When a husband and wife reported a man trying to get into their car plugged into a charging station, they had no idea he had stabbed another man down the street 90 minutes earlier, the victims told Salem Reporter.
Tag: carjacking
Salem man arrested for stabbing, attempted carjackings in grocery lots
Roberto C. Chacon is accused of stabbing another person and trying to steal two cars early Monday morning. He previously served prison time for a 2017 stabbing.
DA releases harrowing account of robbery, pursuit and a fatal police shooting in south Salem
A man described by relatives as mentally ill went on a rampage in south Salem in January, ultimately firing at police as a school bus and Cherriots bus idled nearby. A grand jury ruled Salem police were justified in killing Michael J. Compton.
Grand jury finds Salem officer justified in using deadly force against carjacking suspects during shootout
The Marion County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Tuesday that Cpl. Joshua Buker fired back at three suspects after one of them shot at him. Vincent Nesbitt, 19, was charged Monday with attempting to murder the officer.
4 arrested in string of of violent carjackings in Salem
Police reports show Salem officers responded to at least three separate carjackings between Nov. 9 and 12.
