Mexican National Sentenced to 9 Years for Armed Drug Trafficking
Albuquerque, NM. – Official Release: A Mexican national who concealed his identity from officers and was found with firearms and multiple...
Crime
Gresham Man Arrested After Assault, Gunfire, and Standoff
Gresham, OR. – A suspect accused of assaulting an elderly tenant who lived nearby was arrested after firing a shot...
Salem Man Arrested After Firing on Police, Faces Attempted Murder Charges
Salem, OR. — Official Release: At 1:33 p.m. on 9/6/2025, officers responded to a reported burglary near the 4300 block of 25th...
Ex-Alaska Airlines Pilot Convicted for Mid-Flight Engine Shutdown Attempt
Portland, OR.- Joseph David Emerson, a former Alaska Airlines pilot was convicted today on 83 counts of Reckless Endangering Another...
Marion County Man, 73, Sentenced to 25 Years for Rape, Sexual Abuse, and Domestic Violence
Marion County, OR. -- Official Release: On September 3, 2025, Marion County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hart sentenced Pablo Salazar-Ramirez, age...
Eugene Couple Charged with Child Sex Trafficking; FBI Rescues Minor Victim Exploited Across Northwest
Eugene, OR. — Official Release: Anthony D’Montrez Crawford (Crawford), 29, and Kaytlynn Ann Crawford a/k/a Alderman (Alderman), 27, of Eugene,...
Remains Found Near Lake Merrill Identified as Portland Man Missing Since 1995; Homicide Investigation Ongoing
Cowlitz County, WA. -- Official Release: On April 26, 2021, tree planters contracted by Weyerhaeuser located a human skull on...
Juveniles Arrested for Newberg Historic Train Trestle Fire Causing $260,000 in Damage
Newberg, OR. -- Official Release: On the night of June 28th, 2025, Newberg-Dundee police officers and the Tualatin Valley Fire...
Sinaloa Cartel Stash House Operator Sentenced to Three Years for Drug Trafficking at SeaTac
Seattle, WA. – Official Release: A 22-year-old native of Sinaloa, Mexico was sentence in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three...
Two Men Sentenced for Laundering Nearly $1 Million for Sinaloa Cartel in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO. – Official Release: U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Tuesday sentenced two men to prison for...
Operation Rolling Thunder Leads to 55 Arrests, Targets Spokane County’s Most Violent Offenders
Spokane County, WA. – Official Release: The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, the Spokane Valley Police Department, and the United States Marshals...
Former Oregon Youth Authority Employee Indicted for Supplying Contraband, Sexual Misconduct, and Firearm Charges
Marion County, OR. -- Official Release: Today, former Oregon Youth Authority employee Cherie MacDougall (3/31/1983) was arraigned in Marion County...
Former PSMFC CFO Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Over $211,000 from Health Benefit Trust Account
Portland, OR. — Official Release: Today, Pamela J. Kahut, 68, of Wilsonville, Oregon, was sentenced to eight months in federal...
Four Arrested, Guns Seized After Reports of Gunfire at Wallace Marine Park in Salem
Salem, OR. — Official Release: Salem Police officers responded to Wallace Marine Park late Monday evening after several callers reported hearing...
Salem Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Running Illegal THC and Psilocybin Distribution Ring
Portland, OR. — Official Release: Antonio Irving Benjamin, age 53 and a resident of Salem, Oregon, was sentenced to 144...
Portland Metro Chamber’s President / CEO Issues Statement on County Chair Inaction on Central Library Violence
Portland, OR. -- Official Release: For over a year through numerous communications, meetings, and pleadings, the Portland Metro Chamber, Downtown...
Two Men Killed in Separate Overnight Shootings in Salem
Salem, OR. -- Official Release: Salem Police officers and detectives are investigating two separate homicide cases related to shooting incidents...
Baker City Police Crack Methamphetamine Ring
Baker City, OR. -- Official Release: On Thursday May 15th, 2025, Detectives with the Baker City Police Department assisted by...
Sherwood Man Indicted on Multiple Child Sex Abuse Charges, Arrested Without Incident
Sherwood, OR. -- Official Release: In June of 2025, Sherwood graveyard officers responded to a residence after being dispatched to...
Three Honduran Nationals Charged Following Arrests in Portland on Fentanyl Trafficking Charges
Portland, OR. — Official Release: Three Honduran defendants unlawfully residing in Oregon made their first appearances in federal court on...
Authorities Dismantle Sinaloa Cartel Connected Drug Trafficking Ring in Western Washington
Seattle, WA. – Official Release: Over the last three weeks, federal, state and local law enforcement have been working to dismantle...
Salem Man Sentenced to 25 Years for 2023 Fatal Shooting of Steven Hill
Salem, OR – Official Release: Marion County Circuit Court Judge Jodie A. Bureta has sentenced Michael Ray Solis, 21, to...
Warm Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Assault with Dangerous Weapon After Pistol-Whipping Girlfriend
Portland, OR. — Official Release: A Warm Springs, Oregon, man pleaded guilty today for assaulting his girlfriend with a pistol...
Coos County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Exploiting Child Online
Coos County, OR. — Official Release: A North Bend, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for sexually exploiting...
Three Portland Teens Arrested After Armed Robbery in Newport; Victim Lured Into Vehicle and Robbed at Gunpoint
Newport, OR. -- Official Release: On August 15th, 2025, at 1801 hours Newport Officers responded to 617 SW Bay Blvd...