A fight between a group of teenagers led to a shooting that injured two and closed Northeast Silverton Road near Interstate 5, police said.
Tag: CRIME
Salem police arrest teen suspected in near-fatal beating of 64-year-old man
Witnesses said a 64-year-old man was walking down Northeast Sunnyview Road when a young man began punching and kicking him.
Crime report gives Oregon voters information about trends
The Oregon Justice Resource Center seeks to give voters nonpartisan information about crime statistics that cuts through campaign rhetoric.
Two arrested in March northeast Salem drive-by shooting
John Juarez-Juarez and Yahir Cruz-Rosales, both 18, face murder charges in the March shooting of Eduardo Garcia.
Michael Wolfe sentenced to life in prison for murdering Karissa Fretwell and their son
Karissa Fretwell, 25, and her 3-year-old son William. A Yamhill County judge Wednesday sentenced a Gaston man to life in prison for murdering Karissa Fretwell and their 3-year-old son three years ago. Michael J. Wolfe, 55, will be eligible for parole after 30 years, according to a custody order. Wolfe’s[Read More…]
UPDATE: Two boys arrested, man in “critical condition” after shooting downtown Monday, police say
Salem police surround the area of Northeast Chemeketa Street between High and Church Streets, near Salem Center Mall downtown Monday afternoon. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) UPDATE: The man injured in the shooting remained in critical condition as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to Angela Hedrick, Salem police spokeswoman. Original story below:[Read More…]
Student pretending to be Judson teacher sent explicit photos, police say
Salem police say sexually explicit images that were shared with a student and prompted a Judson Middle School teacher’s placement on administrative leave were sent by a student pretending to be the teacher. The conclusion comes more than two months after Judson Principal Alicia Kruska notified school families of the[Read More…]
Man convicted of murder, sentenced to life in fatal road rage incident
A Marion County circuit judge on Wednesday sentenced Manuel Elisha North, 48, to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of murdering Herman Graham III in October 2020. North hurled racist slurs at Graham, a Black man, and tried to run him off the road before shooting him[Read More…]
Central Point man arrested in December shooting at Orchard Park Apartments
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Police on Sunday arrested a Central Point man on charges that he shot and injured a man at a northeast Salem apartment complex in December. Kenneth Wayne Felton, 25, was charged April 22 with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and possessing a firearm as a felon in[Read More…]
Man steals Salem police car, leads officers on chase Monday afternoon
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Lincoln City man faces charges that he assaulted a Salem police officer, stole his patrol car and led police on a chase Monday afternoon. Police say 35-year-old David Miles stole the patrol car after police Tasered and pepper sprayed him. Officer Benjamin Ruddell wrote in an[Read More…]
