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Portland man says robbery spree fueled by drugs
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man who police say committed several robberies Monday night told detectives he went on the crime spree because he was using oxy and owed a drug dealer money. Patrick M....
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Man accused of smashing cat’s head with hammer
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A 28-year-old man remains in custody after being accused of killing a cat with a hammer. Police have not disclosed the motive for the killing, but according to court documents,...
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2 men dead, woman critical after Veneta shooting
VENETA, Ore. (AP) – Lane County authorities are investigating a pair of armed home invasions that left the intruder and another man dead and a woman critically injured. The Register-Guard reports that...
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Authorities investigate 2 deaths in Clark County
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN 6) — Authorities are investigating the deaths of two men in Clark County. Clark County Sgt. Robert Latter says just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies responded to the Kays...
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Watch: Clackamas porch pirate pilfers popcorn
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Clackamas County Deputies are searching for a package thief who likely thought she was taking something valuable. Instead, she got popcorn. The theft happened on Tuesday...
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Hit and run driver ID’d from dash cam video
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Police used video from a vehicle’s in-dash camera that recorded a pick-up smashing through a TriMet bus shelter to identify the accused hit and run driver. The crash happened on...
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Cat decapitator/drug dealer sent to prison
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — On Thursday, Rudy Espinoza was sentenced to more than four years behind bars for animal abuse and selling ecstasy. The 25-year-old plead guilty to both charges. Espinoza was...
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Is this you? Vancouver Police have your camera
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Vancouver Police are looking for the owners of a stolen camera. They found the camera last week when they served a search warrant on a car. Inside that car was stolen...
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Manslaughter charge dropped in deadly Halloween crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The 21-year-old man who police say was involved in a crash that killed a man out celebrating his birthday was released from jail after prosecutors dropped the manslaughter...
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Mail thieves caught: one by cops, two by homeowners
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Package thieves were caught in Portland and in Salem, one by police and two by homeowners. In Portland, a 22-year-old man is accused of snatching packages that were supposed to...
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Portland among 6 sites focusing on human trafficking
CLEVELAND (AP) – Federal prosecutors say Cleveland has been chosen as the site of one of six national enforcement teams focusing on human trafficking. The other sites for the teams are Minneapolis;...
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Oregon butcher gets life in fatal stabbing
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A Medford butcher has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a female acquaintance. Jose Valencia-Gaona will have the chance for parole after 25 years. He was...
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Bend bank robber armed with dynamite surrenders
BEND, Ore. (AP) – Two high schools went into lockdown when a man possibly armed with dynamite held up a nearby Bend bank. KTVZ reports the man believed to be in his 60s or 70s placed what appeared to...
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Despite questions, Lewis & Clark student maintains attack happened
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — “I have been in this country two months and this happens,” Tanguy Muvuna told KOIN 6 News. “It has all been so much.” Muvuna is referring to the attack he says happened on the...
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Babysitter accused taking girl, 4, out to panhandle
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) – Prosecutors this week accused a babysitter of taking a girl, 4, panhandling because the babysitter knew she would make more money if people saw a child in need. Danielle Ana...
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1 dead, 2 wounded in N. Portland shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — One person is dead and 2 others wounded after a shooting early Saturday morning. A spokesperson with Portland Fire & Rescue described the shooting as a “mass casualty...
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Beaverton man arrested, accused of stabbing wife
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning for allegedly stabbing his wife in the shoulder during a fight. Police were called to the house on SW Electric St. just before...
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Bad-boy pharma CEO calls fraud charges ‘baseless’
NEW YORK (AP) – Bad-boy pharmaceutical company executive Martin Shkreli says fraud allegations against him are “baseless and without merit.” Shkreli tweeted Saturday: “I am confident I will prevail.”...
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Criminals use your Christmas trash as a mark
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH)– On Friday morning many families across Connecticut will be opening their Christmas gifts. That means a great deal boxes and wrapping paper will be left behind. Many of those...
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Las Vegas PD: Driver mows down pedestrians
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman intentionally swerved her car onto a busy sidewalk two or three times Sunday and mowed down people outside a Las Vegas casino, killing one person and injuring at least 30...
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