Brenton Gicker, left, and Katie Haney call up to a woman in order to check on her at her apartment. The two CAHOOTS workers responded to low-level 911 calls. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Jacque Heavey witnessed a man on Oct. 5 sitting on a bench by the tennis courts at Bush’s[Read More…]
Tag: PUBLIC SAFETY
Uncategorized Four-alarm fire hits downtown business block in Mt. Angel
A four-alarm fire hit downtown Mt. Angel early Saturday, Oct. 9. Four buildings were damaged or destroyed. (Mt. Angel Fire Department photo) A spectacular blaze erupted in downtown Mt. Angel early Saturday morning, destroying a grain elevator and several businesses. The fire was discovered at 12:48 a.m. by Mt. Angel[Read More…]
Grass fire south of Salem contained, evacuations reduced to Level 2
An aerial view of a grass fire burning near the 4100 block of Vitae Springs Road South near Salem on Monday, Sept. 13. (Courtesy/Reader photo) UPDATE: Evacuations as of 6 p.m. were reduced to a Level 2 status, meaning residents must prepare to leave at a moment’s notice. A grass[Read More…]
Uncategorized City seeks to throw out lawsuit, saying Salem woman was injured by fellow protesters, not police
Demonstrators gather outside the state Capitol on Sunday, May 31, to protest police violence. The protests in Salem were among those that occurred across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while being taken into custody by police. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Fellow[Read More…]
Uncategorized PHOTOS: Willamette Valley law enforcement honors Sgt. John Burright with memorial procession
A family places sunflowers at a monument on I-5 where Oregon State Police Sgt. John Burright, Trooper Maria Mignano and Albany police officer Jason Hoerauf were struck by a car in 2001. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A procession of public safety cars traveled from Albany to Salem Wednesday morning to mourn[Read More…]
Salem man who drowned in Turner Lake was a “godly man who helped anyone”
Soksan Korm, center, with family (Courtesy/Aniqua Korm) Breanna Schoene noticed Soksan Korm jumping off the dock at Turner Lake for more than an hour on a recent Sunday afternoon. She had gone to the lake south of Salem on Aug. 8 after wildfire smoke had canceled her family’s plans for[Read More…]
Uncategorized Marion County grand jury finds fatal police shooting justified
A Salem police vehicle. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Marion County grand jury on Tuesday unanimously found a Salem officer who fatally shot a Salem man was justified in using deadly force. Salem police officer Nathan Bush shot Arcadio Castillo III four times on July 9 as Castillo III rushed toward[Read More…]
Uncategorized Aloha man charged with stealing gun during violent clash in front of Planned Parenthood
A screengrab from Joe Smothers Facebook Live during the July 13 event. Salem police arrested an Aloha man accused of using physical force to steal a handgun from a Salem man during a clash in front of Salem’s Planned Parenthood on July 13. Gordon Welsey Cronk Jr., 30, was arraigned[Read More…]
Uncategorized Fourth of July was quieter in Salem this year
The fireworks on the Fourth of July in 2019. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter) Fourth of July has come and gone and despite Salem not instating a fireworks ban, call data shows it was a quieter year for illegal fireworks displays. Cities across Oregon and in southwest Washington banned the[Read More…]
Uncategorized An uptick in shootings prompts police response, calls for more neighborhood investment
Investigators from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office process the scene of a shooting in the Four Corners area of southeast Salem on March 24, 2021 (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office) Levi Herrera-Lopez lives just a block from the southeast Salem elementary school where a 17-year-old was fatally shot in late March.[Read More…]
