Crime And Courts Archives

First Oregon USDOJ report lists 11 missing, 8 murdered Indigenous persons

February 19, 2021 1:20 pm KTVZ News Partners

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons program report on Friday,…

CERT Team assists in Madras drug raid; apartment tenant arrested

February 19, 2021 11:39 am KTVZ News Partners

A drug raid on a Madras apartment on Thursday morning brought the assistance of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team and led to the arrest of a…

C.O. veterans urge creation of Veterans Court for cases involving PTSD, other issues

February 18, 2021 7:26 pm KTVZ

A roundtable discussion took place Thursday in La Pine among supporters who want Deschutes County to create a veterans treatment…

Two Bend businesses latest victims of major thefts

February 18, 2021 12:43 pm KTVZ

VR Garage in Bend has been in business for about eight years, and experienced a first the other day: a stolen vehicle.…

Suspected arson fire causes $75K damage to Sisters home; public tips sought

February 17, 2021 4:28 pm Barney Lerten

Investigators are seeking information from the public about a suspected arson fire that caused an estimated $75,000 damage to a Sisters home over the…

Portland police guard dumpsters full of discarded food at Fred Meyer

February 17, 2021 2:12 pm Barney Lerten

About a dozen police officers guarded dumpsters filled with perishable food outside a Portland Fred Meyer as people attempted to take the items that…

Horse reported stolen east of Bend: DCSO seeks tips from public

February 15, 2021 4:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office turned to the public for tips or information Monday after a horse was reported stolen east of Bend over the…

Wyden, Merkley issue statements on Trump impeachment acquittal

February 13, 2021 8:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued the following statements after Saturday’s Senate acquittal of former President Donald Trump on an…

Peaceful surrender ends 3-hour standoff with fugitive south of downtown Bend

February 13, 2021 2:29 pm KTVZ

A standoff had Bend police and the region’s SWAT team surrounding a home south of downtown for more than three hours Saturday afternoon until the…

‘Absolutely demoralizing’: 2 lawsuits allege toxic work environment at Redmond PD

February 12, 2021 5:13 pm KTVZ

Two lawsuits against the city of Redmond were filed recently by former and current police officers, alleging toxic workplace behavior by two…

Police ‘unlawful assembly’ powers come under fire in Oregon Legislature

February 9, 2021 4:19 pm The Associated Press

An Oregon lawmaker is trying to repeal a state law that critics say allowed officers to threaten racial injustice protesters in Portland with…

Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy Williams among those to resign at Biden request

February 9, 2021 3:17 pm The Associated Press

A former President Trump appointee, Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams, is among the U.S. attorneys nationwide directed Tuesday to step down as…

Shooting at health care clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, leaves 5 injured

February 9, 2021 11:34 am CNN Newsource

Five people were injured and a suspect is in custody after a shooting Tuesday at the Allina Health Care Clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, according to…

Idaho police say they shot and killed an armed man in his own yard after mistaking him for a suspect

February 9, 2021 11:13 am CNN Newsource

Police fatally shot an armed man in his own back yard after mistaking him for a suspect during a pursuit in Idaho on Monday, police said. The man who…

Klamath Falls man pleads guilty to sending cards with pesticide powder in them

February 9, 2021 8:23 am The Associated Press

Federal authorities say a Klamath Falls man has pleaded guilty to sending cards to former coworkers containing a white powdered pesticide threatened…

OSP seeks public tips to find whoever shot doe fawn with arrow in southern Bend

February 8, 2021 10:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon State Police requested the public’s help in identifying who shot and wounded a doe fawn with an arrow near Parrell and Chase roads in southern…