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Salem city officials last week released administrative records they asserted were necessary to protect a criminal investigation into a fatal crash after Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson determined the city wasn’t justified in withholding the information.
The city complied with Clarkson’s order last week, providing two records it had previously disclosed with sections blacked out.
The redactions appear part of a continued effort by Salem officials to blunt access to information about the March 28 collision that killed Marganne Allen.
And other recently released city records show the Salem Police Department gave the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency an advance look at the first press release with details about the crash. It wasn’t until two days later that Salem police disclosed the driver was a DEA agent. You’ll find that story below.
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Salem officials refuse to explain why they tried to keep secret records about a March fatal collision after Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson found the documents contained nothing that…
5 Jun 2023
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Salem officials refuse to explain why they tried to keep secret records about a March fatal collision after Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson found the documents contained nothing that…
5 Jun 2023
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Cierra Wiedner, 25, is accused of killing her domestic partner’s son, Titus Davenport, recklessly and “under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life,” court records showed.
5 Jun 2023
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Cierra Wiedner, 25, is accused of killing her domestic partner’s son, Titus Davenport, recklessly and “under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life,” court records showed.
5 Jun 2023
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A federal lawsuit seeks to overturn a voter-approved law that would require permits to purchase firearms and ban large-capacity magazines with more than 10 rounds.
5 Jun 2023
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A federal lawsuit seeks to overturn a voter-approved law that would require permits to purchase firearms and ban large-capacity magazines with more than 10 rounds.
5 Jun 2023
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