(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) An outside assessment of Salem police’s response to suicide calls from 2015-2019 found some city police reports lacked detail about officers’ actions and the outcomes. In comparison, reports were thorough when written by Marion County’s Mobile Crisis Response Team, comprised of an officer and a qualified mental[Read More…]
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Uncategorized Salem police arrest two men during clash in front of Planned Parenthood
A screengrab from Joe Smothers Facebook Live. Update 7:32 p.m.: Salem police said they initially named the wrong person who arrested in their release. Salem Reporter has updated the article to reflect that. Original post below: Salem police arrested two men during a Tuesday evening protest in front of Planned[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem Police Chief Moore retiring
Salem Police Chief Jerry Moore (Courtesy/City of Salem) Salem Police Department’s top officer will begin winding down his four-decade career. Chief Jerry Moore announced Thursday he plans to retire Nov. 30, according to a press release from the city of Salem. He will continue to serve as police chief on[Read More…]
Uncategorized Cops, officials preview new Salem police HQ as construction hits turning point
Salem’s Deputy Chief Steve Bellshaw, right, leads a tour of officers through the site. The building is slated to open September 2020, officials said. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Three Salem Police Department officers stood at the foot of a hulking, concrete frame on Friday. It will soon be their home. One[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ex-Salem cop who fled charges in Oregon arrested in Florida
Seth Thayres, in red, pictured while volunteering with cadets in Gulfport, Fla. The former Salem Police Department officer was arrested Tuesday by U.S. Marshals in nearby Clearwater, Fla. (Courtesy of Seth Thayres) Former Salem cop-turned-fugitive Seth Thayres is back in jail, the U.S. Marshals said Tuesday. Marshals found Thayres, 31,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Updated: 2-year-old girl hospitalized with gunshot wound
Update 5:30 p.m. Thursday: A 2-year-old Salem girl shot Wednesday night remains in critical condition at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, the Salem Police Department said Thursday evening. The girl was shot inside her home Wednesday night, police said. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing. Lt. Treven Upkes[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ex-Salem police officer indicted on more theft charges, computer crime
Thayres, in red, volunteered as a cadet adviser while in Gulfport, Fla. Thayres was hired by Salem Police Department in 2014. (Courtesy of Seth Thayres) Former Salem police officer Seth Thayres was indicted Tuesday for new crimes that started within a month of being placed on paid leave from the[Read More…]
Uncategorized New Salem police team looks to curb repeat, low-level crimes
Salem Police Department vehicles seen near Salem City Hall last November. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) A new team from the Salem Police Department will work with the city’s code enforcers to reduce the number of derelict buildings, drug houses and homeless camps. Lt. Treven Upkes said the new “Problem-Oriented[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem cop arrested in Portland says on-duty incident triggered mental illness
Officer Seth Thayres joined Salem Police Department in 2014. He said after a dangerous encounter with an armed robber in March 2017 triggered bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. (Courtesy of Seth Thayres) A former Salem police officer has made his first public statements after his arrest in a string[Read More…]
Uncategorized Updated: Salem cop arrested in Portland for theft, meth possession
Officer Seth Thayres, who joined Salem Police Department in 2014, was arrested Wednesday in Portland and charged with theft and methamphetamine possession. (Courtesy of Multnomah County Sheriff) 3:50 p.m. Feb. 7: This article was updated with more information from the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. A Salem police officer was[Read More…]
