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Investigation ongoing in shooting of OSP trooper
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Washington Count Major Crimes Team is investigating the officer-involved shooting that left a suspect dead and Oregon State Trooper injured on Christmas Day. Five officers...
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4 of Portland’s 20 homicides from 2016 remain unsolved
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Four of the 20 homicides that occurred in Portland during 2016 remain unsolved. In 2015, 31 people died. #1 – Isaiah Demetrius Kent was the first homicide victim for 2016....
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Vandalized Hollywood sign briefly reads ‘Hollyweed’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No, Los Angeles residents, it wasn’t your hangovers playing tricks on you. The Hollywood sign really did read “HOLLYWeeD” for a few hours on New Year’s Day. Police were investigating...
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3 injured after car drives over Gresham WinCo wall
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three people were injured after a teenager drove a car over a 6-foot retaining wall at a Gresham WinCo on Saturday night, police said. The crash happened when a 17-year-old...
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Klamath County sees 3rd homicide in less than a week
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A 22-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of her boyfriend in Klamath Falls early Sunday. Klamath County District Attorney’s Office said in...
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Portland home shot multiple times on New Year’s Day
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland home was shot multiple times early on New Year’s Day, and it’s being investigated by the Portland Police Bureau’s Gang Enforcement Team. Officers were called at 1:23...
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Driver hits crowd after fight in Fred Meyer parking lot
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Three people were injured after a car struck a crowd of people following a fight in a Salem grocery store parking lot early Sunday. Salem Police said in a news release that a...
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Licensed pot grower beaten in southern Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A marijuana grower in southern Oregon was beaten and robbed last month in the first reported instance of violent crime at a state-licensed cannabis production operation. The...
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Defense in O’Dea case could hinge on rifle defect
PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — A bullet from his .22 rifle ended the career of former Portland Police Chief Larry O’Dea, wounded a friend, and put him on the wrong side of a criminal prosecution....
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Heroin, cash found during NE Portland drug bust
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 28-year-old man was arrested and charged with delivering heroin in Northeast Portland. Edson Duran-Hernandez had 12 ounces of heroin in his car, plus a cell phone, a knife and...
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Texas man protested fireworks by firing shotgun
AUSTIN (KXAN) – A man several witnesses claimed fired a shotgun in the air while they were setting off fireworks was taken into custody after midnight on New Year’s Day. According to an Austin police...
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5-year-old’s wheelchair stolen in NW Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 5-year-old’s wheelchair was inside an SUV stolen from a home in a Northwest Portland neighborhood early Monday morning. The 2004 Chevy Suburban — Oregon plate 214HFQ — was...
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Police: Molalla man shoots, kills wife during dispute
MOLALLA, Ore. (KOIN) — A Molalla man allegedly shot and killed his wife during a dispute Monday night, police confirm to KOIN 6 News. Both the man and woman were said to be intoxicated when the...
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Man accused in Vernonia shooting to plea
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) – A 53-year-old man is set to be sentenced for a shooting that left another man dead March 2015. Kirk Travis Avila is scheduled to appear before a judge Tuesday afternoon...
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West Linn family arrested with drugs, cash, gun
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Four family members and another man were arrested in West Linn on Monday morning after authorities searched a home and found drugs, cash and a gun. Jacob Martus. (West Linn...
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3 detained after 2 robberies, pursuit and crash
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) – Three people are in police custody after two robberies, a pursuit and crash in Portland. Gresham Police told KOIN 6 News the situation began around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday when they...
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Man linked to murder faces jail weapons charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 25-year-old man awaiting trial for a 2013 homicide will be arraigned Tuesday on allegations he had a dagger inside the Multnomah County Detention Center. Tomas David...
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Porch pirate busted after snatching bait package
ALOHA, Ore. (KOIN) — A man who snatched a package from the porch of a home in the Aloha area early New Year’s Day probably didn’t realize it was equipped with a tracking device that led deputies...
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Priest accused of hosting orgies, pimping out women
PADUA, Italy (KOIN) — An Italian Catholic priest is accused of organizing orgies in his church’s rectory and pimping out up to 15 women, the New York Daily News reports. A bishop at the Church of San...
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Police: Man shot himself, made up drive-by story
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — A man who allegedly told police he was injured in a drive-by shooting Tuesday night actually shot himself, police said. Reports of a shooting on the 12000 block of SW Longhorn...
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