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UPDATE: Man dies after Friday stabbing at Salem Center Mall
Police say an altercation at the mall resulted in a 15-year-old boy fatally stabbing a man and fleeing.
Salem man arrested for murder of baby in 2022
Edward Casian, 25, is accused of killing his six-month-old baby after "a pattern and practice of assault and torture," according to court records.
Man charged with attempted murder after shooting at police
A Marion County grand jury found a Salem police officer justified in shooting and injuring Andrew E. Kjostad on May 1 during an arrest attempt.
Salem police gave evidence to DEA minutes after agent’s fatal collision with cyclist
Records show an undercover Salem officer sent crash scene photos to a DEA official as a police investigation into a fatal bicycle accident got underway. Salem officials refuse to explain the unusual sharing of evidence.
Marion County Sheriff Joe Kast to retire June 30
The Marion County Board of Commissioners will appoint a successor to serve the remainder of Kast's term.
State police release account of Sunday rampage through Marion County, police shooting
Salem police suspected Andrew E. Kjostad, 34, in three separate shootings when an officer shot him during an attempted arrest, according an Oregon State Police Statement.
UPDATE: Salem officer shoots man suspected of twice shooting at officers Sunday
Police have not identified a man they say shot at law enforcement officers in two separate incidents on Sunday, April 30.
Trooper justified in fatally shooting man during gun battle on I-5 in Salem, grand jury says
Felipe Amezcua Manzo pointed a laser-equipped gun at two drivers in freeway traffic and started a shootout with an Oregon State Police Trooper, according to a statement from the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
DATA: Salem police arrests, use of force reports decline last year
The number of times Salem officers used force against people younger than 16 doubled in 2022, according to an annual Salem Police Department analysis of officers’ use of force.