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Square dance caller arrested in child sex abuse case
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A popular square dance caller from Tualatin was arrested in connection with a child sex abuse case on Friday, police said. Charles W. Garner, 55, of Tualatin faces charges of...
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18-year-old dead in Portsmouth neighborhood shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An 18-year-old man was killed in a shooting in Portland’s Portsmouth neighborhood Monday night, police said. Taylor was killed by a single gunshot wound, police say. September...
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Man accused of offering cops drugs for oral sex
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 38-year-old man is accused of offering an undercover officer drugs, including Xanax, in exchange for sex, according to court documents. Justin Michael Fincannon appeared in...
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DA: Man kidnapped after stealing $25K
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man looking to buy meth ended up being held captive for an entire day, according to court documents. Jeremy Carpenter and Joshua Howard both appeared in Multnomah County...
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Driver accused of killing Fallon Smart receives threats
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The man accused of hit and killing a 15-year-old girl has posted bail and has been released from custody, according to court and jail records. Abdulrahman Noorah, 20, posted...
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Prosecutor: Bundy had $8,000 cash when arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A prosecutor said Ammon Bundy had more than $8,000 in his jacket and used a cell phone to call someone at the time of his arrest. Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel told the...
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Oregon faces prescription opioid, heroin epidemic
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An average of 3 Oregonians die each week from prescription opioid overdose, according to the Oregon Health Authority. The abuse of prescription opiates and heroin is described...
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Cop killer Sidney Porter’s release ordered reinstated
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon man who killed a police officer nearly 25 years ago is a step closer to leaving prison after an appeals court ruled the state parole board incorrectly rescinded his...
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Cold case: Joshua Jeffries, 11, shot to death in bed
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Joshua Jeffries was just 11 when he was shot and killed in his bed in the Woodstock neighborhood in 2001. The case remains unsolved today. PPB Detective Meredith Hopper sat...
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First citation of the year issued at wild UO party
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — School is officially back in session at the University of Oregon and so are the parties. The Register-Guard reports that Eugene police issued the first unruly-gathering citation of...
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Swastika painted on Vera Katz statue
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A statue of former Portland Mayor Vera Katz on Eastbank Esplanade was vandalized when someone painted a swastika on it Tuesday morning. Near the statue, a message was written in...
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20-year-old feared for safety before her murder
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Shortly before her death, 20-year-old Lucia Pamatz made several attempts to get her ex-boyfriend, Cristian Acosta, out of her life. When she began to fear for her safety,...
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Janitor arrested for bathroom pictures of woman
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The man accused of trying to take pictures of a woman inside a bathroom will be arraigned Thursday morning. Joshua Lockman was employed as a high school janitor prior to his...
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Lane DA: Eugene police justified shooting 911 caller
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Lane County District Attorney has cleared two Eugene police officers of wrongdoing in the shooting of an armed man outside his Eugene apartment. The Register-Guard reports...
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Nursing assistant indicted on 18 sex crimes charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting patients at Providence St. Vincent Hospital appeared in court Thursday afternoon after being indicted on 18...
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Slain mom’s final words to her dad: ‘That’s good’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As detectives in Columbia County try to piece together the death of Apache Hightower, her mother and father opened up and shared memories of their child who left behind an...
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Woodburn PD: ‘Significant arrest’ in crime spree
WOODBURN, Ore. (KOIN) — A 23-year-old man faces numerous charges for crimes dating back at least 3 years, Woodburn police said. Dustin L. Nehl was arrested Wednesday about 12 hours after a search at...
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Witness: Man exposed himself near Gresham playground
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of exposing himself near a Gresham playground. A witness told police he was sitting on his back porch Tuesday...
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Portland women report sex assaults by strangers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two women reported being sexual assaulted over the weekend of Sept. 17 in downtown Portland. The first victim, a 23-year-old woman, told police she was with friends at...
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Woman sexually assaulted in her Wilsonville apartment
WILSONVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman reported being sexually assaulted at the Jory Trail Apartments at 8750 SW Ash Meadows Rd. in Willsonville Wednesday night. The victim told law enforcement a suspect...
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