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West Salem man accused of making fake mail keys gets probation for identity theft
A Polk County judge has sentenced a West Salem man to probation for having a fake driver’s license and agreed to drop a mail theft charge, with a prison sentence looming if he violates conditions. Brett T. Regimbal, 49, pleaded guilty on Nov. 12 in…
5 accused of street beating in NE Salem Sunday, handgun seized from teen
Salem police said an officer heading to work early Sunday morning saw a group of teenagers and young men assaulting another man on the street in the area of Northeast Market Street and Northeast Hawthorne Avenue. Police arrested the suspects and seized a handgun from a 16-year-old boy.
Wallace Park gunman sentenced for killing man, wounding another at homeless camp
Arlie Thomspon, 24, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for shooting two men, one fatally, at Wallace Marine Park in April. Prosecutors say Charley Hodges, 29, tried to protect the other victim from the gunman before he was killed.
UPDATE: Police boosted summer patrols, reached out to teens in Salem’s hotspots for violence
The Salem Police Department and Marion County Sheriff’s Office this past summer assigned officers to overtime patrols in northeast Salem and downtown, and checked in more with minors on parole and probation.
Consultant says personal outreach, dedicated staff needed to reduce violence in Salem
A consulting firm recommends that Salem officials hire two local nonprofit executives to temporarily lead violence reduction efforts.
Salem police seek public’s help in finding kidnapping suspect
Salem police said on Thursday that they have “exhausted all efforts” to find Javier Banuelos Munoz Jr., 44, of Salem, who is wanted on kidnapping charges related to domestic violence. The agency is now turning to the public for help in locating him.
After inmate’s fatal overdose, Salem man gets 18 months for dealing fentanyl in jail
Nearly two years after Will Schultz died of a fentanyl overdose in the Marion County Jail, Samuel Grill pleaded guilty supplying the drugs that killed him. Grill was not charged with causing the death.
Driver dies in single-vehicle crash on Highway 22 in SE Salem
Salem police say a driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Highway 22. Police closed all but one highway lane as well as Gaffin Road in southeast Salem.
Teen boy removed from McKay High School campus, accused of carrying concealed knife
Security at McKay High School called police on Monday to report that a 16-year-old boy appeared to have a weapon in the school building. The boy, who was not a McKay student, was arrested with a knife off campus.