PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has pleaded guilty in the kidnapping and murder of his 3-year-old child and child’s mother. Michael Wolfe pleaded guilty Friday in Yamhill County District Court to aggravated murder and second-degree murder in the 2019 murders of Karissa and Billy Fretwell, KOIN-TV reported. Wolfe has been in jail since
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A man is facing a federal charge stemming from what FBI agents said were his emailed messages to federal law enforcement about his desire to kill children at an elementary school in Sherwood, Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a federal grand jury has indicted Braeden Richard Riess, 26, of Tigard, Oregon, on one count of interstate
Continue ReadingEAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — More than 12,000 marijuana plants in 32 greenhouses were seized from a marijuana grow site in southern Oregon on Thursday, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A search warrant was served by Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team detectives along with Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies at a rural property in
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Faced with a rising tide of calls for action about campers off China Hat Road from southern Bend residents and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, the Deschutes National Forest conducted an “emphasis patrol” in early June, imposing a new temporary campfire ban and issuing notices to vacate their often long-time locations.
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With a rising number of home and business security systems comes an increasing problem of false alarms. So Bend police are shifting their system to put the onus on alarm companies to first verify the alarm isn’t in error before responding.
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A suspect in a May 28 southern Oregon double-homicide was arrested last week in the Bend area, Oregon State Police reported Thursday.
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Central Oregon drug agents concluded a 2-year investigation Tuesday by raiding six Madras and Culver illegal marijuana grows, making five arrests and dismantling an international operation tied to a Chinese cartel that laundered proceeds through Chinese restaurants and other businesses, officials said.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the FBI Portland Tech Tuesday segment focuses on ways to avoid falling victim to adoption fraud. Image this scenario: You’ve talked through all the concerns and you’re ready to do it. You’re ready to adopt a child. So, you get online and find the perfect adoption service provider and
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A person of interest in a shooting Monday morning on public land east of Redmond has been detained and interviewed, but not arrested, and it will be up to prosecutors whether any charges are filed, authorities said Tuesday.
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A long-term investigation of a drug-trafficking organization culminated Tuesday with Central Oregon drug agents, several law enforcement agencies and SWAT teams conducting six simultaneous raids across northern Jefferson County, making several arrests in the largest drug bust in county history, Sheriff Marc Heckathorn said.
Continue ReadingThere are 15 active homicide cases on Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel’s desk, dating back to 2019. Close to 10 of them, he said, are vehicular homicides.
Continue Reading Oregon State Police arrested a 26-year-old Willamette Valley man who got drunk and was evicted from the Sisters Rodeo Saturday night, then allegedly assaulted a couple in one Camp Sherman resort cabin, stole a shotgun from another and tried to break into a third, troopers said.
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By KPTV Staff PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Multnomah County judge on Monday sentenced former romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy to life in prison for the murder of her husband, Daniel Brophy. Last month, 71-year-old Crampton-Brophy was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of her husband. The jury spent two days deliberating after a
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A16-year-old girl in foster care who went missing from Sunriver on Thursday was found the next day, the Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division reported Monday.
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Prineville police are warning about the risks of using realistic toy guns in public, having seized one this week that shoots gel water beads.
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More than 5,000 illegally grown marijuana plants were seized from 18 greenhouses in a raid by Oregon State Police drug agents Wednesday on a property in Eagle Point, troopers said.
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A 35-year-old Bend man was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on murder and arson charges, a day after a 53-year-old Bend man’s body was found in the burning townhome where the victim lived and the suspect had been a houseguest, authorities said.
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Bend-La Pine Schools are investigating why a 40-year-old Bend registered sex offender, wanted on a federal warrant, was allowed into the office area of High Desert Middle School to use the restroom, prompting a police call-out, “secure” lockout status and his arrest down the street.
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It’s been two weeks since the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, leaving a community and many around the country heartbroken. While a Bend business is working to help the victims, a Sisters nonprofit is advocating for ways to keep such tragedies from happening.
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In this week’s FBI Portland Tech Tuesday segment, Dixon Land with the FBI discusses how to protect your wallet and your accounts.
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