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Takeaways: Report finds shootings tripled in Marion County over 10 years
A review commissioned A recent report released Tuesday by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office found that one in three shootings across the county over a decade involved gang members as victims, suspects or both. The involvement of teenagers in gun violence skyrocketed during that period.
Salem’s violent crime rate hit 15-year-high in 2024, report shows, as property crime declined
The number of violent crimes reported in Salem has nearly doubled since 2010. The city last year recorded its highest number of sexual and aggravated assaults in 15 years.
UPDATE: NE Swegle Road reopened after police response
Salem police said Monday morning that Northeast Swegle Road was closed between 45th Avenue and Princess Lane while officers responded to a report of a man in “emotional distress.”
Marion County public safety officials plan new team to address rising gang, youth violence
A review commissioned by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office found that shootings outside Salem city limits more than tripled over the last decade. The county’s public safety officials now hope to convene a multi-agency team to tackle skyrocketing gang and youth involvement in gun violence.
Salem man charged with purchasing sex with minor after sting operation
Salem police say Logan Friesen, 28, was arrested Tuesday while trying to meet a detective posing as a minor. He is charged in Marion County Circuit Court with online sexual corruption of a child, luring a minor and purchasing sex with a minor.
Husband of cyclist killed in DEA crash sues state police, justice department
Mark Meleason alleged in a lawsuit filed March 21 in Marion County Circuit Court that failures in training, supervision and policy by Oregon’s state police and justice department resulted in a DEA agent running a stop sign and killing his wife, cyclist Marganne Allen.
Police seek additional victims of Salem man charged with sex abuse of girls
Damien M. Arellano, 19, of Salem, was arrested earlier this month in California after being charged with sex crimes involving three Salem girls between 12 and 17 years old. He is now in custody at the Marion County Jail.
Man dies Tuesday in Marion County Jail after being found unresponsive
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that authorities are investigating what caused the death of Adam Mansour, 40, who was found unresponsive in his jail cell around 3:15 a.m.
Salem veterinarian gets 10 years for deadly hit-and-crash in 2023
Eric Webb pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide, hit-and-run, driving under the influence of intoxicants and driving with a suspended license when he struck Julia Wade as she crossed a southeast Salem street in January 2023. She died three months later.