Four hours after a Bend man’s pickup truck – with his dog inside – was stolen from the Bend Lowe’s Home Improvement parking lot, the truck – and dog – were found in the Redmond Lowe’s parking lot, and a Redmond woman was arrested, police said.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In honor of World Password Day on Thursday, the FBI is encouraging the public to strengthen their passwords/phrases and account protection. Passwords are used for everything; We use them for our phones, computers, email, even financial information. Unfortunately, many people use the same simple passwords, like 1234 or Password1, for multiple
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A northwest Bend woman confronted a man she found hiding under her bed Friday night, and he ran – but left behind a police property receipt from a day earlier, when he was arrested after being found sleeping in a garage on the city’s eastside, in possession of stolen high-end camping and hunting gear, police said.
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Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, released the following statements after the Senate this week unanimously passed their bipartisan Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act, which would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary awards given to human trafficking survivors from federal income taxes, as well as codify Internal Revenue Service guidance that makes restitution payments to survivors in criminal cases free from federal income taxes.
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Batteries, gas, tires and diesel exhaust fluid are constantly being stolen from Standard TV & Appliance at the north end of Bend, the store manager says. And Michael Edelblut says this is a bigger issue than just dealing with thieves.
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state doctor has been sentenced to four years in prison for a scheme in which she hired drug addicts and gave them blank prescription scripts for opioid pain medications and other controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose, according to federal prosecutors. Dr.
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday it recently outfitted 10 patrol vehicles with MobileSpike — a device a deputy can use to pull up beside a fleeing driver and more quickly flatten their tires to slow and stop them.
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a $1.1 billion verdict against the state over its forest management practices, the latest development in a decades-long dispute over the best use of vast tracts of forestland that cover much of the state’s rural areas. A Linn
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Redmond’s city park restrooms only reopened for the season about two weeks ago – but now, ones at five parks are closed for one to two months for repairs after a vandalism spree caused at least $50,000 damage, city officials said Tuesday.
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April 24-30 marks this year’s Crime Victims’ Rights Week. This year’s theme: “Rights, Access, Equity, for all Victims,” embodies the unique challenges experienced by underserved populations in Deschutes County and across the nation, District Attorney John Hummel said Monday in announcing this year’s Crime Victims’ Rights Award recipients.
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For the last few years, Alex Rebielak has found a get away on the Deschutes National Forest near Phil’s Trail.
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Three days after Oregon State Police released three trail camera photos of three young ATV riders who apparently trespassed on private property northwest of Sisters, seeking public tips, troopers said Monday they have found and interviewed the visiting trio and they “are no longer of interest.”
Continue ReadingThe Bend Police Department is seeking residents interested in serving on a newly reconstituted Police Chief’s Advisory Council.
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A Pacific Northwest environmental extremist, arsonist and former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for his role in two arson conspiracies targeting commercial and government-owned animal processing facilities in Redmond, Oregon and California. A plea deal sets his expected sentence at over 7 years in prison.
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The Jefferson County sheriff’s race between appointee Marc Heckathorn and challenger Jason Jason Pollock has been filled with tense claims and a bit of controversy, including Heckathorn’s role in a third candidate sharing the ballot.
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The city of Bend has agreed to drop its lawsuit against the Central Oregon Peacekeepers group over a $3,600 fee charged for a public records request, and to pay $18,000 in attorney fees, saying a recent ruling by Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel that the city’s fee structure is legal was a key goal of the legal action.
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A man who was tasked with fielding complaints of harassment at the Oregon Capitol is suing the state, saying he was pushed out of the job after reporting serious problems in his office and in the upper ranks of legislative administration.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature focuses on building a digital defense against tech support fraud. Tech support fraud involves a criminal claiming to provide customer, security, or technical support or service to defraud unwitting individuals. Criminals may pose as support or service representatives offering to resolve such issues
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Federal marshals shot two men in Portland Monday afternoon while looking for a person wanted in Washington state, authorities said.
Continue ReadingGILROY, Calif. (AP) — A victim of the serial murderer dubbed the Happy Face Killer has been identified nearly 30 years after her body was left near a California highway. The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office says genetic genealogy was used to match DNA to Patricia Skiple of Colton, Oregon. She was found dead in
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