Accused PDX flasher may be in Seattle
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Concern for a man who allegedly flashed himself at Portland International Airport and then went missing dissipated late Thursday morning when investigators said they learned he...
View ArticleConvicted felon killed by Clark County deputy ID’d
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The armed suspect shot to death by a Clark County deputy was a convicted felon driving a stolen vehicle with 2 loaded weapons and a large knife. Paul J. Kolar was prowling a...
View ArticleAuthor of pimp memoir guilty in sex conspiracy
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man accused of operating an escort service out of Los Angeles has been found guilty in federal court. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that a jury on Wednesday found Taquarius...
View ArticleWatch: Ho ho holdup, ‘Santa’ robs Memphis bank
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One Memphis robber donned the disguise of a jolly old man from the North Pole before leaving the bank on Wednesday. At 10 a.m., the Memphis City Employee Credit Union on Elvis...
View ArticleOregon woman’s murder conviction sent back to court
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Supreme Court has sent a 1993 murder conviction back to a state appeals court for reconsideration. The panel said Thursday that Karlyn Eklof was correct to appeal her...
View ArticleArmy deserter wanted for murder may be in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — US Marshals sent an alert for the public to be on the lookout for a US Army deserter charged with murder who may be in Oregon. John Tufton Blauvelt allegedly murdered his...
View ArticleMan in sunglasses robs Lake Oswego Chase Bank
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man wearing a beanie and sunglasses robbed a Chase Bank in Lake Oswego on Wednesday, December 21. The man walked into the bank on South State Street at about 3:40 p.m. and...
View ArticleTeen driven by dad arrested for stealing bait package
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A teen who allegedly swiped a packaged from the front porch of an Aloha home was caught quickly Thursday morning. The Washington County Sheriff’s said 17-year-old grabbed a...
View ArticleThieves steal ATM from American Legion post
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Burglars have stolen an ATM from the American Legion post on NE 20th Ave. According to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, the suspects pried open the door and stole the ATM from...
View ArticleMan accused of touching 9-year-old girl at Walmart
ALBANY, Ore. (KOIN) — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of sexually touching a 9-year-old girl at an Albany Walmart. The girl’s mother said it happened around 5:30 p.m....
View ArticleLO neighbors recall night of Molotov cocktail attack
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KOIN) — A Lake Oswego High School graduate, home from college for the holidays, was arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail into another teen’s home two years ago. Court...
View ArticleDeputies: 3 critically hurt after husband rams car
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Three women were taken to the hospital with critical injuries after an early morning crash near Salem, deputies said. The crash happened on Silverton Road NE and 76th Avenue NE...
View ArticleMan pleads no contest to amputating woman’s finger
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man faces sentencing next year for amputating a woman’s finger as part of a ritual to commemorate a fellow rap music fan. Twenty-four-year-old Jonathan Schrap pleaded...
View ArticlePolice on the lookout for Molalla burglary suspect
MOLALLA, Ore. (KOIN) — Police are working to find a 31-year-old man wanted for breaking into a local funeral chapel Thursday night. Wayne Lester Smith is wanted in connection with a Molalla burglary....
View ArticleWoman’s car stolen from TriMet Park & Ride lot
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman’s car was stolen in plain sight just days before Christmas, and now police are asking the public to help them track it down. Doris Walker said she left her car at the...
View ArticleSilverton man jailed on 13 sex abuse charges
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A 38-year-old Silverton man is facing 13 charges including rape, sodomy and promoting prostitution. The Statesman Journal reports Jason Dean Tison was initially arrested in August on...
View ArticleFake $10 bill leads cops to identity theft suspects
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — A counterfeit $10 bill used at a Beaverton gas station led police to several people accused of a number of crimes related to identity theft. The fake money was used at a gas...
View ArticleMan dead, trooper injured after Sherwood chase, shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A homicide suspect is dead, and an Oregon State Police trooper was shot on Sunday evening near Sherwood, authorities say. The trooper has been hospitalized with life threatening...
View ArticleTexas ‘Grinch’ burglarizes same home twice on Christmas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police are investigating after a man says a “Grinch” targeted his home twice in 24 hours. It happened in Central Austin near Barton Springs. The suspect was captured on home...
View ArticleOR man charged with murder of his younger brother
BONANZA, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Klamath County have arrested a man accused of killing his younger brother. District Attorney Rob Patridge says deputies responded Monday to a shooting in Bonanza,...
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