Crime And Courts Archives

CODE Team: 3 arrested as they returned to C.O. with meth, heroin

January 29, 2020 6:15 pm Barney Lerten

Central Oregon drug agents and Oregon State Police stopped a car and arrested two Bend men and a Southern California woman on Highway 97 near Klamath…

Impaired CRR man arrested after Redmond Fred Meyer incident

January 29, 2020 5:04 pm KTVZ News Partners

An apparently drug-impaired Crooked River Ranch man was arrested Tuesday evening after allegedly stripping to his underwear and running around in the…

NW Bend raid triggers standoff, arrest of burglary, theft suspect

January 28, 2020 2:55 pm Barney Lerten

A raid Tuesday on the northwest Bend home of man wanted in numerous recent thefts and burglaries from stores around the city turned into a…

Oregon attorney general announces hate, bias crime hotline

January 28, 2020 5:19 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Tuesday announced a statewide public service campaign to make Oregonians aware of the state’s new hate…

Two from C.O. among group set to train police statewide in crisis intervention

January 27, 2020 7:18 pm KTVZ News Partners

Two Central Oregonians are among six to complete advanced training in crisis intervention and will now facilitate training statewide for law…

Grand jury: Portland officer acted in self-defense in fatal shooting

January 27, 2020 9:02 pm The Associated Press

A Multnomah County grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing in the Portland police fatal police shooting of Koben Henriksen, who was seen waving…

Ezra’s Law seeks tougher penalties for crimes that inflict life-long injuries

January 27, 2020 7:34 pm KTVZ

A lifetime sentence of physical and mental disabilities — that’s how 4-year-old Ezra Thomas will live the rest of his life after being severely…

Police: Bend rape suspect awaiting trial jailed again, accused of tampering with GPS tracker

January 26, 2020 2:21 pm Barney Lerten

Bend police say a former real estate agent awaiting an April trial on rape and sexual abuse charges called authorities late Sunday afternoon to…

Police: S. Oregon pair got kids “blasted” on marijuana

January 26, 2020 3:48 pm The Associated Press

A couple in southern Oregon has been arrested after police say they got two 13-year-olds high on marijuana at their home.…

Oregon AG, 20 others sue Trump administration over new 3D-printed gun rule

January 24, 2020 12:27 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a group of 21 attorneys general in a lawsuit filed Thursday night challenging the Trump…

Bend man arrested on drug charges; raid finds heroin, cocaine, LSD, pills

January 23, 2020 8:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

A wanted Bend man was arrested on a traffic stop near his downtown home early Thursday morning, followed by a raid on his home that turned up…

Oregon lawmaker seeks higher penalties for wearing mask during riot

January 23, 2020 9:25 am KTVZ News Partners

State Rep. Sherrie Sprenger, R-Scio, has introduced a bill to increase penalties for riot crimes if a person is wearing a mask to conceal their…

1 dead, 7 wounded in downtown Seattle shooting

January 22, 2020 9:13 pm The Associated Press

Police say multiple people opened fire in the busiest part of downtown Seattle during the Wednesday evening commute, killing one person and wounding…

Arrest made in string of thefts from unlocked COCC gym lockers

January 22, 2020 2:53 pm Barney Lerten

A 24-year-old Bend transient has been arrested on theft and ID theft charges, accused of stealing from several unlocked lockers in the Mazama Gym…

Trucker arrested in S. Calif. in Madras fatal hit-and-run

January 21, 2020 8:50 pm Barney Lerten

A 47-year-old truck driver was arrested in Southern California Wednesday on second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other…

Sisters man arrested on child pornography charges

January 22, 2020 5:01 pm KTVZ News Partners

A tip and a six-month investigation has led to the arrest of a 44-year-old Sisters man on nearly two-dozen counts related to possessing and…

3 wounded in Salem shooting: 1 critical

January 22, 2020 2:22 pm The Associated Press

Authorities say three people were wounded in a shooting in east Salem late Tuesday night.…

Albany man charged in wife’s killing after DNA found on saw

January 22, 2020 10:10 am The Associated Press

An Albany man has been charged with murdering his estranged wife after authorities say her DNA was found on a circular saw he had borrowed. …

Former DCSO sergeant loses second lawsuit against agency

January 21, 2020 9:57 pm Barney Lerten

A former Deschutes County sheriff’s sergeant has lost the second of two lawsuits against the agency, claiming unfair treatment and violation of his…

Suspect arrested in stabbing of off-duty Portland firefighter

January 22, 2020 10:01 am The Associated Press

Authorities say a man caught on camera allegedly stabbing an off-duty fire lieutenant in a Portland bar has been arrested.…