Crime And Courts Archives

Tigard to pay $3.8M in fatal police shooting settlement

July 28, 2022 5:27 am Associated Press

TIGARD, Ore. (AP) — The City of Tigard, Oregon, will pay $3.8 million to the mother of 26-year-old Jacob Macduff, who was fatally shot by Tigard…

Deschutes County SO Street Crimes Unit arrests Redmond man on fentanyl trafficking charges

July 27, 2022 9:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Redmond man allegedly returning from Portland with fentanyl pills in his possession was arrested Wednesday as the car he rode in arrived back in…

Deschutes County police agencies make 225 stops, hand out 172 tickets during 3-day traffic safety detail

July 27, 2022 11:15 am KTVZ News Partners

Six law enforcement agencies across Deschutes County issued a total of 172 citations — mostly for speeding — over a three-day period earlier this…

New-look security at Deschutes County Fair as Sheriff’s Office takes on new role

July 26, 2022 11:52 am KTVZ

Deschutes County will be debuting security videos in the next week, ahead of the Deschutes County Fair.…

Sheriff: Man starts wildfires, detained by locals in Oregon

July 26, 2022 3:53 pm Associated Press

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man who reportedly ignited wildfires in a remote, forested corner of Oregon was apprehended…

Alleged Madras gunman in court; customers who hid in KFC freezer praise workers’ quick thinking

July 22, 2022 8:07 pm Barney Lerten

A 29-year-old man who was shot and wounded by police after he allegedly stole a rifle at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and aimed it at several…

Portland cop pleads guilty to protest misconduct, assault

July 25, 2022 5:44 pm Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A now-retired Portland, Oregon, police officer has pleaded guilty to official misconduct and assault related to an incident…

Psychiatric review finds Cloverdale murder suspect ‘unable to assist in own defense’

July 25, 2022 3:45 pm Barney Lerten

A psychiatric evaluation of a Redmond man accused of killing a Cloverdale woman earlier this year has found he is unable to aid and assist in his own…

DCSO: Speeding, reckless driver of stolen car arrested after nearly causing several crashes on Highway 20

July 25, 2022 4:37 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 22-year-old Bend man speeding and driving recklessly in a stolen car on U.S. Highway 20 Monday morning nearly caused several crashes, refused to…

Man sentenced to 17 years for sex trafficking young teens

July 25, 2022 2:42 pm Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who took two girls from Eugene, Oregon, to Vancouver, Washington, supplied them with drugs, forced them to have sex and…

Bend police use pepper spray to arrest man who barricaded himself in motel room

July 23, 2022 4:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

It took the use of pepper spray to get a Bend man to come out of a motel room where police said he barricaded himself Saturday afternoon after taking…

Central Oregon drug agents stop, arrest Prineville man on fentanyl trafficking charges

July 23, 2022 2:35 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 33-year-old Prineville man allegedly trafficking in fentanyl tablets from the Portland area to Central Oregon was pulled over and arrested late…

Bend’s Wagner Mall evacuated due to suspicious package, OSP Bomb Squad called in; turned out to be donated books

July 22, 2022 6:47 pm KTVZ

A package police deemed suspicious that was left outside the business Pack, Ship & More Friday afternoon prompted officers to close Wagner Mall,…

Bend City Council OKs $679K contract for police dashboard, in-car camera system

July 21, 2022 9:00 am KTVZ News Partners

The Bend City Council on Wednesday night approved a contract with Axon to install a fleet camera system in all Bend Police Department vehicles, which…

Patriot Prayer member convicted of riot charge in Portland

July 21, 2022 6:10 am Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A member of the far-right group Patriot Prayer caught on camera throwing a pepper spray can and shoving a woman in the face…

Drugged driving suspect crashes into rocks, goes airborne in Deschutes River Woods, knocks out power to 1,700

July 20, 2022 10:23 pm KTVZ

A drugged driver left Baker Road in Deschutes River Woods Wednesday afternoon and her SUV struck a rock outcropping and went airborne, toppling power…