Inside Oregon’s historic $130 million investor fraud case
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Jon Harder had access to it all. At the height of his “success,” he touted his wealth to be $300 million. He maintained an “obscene” standard of living, according to federal...
View ArticleWho killed Larry Ma?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On July 20, 2011, Larry Ma sat in his car in Southeast Portland. Gunshots rang out and Ma drove south for a few blocks. He crashed into a yard at 2214 SE 135th Avenue where...
View ArticleSex offender, 22, accused of posing as teen online
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — A registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday for allegedly posing as a teen and sending explicit photos to a 13-year-old girl, police said. Christopher Michael Scott, 22,...
View ArticleSiblings, 3 and 6, found alone in hotel; dad arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Investigators say when they entered a motel room in Southeast Portland they found two children huddling under blankets inside a room that was filthy with bugs flying all over....
View ArticleMan busted for smuggling 450 illegal pork tamales
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The contraband was carefully wrapped in corn husks and concealed in the luggage of a traveler when authorities moved in for a tamale takedown at Los Angeles International Airport....
View ArticleJared Fogle gets 15 years on child pornography
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison on Thursday for trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes, with the...
View ArticleNeighbor stops trailer theft, tangles with suspect
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — An attempt to steal a trailer from the driveway of a Vancouver home was thwarted by neighbors and caught on surveillance cameras. A screen grab from a surveillance video of an...
View ArticlePorn star sues Josh Duggar, alleges assault during sex
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An adult film actress is suing Josh Duggar, claiming the reality TV star assaulted her on two occasions when consensual sex turned rough. Ashley Stamm-Northup, known as Danica...
View ArticleDriver charged in deadly NE Portland crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) – A 63-year-old man will be arraigned on Friday on charges of criminal negligent homicide and driving while under the influence of intoxicants. Records show that Richard Earl...
View ArticleOSP suspends 2 drug testing laboratories
BEND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say the Oregon State Police laboratories in Bend and Pendleton are temporarily closed while police investigate a forensic analyst who worked at both labs. The East...
View Article16 years in prison for Trick-or-Treat killer
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A man who ran over two trick-or-treaters last year, killing one, was sentenced Friday to 200 months in prison. On October 31, 2014, 48-year-old Duane Abbott lost control of...
View ArticleMurder mystery surrounds David Jenkins’ death
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When police arrived at the scene of a single car crash at 89th and Burnside on June 11, 2010, they found a man with life-threatening injuries. The car hit a power pole and...
View ArticlePolice: Woman in Shedd, Oregon, killed 6 chickens
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – A woman was undergoing a mental evaluation after authorities say she killed six of neighbor’s chickens near Shedd, Oregon. Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley says a homeowner called...
View ArticleTeen safe after fighting back during attempted kidnapping
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Police are investigating an attempted abduction near the Parkrose neighborhood. The teen girl is safe. Officers say she was not sexually assaulted but did suffered minor...
View ArticleLewis & Clark College: Potential ‘bias’ assault under investigation
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A black student at Lewis and Clark College was assaulted Friday night and college officials said they have not ruled out that the incident may have been a bias crime. In an...
View ArticleThat day in Dallas: President Kennedy assassinated
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — John F. Kennedy has now been dead longer than he lived. But questions still arise over who killed President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. The 35th President of the United States was...
View Article24 pounds of meth found during I-5 traffic stop
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman pulled over for speeding along I-5 was later arrested for allegedly transporting more than 24 pounds of meth. An Oregon State Police trooper pulled over Teri L. Baker...
View ArticleSketch released, witness sought in attempted kidnapping
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland detectives released a forensic sketch of a man suspected of trying to kidnap a teenage girl in Northeast Portland Friday afternoon. According to police, the incident...
View ArticleBoyfriend jailed for In-N-Out burger beating
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A Medford man who beat his girlfriend because she didn’t bring In-N-Out burgers home for dinner pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. The Mail Tribune...
View ArticlePolice search for fugitive rapist-kidnapper in PDX
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A convicted rapist-kidnapper who was released from prison in June 2015 is now considered a fugitive after failing to report to his parole officer. Dennis John Davis has a long...
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