Crime And Courts Archives

Bend PD: Man gave young woman drugs, assaulted her; say other victims possible

March 23, 2021 4:49 pm Barney Lerten

A 30-year-old Bend man was arrested Monday on charges he met a 20-year-old woman on a dating website, provided alcohol and drugs, then sexually…

UO, OSU students ask court for refunds over online learning

March 23, 2021 9:14 am The Associated Press

Three students have filed class-action lawsuits against Oregon’s two largest colleges, saying they were charged full price for online classes of…

Hummel defends wait on murder charge; victim’s daughters upset by delay

March 21, 2021 3:53 pm Barney Lerten

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Monday there wasn’t enough evidence to charge a Bend man in a fatal Christmas Day assault until…

Medford man accused of throwing homemade bombs from cars in Rogue Valley

March 22, 2021 4:43 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 23-year-old Medford man is facing more than 30 charges related to throwing homemade explosive devices from a car across southern Oregon’s Rogue…

Oregon won’t say how much it has lost to unemployment fraud

March 22, 2021 2:03 pm The Associated Press

regon officials continue to refuse to publicly disclose how much money the state has lost to unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic,…

Suspect jailed in stabbing at homeless camp on Bend’s Juniper Ridge property

March 20, 2021 6:02 pm Barney Lerten

A 42-year-old Bend man has been arrested on assault and other charges in a stabbing Saturday that left another man with life-threatening injuries at…

SW Redmond man looks to make his street safer, wants city PD to curb speeding

March 19, 2021 4:48 pm KTVZ

For nearly three years, Mike Toibin of Redmond said, it’s been an everyday problem: speeders on his street.…

Redmond man arrested after shotgun blast through home’s door, 3-hour standoff

March 19, 2021 12:02 pm Barney Lerten

A Redmond man fired a shotgun through the front door of his home after a dispute with his girlfriend Thursday evening,, then barricaded himself…

Luke Wirkkala retrial in 2013 Bend killing begins with opening statements

March 18, 2021 9:16 pm KTVZ

The retrial of Luke Wirkkala in the 2013 shooting death of Bend house guest David Ryder began Thursday in a temporary courtroom at the Deschutes…

Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff in honor of Atlanta shooting victims

March 18, 2021 11:38 am KTVZ News Partners

Following suit on President Biden’s action, Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff…

Four arrests in pair of traffic stops targeting Crook County meth distribution ring

March 18, 2021 12:36 am Barney Lerten

Central Oregon drug agents have arrested three Prineville residents and a Troutdale man in a pair of recent traffic stops targeting a drug ring…

Bend driver without headlights jumps from moving car, arrested; drugs found

March 17, 2021 11:53 pm Barney Lerten

When police tried to pull him over, a driver without headlights bailed out of his moving car and into the brush on Bend’s north end Tuesday night,…

OSU board puts President F. King Alexander on probation amid controversy

March 17, 2021 6:59 pm KTVZ

After hours of public comments and private deliberations, the Oregon State University Board late Wednesday placed President F. King Alexander on…

Miniature donkey injured in NE Bend attack; owner believes it was off-leash dog

March 17, 2021 9:18 pm KTVZ

A donkey was taken to the vet after it was attacked on Tuesday in northeast Bend. His owner believes a dog at the adjacent off-leash dog park is…

Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team reports on efforts

March 17, 2021 7:50 pm KTVZ

Deschutes County’s Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Team gave an update Wednesday to county commissioners on its first year, outlining the…

Wirkkala murder retrial begins at Deschutes County Fairgrounds

March 17, 2021 7:33 pm KTVZ

Several potential jurors were dismissed on Wednesday, but opening arguments are set for Thursday morning. Luke Wirkkala was convicted of murder in…

Portland police union head resigns amid leak probe

March 16, 2021 9:50 pm The Associated Press

The head of the Portland police union has resigned over what the union called his mistake related to a police report that baselessly accused Portland…

‘I wasn’t in my right mind’: Redmond man gets life in woman’s stabbing death

March 16, 2021 4:46 pm KTVZ

A 62-year-old Redmond man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with at least 25 years before he can seek parole in the stabbing death last July of…