Tag SALEM CRIME
Woman found dead in car Thursday morning was killed by gunfire, Salem police say
Salem police say a deceased woman found “slumped over” in a vehicle on Northeast Portland Road Thursday morning was killed by gun violence. (Salem Police Department) A woman found dead in a vehicle Thursday morning was killed by gunfire, according to Salem police. Around 6:45…
Michael Wolfe admits he killed Karissa Fretwell and their son
Karissa Fretwell, 25, and her 3-year-old son William. A Gaston man pleaded guilty Friday to murdering Karissa Fretwell and her 3-year-old son three years ago, giving up on years of legal fights to fend off the charges. Michael J. Wolfe, 55, pleaded guilty to aggravated…
UPDATE: State police identify man killed by Salem officer Monday
The parking lot of a small business complex in the 1700 block of Northeast Center Street at 6:23 p.m. Monday, around two hours before police say a “violent fight” led an officer to shoot at a man who later died. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) State police…
Confrontation leads to shooting on I-5 in Salem Friday morning, police say
State police said a blue 2012 Chevrolet Caprice four-door sedan was involved in a shooting Friday morning on Interstate 5 in Salem. (Oregon State Police) State police say a confrontation between two drivers led to a shooting on Interstate 5 in Salem Friday morning. Around…
Man charged with robbing three at northeast Salem hotel, assaulting one
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A man has been charged with robbing two employees and a guest at a northeast Salem hotel in mid-March before police say he fled the state and was arrested in Nevada. Jaime Robert Callaway, 33, was charged Friday in Marion County Circuit…
No arrests a week after Salem Center mall shooting, police say
Police vehicles along Chemeketa Street Northeast in downtown Salem Friday, March 18 as officers respond to a shots fired call. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Police have made no arrests a week after a shooting inside Salem Center mall which shut down much of downtown Salem for…
Interstate moving fraud scheme hauled belongings to Oregon warehouses, feds say
Kieran Ramsey, special agent with FBI Portland, stands by pallets with people’s belongings in a warehouse in Salem. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Michele and Ron Mitliori knew something was wrong when the company they’d paid to move their belongings from Nevada to Arkansas couldn’t tell them…
UPDATED: Father and son sentenced after pleading guilty to macing officers in 2020 Oregon Capitol riot
Demonstrators break the glass on a door to the Oregon State Capitol during a special legislative session in December 2020. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Chandler Preston Alexander Pappas was sentenced Friday to a year and one month in prison after pleading guilty to discharging mace at…
Third man arrested for role in September northeast Salem shooting
(Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Marion County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 5 arrested a third man indicted on charges stemming from a September shooting that injured two people in northeast Salem. A Marion County grand jury indicted Gabriel Herrera, 20, Sept. 28 on three counts of…