Hillsboro Police Arrest Suspect in Multi-Victim Sexual Abuse Investigation at Retail Locations
Hillsboro, OR. — On January 17, 2026, 23-year-old Cedric Valdez was arrested inside Target at Sunset Esplanade on multiple counts...
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Portland Veterinarian Sentenced to Probation After Drug Diversion Compromised Care of 200+ Animals
Portland, OR. — Dr. Brenda Brown-Carlson, a Portland veterinarian, was sentenced to 60 months of supervised probation on January 13,...
Search Ends Without Arrest After Two Portland Officers Shot in Sullivan’s Gulch
Portland, OR. — The initial search for the suspect who shot and injured two Portland police officers in the Sullivan’s...
Anaheim Man Arrested for Alleged Online Death Threats Against Vice President JD Vance
Anaheim, CA. — A Southern California man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he made online death...
Klamath Falls Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Multiple Child Sex Crimes
Klamath Falls, OR. — A Klamath Falls man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison following convictions for multiple...
Oregon City Man Sentenced to Life for Murder of Girlfriend, Dumping Body in the Woods
Oregon City, OR. — An Oregon City man who killed his girlfriend and disposed of her body in a wooded...
False Claims Act Recoveries Hit Record $6.8 Billion in Fiscal Year 2025
Oregon -- Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $6.8 billion in the fiscal year ending September...
Amtrak Bribery Scheme Sends Four Executives to Prison, Orders Over $2 Million in Restitution
Philadelphia, PA. — A federal investigation by the Amtrak Office of Inspector General has resulted in prison sentences and more...
Orange County Judge Charged With Defrauding California Workers’ Compensation Program
Santa Ana, CA. — An Orange County Superior Court judge has been federally charged with defrauding California’s workers’ compensation program,...
Multnomah County Jury Reconvicts Two Men in 2000 Portland Rape and Sodomy Case
Portland, OR. — A Multnomah County jury has found two men guilty of Rape in the First Degree and Sodomy...
Prolific Utility Trailer Theft Suspect Arrested After Multi-County Investigation
Portland, OR. — Portland police assisted investigators from the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Auto Theft Task Force in arresting a...
Delhi Man Sentenced for Plot to Export Controlled U.S. Aviation Technology to Russia
Oregon — A man from Delhi, India, was sentenced to federal prison today for conspiring with others to unlawfully export...
Oregon City Man Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Tied to Overdose Investigation
Oregon City, OR. — An Oregon City man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 12 years in federal prison after a...
Warm Springs Man Charged With Felon-in-Possession, Eluding Police After High-Speed Chase
Warm Springs, OR. — A Warm Springs, Oregon man has been charged in federal court with possessing firearms as a...
Former Banks High School Teacher Sentenced to 75 Months for Sex Abuse of Students
Hillsboro, OR. — A former Banks High School teacher has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after...
Springfield Assault Suspect Captured After Multi-Agency Search in Coos County
Coos County, OR. — A man wanted in connection with a Springfield assault earlier this week was taken into custody...
Bend Police Arrest Menacing Suspect After Neighborhood Search, K-9 Deployment
Bend, OR. — Officers with the Bend Police Department arrested a 27-year-old Bend man Tuesday afternoon following an extensive search...
Vancouver Police Seek Man After Rideshare Driver’s Vehicle Rammed
Vancouver, WA. — On November 15, 2025, officers with the Vancouver Police Department responded to a report involving a rideshare...
Portland Graffiti Vandal Sentenced to Four Years After 51 Convictions
Portland, OR. — Judge Christopher Ramras sentenced Jacob Abel Ramos to 48 months in prison following his conviction on 51...
Hit-and-Run Crash Injures Two Portland Police Officers in East Portland
Portland, OR. — Two officers with the Portland Police Bureau suffered minor injuries early Tuesday morning after their marked patrol...
Douglas County Holiday DUII Patrols Lead to Arrests, Multiple Traffic Warnings
Douglas County, OR. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office conducted enhanced DUII patrols during the 2025 holiday season, resulting in...
Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-State Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
Detroit, MI. — A Detroit resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges stemming from an extensive unemployment insurance...
Washington County Jury Convicts Hillsboro Man on Multiple Child Sex Abuse Charges
Hillsboro, OR. — A Washington County jury on January 6 found Andrew Ross Alcante Jr., 62, guilty of multiple felony...
Man Shot in Portland Immigration Enforcement Operation Charged for Reportedly Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle
Portland, OR. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against Luis Nino-Moncada, who authorities say assaulted federal officers...
Rare Nike Shoe Collection Stolen In Beaverton Storage Facility Burglary
Beaverton, OR. — The Beaverton Police Department is investigating a burglary involving the theft of a rare Nike shoe collection...