Emails released under orders from Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson show Salem city officials had intended in the fall to release records about the misconduct allegations against Steve Bellshaw.
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Police report, victim account provide chilling details of Salem grocery lot attacks
When a husband and wife reported a man trying to get into their car plugged into a charging station, they had no idea he had stabbed another man down the street 90 minutes earlier, the victims told Salem Reporter.
Man killed, two others injured in Salem gunfight Monday night
A shootout in the area of Northeast Arbon Drive and Vallejo Street left one man dead, another man injured and a teen wounded by a stray bullet.
Man sentenced for fatal hit-and-run, hiding teen victim’s body in 2021
Samuel Lannigan, 16, was walking to his grandmother’s house on Christmas when Armando Rodarte Jr. struck and killed him with his car, according to court records.
Man found guilty of murder in 2021 hotel shooting
Antonio Soto, 34, shot and killed 21-year-old Davontae Smith at a northeast Salem hotel in June 2021. Authorities have provided little information about the shooting.
Police seeking tips in 2019 shooting at Pine Street Pub in case that has gone cold
Over three years after a shooting at the bar left a woman dead and a man injured, police now say a third person was shot during the incident.
Salem police will start recording Monday with body cameras
The Salem Police Department will require that all patrol officers and detectives working in the field have body-worn cameras, to the tune of $400,000 a year.
Salem man arrested for stabbing, attempted carjackings in grocery lots
Roberto C. Chacon is accused of stabbing another person and trying to steal two cars early Monday morning. He previously served prison time for a 2017 stabbing.
DA releases harrowing account of robbery, pursuit and a fatal police shooting in south Salem
A man described by relatives as mentally ill went on a rampage in south Salem in January, ultimately firing at police as a school bus and Cherriots bus idled nearby. A grand jury ruled Salem police were justified in killing Michael J. Compton.
UPDATE: Police find teen reported missing
Salem police said early Thursday evening that officers had found a woman who was previously reported missing.
