25 in Portland jail custody test positive for COVID-19
Officials confirmed Tuesday that another COVID-19 outbreak at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail has infected 25 people in custody in the past month.
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Judge rebukes GOP for downplaying US Capitol riot as he hands out first sentence in insurrection
A Trump supporter who spent 10 minutes inside the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection was sentenced to probation Wednesday, avoiding jail, and becoming the first rioter to learn their punishment in the riot investigation.
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Portland police halt minor traffic stops, citing disparity
Police in Portland are being advised to no longer pursue drivers for low-level traffic infractions — including expired plates and broken headlights — unless related to an immediate safety threat.
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Bend man’s theft arrest prompts police reminder: Mark your tools, other items
A Bend man jailed for theft and a probation violation after he allegedly entered several vehicles in northeast Bend is expected to face more charges after he was tied to a shipping-container break-in at a construction site in the southwest part of the city, police said Tuesday. And tools marked by owners played a key role in that case.
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Calif. man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend from Terrebonne home, assaulting her
A Vallejo, California man was arrested on numerous charges Sunday night at a Redmond motel, accused of kidnapping his former girlfriend at her Terrebonne home and assaulting her on the way back to California, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Tuesday.
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Suspicious 45-acre Warm Springs wildfire investigated as possible arson
A suspicious brush fire that burned about 45 acres on a hillside near a fish hatchery on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation Monday night is being investigated as possible arson, Police Chief Bill Elliott said Wednesday.
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NE Oregon deputy fatally shoots pet chimpanzee that attacked woman
Sheriff’s officials say a deputy shot and killed an adult pet chimpanzee named Buck after it attacked a woman in northeast Oregon.
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Man who swiped US flag at Portland courthouse, set it on fire gets probation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who took the American flag from outside Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse in Portland and then set it on fire in front of the police bureau’s Central Precinct has been sentenced to a year of probation. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Jeffrey Singer had pleaded guilty to theft of government property.
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‘Operation High Desert’: Federal marshals lead Bend-area sex offender sweep
Authorities said Monday that a coordinated sweep by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Bend Police Department, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office and the Deschutes County Probation and Parole Office sent a strong message to sex offenders in Deschutes County: Comply with all sex offender laws and registration requirements.
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Madras police release photos, seek tips to solve Bridges HS burglary
Madras police are seeking tips from the public to find one or possibly two young adults who entered Bridges High School, the former Westside Elementary School, twice and the second time burglarized the school early Monday, taking computer-related and other items.
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Police: Oregon triple-homicide suspect forced woman to drive him 2,000 miles
A man sought in the killings of his father and two other people in the small city of North Bend forced a woman to drive him more than 2,000 miles to Wisconsin, where he surrendered to police, authorities said Sunday.
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DCSO, Redmond PD seek tips to find burglar who broke into 5 Sisters, Redmond businesses
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Redmond Police Department requested the public’s help Friday in identifying a suspect in several overnight burglaries where cash was stolen at several businesses in Sisters and Redmond.
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3 killed, suspect sought after Western Oregon hit-and-run, shooting
Police searched Friday for a suspect believed to have killed three people in a wave of violence that included a hit-and-run crash and a shooting at a pot shop in a small Western Oregon city.
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With Oregon eviction moratorium set to end, C.O. lawyers see high demand for help
The rental eviction moratorium is scheduled to end June 30 in Oregon, unless lawmakers intervene, and Central Oregon lawyers say they are receiving a large number calls from both tenants and landlords, trying to determine what steps to take. in an unprecedented situation.
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Officers resign from Portland protest response unit
Officers who serve on a specialized crowd-control unit in Portland who have responded to the city’s ongoing, often violent protests have resigned en masse after criminal charges were filed against a team member.
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Colorado man pleads guilty to federal hate crime in stabbing of Black man at Ontario restaurant
A Colorado man accused of stabbing another man in a racist attack at an Ontario, Oregon truck stop has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime.
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Lebanon man pleads guilty to pocketing millions in fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds
A Lebanon man pleaded guilty to federal charges Thursday after prosecutors said he fraudulently converted to personal use millions of dollars in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue Reading Bend couple arrested on drug charges; raids on home, warehouse find psilocybin, marijuana grow
Drug agents arrested a northeast Bend couple and conducted a pair of raids Wednesday on their home and large commercial warehouse in the Spring River area of south Deschutes County, seizing illegal psilocybin mushroom and marijuana grows.
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FBI to enforce ‘No Drone Zone’ during U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene
The FBI, working with local, state and federal partners, will enforce a “No Drone Zone” area in Eugene and Springfield during the upcoming U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field. The zone, which falls under a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR), will be established by the Federal Aviation Administration, and it will be in effect during the active event days (June 18 – 21 and June 24 – 27).
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Central Oregonians who seek to help seniors mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was created to help the public flag abusive behavior toward seniors and watch for signs elders may be getting taken advantage of.
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