T.J. H. Bennett, 44, is serving a sentence at Santiam Correctional Institution and was part of a city work crew when he walked away Monday afternoon.
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UPDATE: 1 person dies in crash, I-5 traffic delayed south of Kuebler
A crash south of Kuebler Boulevard on Interstate 5 shut down traffic Saturday afternoon. One southbound lane has been reopened.
Family urges public to help find killer of beloved Salem father, DJ
Oscar Chaidez served as a volunteer mentor for Latino teens in Salem and was a well-known DJ in the Salem and Portland music scenes. Police say he was murdered and found dead early Wednesday morning on Interstate 5 near Wilsonville.
Salem police sergeant’s DUI trial set for August
Sgt. Dustin Wann on Friday sought and was given a judge’s approval to travel out of state while awaiting trial for a drunk driving charge. He has pleaded not guilty, according to court records.
Authorities staying silent on Salem police sergeant’s DUI charge
Salem police Sgt. Dustin Wann has been charged with driving under the influence last May. Prosecutors refuse to explain his involvement in a golf cart crash that injured a woman earlier that day in west Salem.
Polk County faces lawsuit alleging excessive force, negligence caused September fatal police shooting
Police said Jose Corral-Zavala, 21, started a gunfight with officers and then fled in a minivan that stopped nearby before a Polk County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot the driver, Isaac Oceguedo, 18. Now four months later, another passenger and Oceguedo’s family are suing the county over the shooting.
DA releases account of gunfire, violent threats and a fatal police shooting in Four Corners
Justin Jordan shot at a driver, pointed a gun at several others and urged police to kill him during a standoff in an east Salem neighborhood on Nov. 24, according to Marion County prosecutors. Officers shot and killed Jordan after he pointed a gun at them.
Teens arrested for 6 armed robberies in Salem area, police say
Police on Monday arrested two teens, 19 and 17, who they say robbed several Salem-area businesses at gunpoint over a three-week period starting on Nov. 17, according to a news release.
UPDATE: State police car spins, crashes after being rammed by driver on I-5
An Oregon State Police lieutenant tried to pull over a driver on Interstate 5 Friday morning who then rammed the patrol car from behind and fled before being arrested, the agency announced. The lieutenant suffered minor injuries.
Salem man sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting at officers in April
Police said in May that Andrew Kjostad, 34, fired shots throughout the Salem area, twice shooting at officers and leading police on a SWAT Team search that ended with one officer shooting him in east Salem.
