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Salem man, 19, accused of sexually assaulting two people in SE Salem
Jonathan Muhire faces accusations including sexual abuse, kidnapping and strangulation. Police arrested him Friday morning.
Shooting at West Salem apartment leaves 1 injured, suspect arrested
A disturbance among a group of teenagers on Northwest Orchard Heights Road erupted into gunfire Wednesday evening, according to Salem police. The agency said a victim was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Salem police searching for suspect in two sexual assaults in SE Salem
Salem police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman and a teenager on separate occasions in the last two days. Both attacks occurred in the area of Southeast Commercial Street and Southeast Barnes Avenue.
Chemeketa welding instructor dies in Friday afternoon crash on Lancaster Drive
Salem man Terry Calderwood, 55, died in a single-vehicle crash on Southeast Lancaster Drive Friday afternoon after crashing into a culvert. Calderwood is the sixth person to die in a traffic crash in the Salem area this year.
Salem motorcyclist dies in Thursday night crash in Four Corners
Motorcyclist Jesse Wadley, 33, died after a crash with a vehicle shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Southeast Lancaster and Glenwood Drives. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to a statement from the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
UPDATE: 11 stabbed at Union Gospel Mission downtown, suspect arrested
Salem police said they arrested a “male suspect” accused of stabbing 11 people at the Union Gospel Mission Sunday evening. The agency said it did not know the victims’ conditions as of 9:30 p.m.
3 teens arrested after Wednesday morning shooting in east Salem
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested three 17-year-old boys after reports of gunfire around 11 a.m. Wednesday turned up bullet casings on Northeast Silverton Road.
Salem man gets 10 years for shooting death of young relative’s abuser
Julio Sanchez-Sanchez, 38, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for shooting and killing 29-year-old Ricardo Lopez-Cruz, who was previously convicted of attempting to sexually abuse Sanchez-Sanchez’ young relative.
UPDATE: Salem man gets life in prison for killing estranged wife’s boyfriend
Jose Aguilera-Frias ran down and killed Hermilo Mata Jr., his estranged wife’s boyfriend, in a jealous rage on Dec. 22, 2020 in East Lancaster, according to Marion County prosecutors. He must serve at 25 years in prison before being considered for parole.