Salem police in the hours that followed received three other reports of fires in the area. The agency said it was still investigating those incidents and wouldn’t provide additional information.
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Salem police report no arrests after two shot in Winco parking lot
Police say two men were hospitalized after a person fired shots from a vehicle and fled the scene Tuesday night.
No arrests, citations in fatal crash Tuesday afternoon, police say
Natalie Satalich, 67 of Salem, died at the scene of a crash another driver struck her car head-on at the intersection of State Street and Northeast Hawthorne Avenue Tuesday afternoon, according to Salem police.
State pauses investigation of Salem officer pending court ruling on qualified immunity
A jury in September found an officer used excessive force by shooting a protester with rubber bullets and ordered the city to pay her $1 million. But a judge could nullify that verdict if they determine the officer didn’t violate a clearly established law or constitutional right.
Salem men plead guilty to bias crime in June attack
The victim told police that Brandon Toquero and Jerome Ricks called him a homophobic slur as they beat him outside his south Salem apartment.
Woman shot Thursday morning in central Salem, police say
The Salem Police Department said it had made no arrests in the shooting as of Thursday afternoon.
Bellshaw started retirement talks once put on leave and no investigation was expected, attorney says
Salem city officials release documents showing what they said were their efforts to find someone to investigate allegations against Deputy Police Chief Steve Bellshaw. The city has said no one was hired.
Salem woman struck, killed by passenger train Tuesday
Police say a passenger train struck and killed Judith Araceli Mojica Abarca, 47, Tuesday night in northeast Salem.
Grand jury finds Salem officer justified in using deadly force against carjacking suspects during shootout
The Marion County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Tuesday that Cpl. Joshua Buker fired back at three suspects after one of them shot at him. Vincent Nesbitt, 19, was charged Monday with attempting to murder the officer.
4 arrested in string of of violent carjackings in Salem
Police reports show Salem officers responded to at least three separate carjackings between Nov. 9 and 12.
