Salem man accused of luring boys through Facebook
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A 20-year-old Salem man who allegedly used Facebook to lure 4 boys for sex is now in jail facing multiple charges. Ioan Paul Oien contacted boys between ages 11-14 and said he was...
View ArticleCouple found with nearly $40K in fake money
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two people have been charged with forgery and theft after investigators found $39,585 worth of counterfeit bills in their car. Evidence seized in a counterfeit bust, Jan. 2016...
View Article$1M bail plus polygraph for accused kidnapper
MEDFORD, Ore. (KOIN) — A man accused of sodomy and kidnapping must take a polygraph test if he secures release on bail of $1 million. Tanner Ray Sowell allegedly sodomized and held a woman against her...
View ArticleDo you know your sexting acronyms? MOSS
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (KOIN) — ‘MOSS’: Mom Over Shoulder. That’s just one of the many popular sexting shortcuts and acronyms teens are using these days, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office....
View ArticleDesiree: Terri Horman interview was self-serving
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On the heels of Terri Horman’s first public comments in 5 years about the disappearance of her stepson Kyron, his biological mother still believes Terri had something to do...
View ArticlePortland man accused of making 41 calls to 911
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man was arrested early Thursday morning for calling 911 41 times, and hanging up 41 times. Dispatchers started receiving the calls about 1:15 a.m. They determined...
View ArticlePolice: Man uses fake pipe bomb to get ice cream
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Detectives have charged a man after they say he used a fake pipe bomb to rob a local convenience store. Theodore Clifton Compton is charged with one count each of second-degree...
View ArticleYamhill County car prowler caught in the act
LAFAYETTE, Ore. (KOIN) — A suspected car prowler was caught in the act early Thursday morning, according to Yamhill County Deputies. A detective was performing surveillance on Cosmo St. in an unmarked...
View ArticleHigh-risk traffic stop nets shooting suspect
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — A shooting suspect is in custody after a high risk traffic stop in Beaverton late Thursday afternoon. Just before 4 p.m., a shooting was reported in the 6100 block of SW 127th...
View ArticlePackers fan brutally attacked outside Portland bar
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A lifelong Packers fan suffered traumatic brain injuries after he was attacked outside a Northwest Portland bar on Saturday night. Bridget Kitson tells KOIN 6 News that her...
View ArticleAccused skateboard thief used bamboo cane, BB gun
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Prosecutors say a man used a bamboo cane and a BB gun to steal another man’s skateboard. Gresham Police had originally charged Nathaniel R. Held with charges of first-degree...
View ArticlePPB drug dog finds a kilo of powdered cocaine, $9K cash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Police confirm they have seized just over a kilo of powdered cocaine. Kevin Bristow is charged with unlawful manufacture of cocaine, unlawful delivery of cocaine and unlawful...
View ArticleCamas PD: Tattoo parlor shooting staged by owner
CAMAS, Wash. (KOIN) — The owner and an employee of a Camas tattoo parlor were arrested for a staged shooting that would allow the owner to gain entry to an Internet club. Camas police said every...
View Article‘Persons of interest’ wanted in Packers fan assault
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Police have released images of three men they are calling ‘persons of interest’ in an attack Saturday. Witnesses told police that Sam Whitehorn, 26, was on the sidewalk...
View ArticleWest Linn Police: Man tried to meet teen for sex
WEST LINN, Ore. (KOIN) — West Linn Police arrested 42-year-old Steven Hilton Friday morning after a month long investigation showed he tried to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex. The investigation began...
View ArticleSuspected car thief allegedly rams 2 PPB cars
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two Portland police officers escaped serious injury after the driver of a suspected stolen vehicle rammed two separate law enforcement vehicles, the bureau announced late...
View ArticleOil, butter used to set girlfriend’s apartment on fire
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN 6) – Police say a man burned himself while in the process of setting his girlfriend’s apartment on fire using butter and cooking oil. Timothy Andrew Taylor is charged with two...
View Article‘We the People’ petition White House to arrest Bundy
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An online petition to President Barack Obama urges the president to “end the armed occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge immediately.” “We the People” is the First Amendment...
View ArticleCouple accused of fighting with Portland Police
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A couple accused of fighting with each other was arrested after fighting with officers, police said Saturday. Two officers were called to a home near SW 1st Ave. and Gibbs St....
View ArticleMurder suspect, woman arrested in carjacking
WOODLAND, Wash. (KOIN) — Two people, including a man wanted for murder in Klamath Falls, were arrested Sunday morning after a brief pursuit that ended near the Walmart in Woodland. Matthew D. Reyes and...
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