Seized pills containing fentanyl, unrelated to the Salem investigation. (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) Drug Enforcement Agency agents in Salem watched Jose D. Chavez Jr. through surveillance video as he walked down a staircase leading to a house at 1668 Madras St. S.E the night of March 10. Agents then saw[Read More…]
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UPDATE: Police investigating after Molotov cocktails thrown at Oregon Right to Life office
A damaged heating unit at the front of the Oregon Right to Life office from an arson reported Sunday, May 8, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) This story was updated at 3:10 p.m. with additional information from Keizer police. A person threw two Molotov cocktails at the Oregon Right to Life[Read More…]
Salem man charged in state’s largest “ghost gun” manufacturing workshop, feds say
Firearms seized by federal authorities (Courtesy/U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Oregon) A federal grand jury indicted a Salem man Thursday on charges alleging he sold fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and illegally manufactured guns out of his home, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Oregon.[Read More…]
Police reports provide insight into investigation of body found in suitcase, trunk
Salem police responded to the Claxter Court Apartments Dec. 2 for a death investigation (Courtesy photo) Just after 10 a.m. Dec. 2, 2021, Salem police got a call from the apartment manager at Claxter Crossing telling them to check apartment #431. Caseworkers with the Salem Housing Authority stopped by daily[Read More…]
Uncategorized KARISSA FRETWELL: Bodies found in area where suspect Michael Wolfe often recreated, district attorney says
Yamhill County District Attorney Brad Berry on Monday evening, presenting a map of where Karissa and William Fretwell were found. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) MCMINNVILLE — About 10 miles west of the bucolic town of Yamhill, Northwest Pike Road winds toward quiet streams and settings for a secluded picnic. But somewhere[Read More…]
Uncategorized Police: Driver in triple fatal crash Sunday night drank eight beers before getting behind wheel
The Salem man accused of killing three teens in a car crash Sunday night told a deputy he drank eight beers before getting behind the wheel, according to a probable cause affidavit released Tuesday by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The newly released documents show when police questioned Juan Carlos[Read More…]
Uncategorized Sheriff’s office looking for stranger who offered child ride home from school
Update 12:15 p.m.: This article has been updated to include a comment from the Sheriff’s Office regarding the reported incident at Englewood Elementary. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a male who approached a student walking home from school from Mary Eyre Elementary School on Thursday. “The stranger[Read More…]
Uncategorized Updated: Suspect in police shooting arrested, officer released from hospital
Crime scene investigators at an apartment complex in the Highland neighborhood on Wednesday morning, after a suspect was taken into custody. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Update 4:30 p.m.: Jaime Lee Jimenez, 38, of Woodburn, is the suspect arrested for shooting a Salem police officer. Jimenez was booked in Marion County Correctional[Read More…]
Uncategorized Two in custody following Monday night fatal shootings
(Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Two men have been arrested and charged in the deaths of two others after a fatal shooting in northeast Salem Monday night. Keonte Caldwell, 23, and Curtis Welch, 26, were found and arrested in the Roseburg area sometime after the shooting, which occurred around 10:15[Read More…]
Uncategorized Former Salem cop facing criminal charges has fled the state
Seth Thayres, in red, pictured while volunteering with cadets in Gulfport, Fla. The former Salem Police Department officer is facing criminal charges and recently fled the state. (Courtesy of Seth Thayres) Troubled ex-Salem police officer Seth Thayres is now a fugitive, fleeing Oregon to avoid a possible prison sentence after[Read More…]
