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UPDATE: Croisan Creek Road still partly closed after fatal crash
Hours after a fatal collision, South Croisan Creek Road was still partly closed as of 4 p.m. Monday. A Portland General Electric map showed no continuing power outages.
State closes review of Salem’s former deputy chief
Steve Bellshaw retired as deputy chief of the Salem Police Department in February 2022 while suspected of misconduct. State officials have now stopped their review of Bellshaw’s conduct without taking disciplinary action.
Pedestrian dies, driver arrested after hit-and-run collision in SE Salem
Police say Randall Wilson was crossing Southeast Rickey Street when a driver, Ramiro Herrera, struck him and fled the scene on Sunday, May 5.
Sheriff’s office wants escalating fee raise to keep special east Salem patrol
A proposed fee increase of about $12 per year for east Salem property owners would keep 10 Marion County sheriff’s deputies who exclusively patrol the area outside city limits.
Silverton man accused of pistol-whipping, kicking woman at Cherriots transit mall
Salem police say Enrique Hatfield was unable to board a bus in downtown Salem before he pointed a handgun at a woman, pistol-whipped another woman and kicked her on the ground.
Woman charged with stealing over $10,000 in checks from west Salem mailboxes
A Salem woman has been charged in Polk County Circuit Court with stealing mail from mailboxes near Orchard Heights Park last November.
Fate of DEA agent’s criminal prosecution now rests with appellate judges
State attorneys argued in court on Tuesday that a federal judge made a mistake in moving a DEA agent’s criminal case to federal court. Attorneys for the agent, Sam Landis, contended that the case should stay in federal court, where he can seek immunity from prosecution.
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.
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.