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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.
Salem man charged with stabbing man sleeping in car
Police arrested KC Blunt, 31 of Salem, ten days after a man reported he had been sleeping in his car and awoke to another man stabbing him.
Salem man charged with possessing fentanyl, other drugs to sell
The federal charges against Phillip Thomas come more than four months after he was arrested as part of a Salem police investigation into mixed drugs being sold in the city.
Geer Park murder suspect was released early from prison under governor’s plan
Thomas Healy was sentenced to seven and a half years total in prison in 2016 in two burglary cases but was released in 2020 under Gov. Kate Brown’s commutation plan during the pandemic. He is now charged with fatally shooting a man at Geer Park in August.
Explosion rocks southeast Salem homes Monday morning
Salem police said Monday they did not know the cause of the explosion, and their investigation is still underway.
Man killed, driver arrested in fatal NE Salem crash
Jose Alberto Guzman Guzman faces charges including manslaughter, driving under the influence and hit-and -run after his passenger, Jose Milian Milian, was killed in the crash.
Drifted into the system: Salem police restrain, jail man in apparent crisis
Salem police suspected Peter Leonard may have been having a mental health crisis. They wanted to detain him anyway, triggering a confrontation that resulted in Leonard’s hospitalization as well as criminal charges.
Man arrested for two September shootings in Salem
Salem police on Tuesday arrested 20-year-old Aljoze Reyes for two shootings they say occurred on Sept. 28 and 29.
Teen boy arrested in northeast Salem shooting last week
The 16-year-old boy is accused of shooting another teen on Sept. 27 who suffered a non-life-threatening injury, the Salem Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon.