identify and find a 13-year-old boy who posted threats on social media of a shooting at Claggett Middle School.