Category Police
Wallace Park gunman stormed tent camp over lost pistol before deadly shooting
A Salem man last Friday accused residents of a homeless camp at Wallace Marine Park of stealing his missing pistol and held one at gunpoint. Residents tried to de-escalate the suspect before the confrontation turned deadly.
Salem man arrested for Wallace Marine Park shooting after SWAT search
Arlie Thompson, 23, of Salem, was arrested Friday afternoon on charges including murder and attempted murder. He is accused of shooting two men, one fatally, in a homeless camp at Wallace Marine Park early Thursday morning.
Deadly shooting devastates homeless community at Wallace Marine Park; details remain slim
Police have made no arrests over a day after a shooting in a homeless camp at a west Salem park left one man dead and another wounded. City workers are aware of around 160 tents and makeshift structures at the park.
No arrests after Wallace Marine Park confrontation ends in fatal shooting
Salem police said Thursday afternoon that an argument at a homeless camp in a west Salem park prompted a shooting which left 29-year-old Charley Hodges dead and another man wounded.
UPDATE: 1 man dead, another wounded in early morning shooting at Wallace Marine Park
Salem police said they have made no arrests in a shooting early Thursday morning at Wallace Marine Park that left one man dead and another injured.
Salem man killed in head-on crash with suspected intoxicated driver Tuesday morning
Police say a man was driving an SUV in the wrong lane on Southeast Commercial Street when he crashed into a pickup truck. The truck driver, Jose Hernandez-Orozco, later died at the hospital.
Police raiding suspect’s home seized mail stolen from over 200 people
Salem police have created a webpage residents can use to request the return of stolen documents which investigators seized from the home of a man accused of mail theft.
Salem man accused of stealing enormous amount of mail faces federal charges
Counterfeit mailbox keys, checks, bank cards and 30 pounds of mail are among the items seized during a police search of a south Salem apartment after years of complaints from Salem residents of mail theft.
Salem park shooting prompts new worry about local gangs
Englewood, Hoover and now Bush's Pasture Park have been the sites of deadly shootings in recent years. The most recent which left one teen dead and two others wounded has raised questions about the role gangs are playing in Salem’s escalating street violence.