Sheriff ‘felt he became target’ after UCC shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been a year since 9 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at Umpqua Community College, and the sheriff who led the shooting investigation told KOIN 6 News he never...
View ArticleGresham teen girls use stun gun, steal pizza delivery
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A teenage girl and three of her friends attacked a pizza delivery man at a Gresham apartment complex just after midnight on Friday. Gresham Police say a Pizza Hut delivery...
View ArticleSalem police investigate sexual touching incidents
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Several woman and girls reported that a man sexually touched them in public on Sept. 22 in Salem. The reports said the suspect rode up to the victims on a bike and “grabbed them...
View ArticleHusband of woman found in shallow grave indicted
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The husband of a woman who was found dead in a shallow grave has been indicted for manslaughter. Anna Lorraine Proietti in an undated courtesy photo provided September 23, 2016...
View Article‘Arsenal’ suspect remains held on $1M bail
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A judge on Friday determined Eric Crowl will not be released from jail as he awaits trial on allegations of unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm. Crowl...
View ArticleVancouver teen attacked by group of strangers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Vancouver teen says a group of other teens attacked him to steal his cell phone and a bag of groceries. Kevin Van Dyne was attacked by a group of other teens on Sept. 22. The...
View ArticleMercedes driver faces manslaughter in Gresham crash
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — A 56-year-old Portland woman faces manslaughter and DUII charges after a man was hit and killed crossing a Gresham street Friday night. Michael John Simi, 56, was trying to cross...
View ArticleConvicted rapist gets over 3 decades in prison
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man convicted of rape and other charges has been sentenced to over 35 years in prison. The Statesman Journal reports 32-year-old Cory Dennison was found guilty after a five-day...
View Article2 robbed in Salem after meeting online buyers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two victims in Salem were robbed in separate incidents on Saturday evening and Sunday morning where they met buyers for an online purchase. The Salem Police Department said the...
View ArticleSheriff: ‘I had hoped’ Ammon Bundy would be arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward said he had hoped Ammon Bundy would be arrested before federal agents and Oregon State Police apprehended him and other occupiers on January 26....
View ArticleConvict on trial for using shank to kill fellow inmate
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) – A Marion County jury will hear opening statements on Monday in the aggravated murder trial of David Ray Bartol. Bartol is accused of killing fellow inmate Gavin Siscel on June 2013...
View ArticlePortland strip club worker admits to murder, records show
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 23-year-old woman admitted to detectives that she stabbed a woman three times in the neck inside a strip club, according to newly obtained court documents. Rinita Linelle...
View ArticleMan, 71, found dead wrapped in material near Astoria
NEWPORT, Ore. (KOIN) — A 71-year-old man known to his family and friends as Dan was found dead Friday afternoon near Astoria in what the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office said is a suspicious death....
View ArticleAuthorities test 1400 rape kits; 5000 still untested
TUALATIN, Ore. (KOIN) — Justice may be coming for victims of rape. Testing is now underway for backlogged rape kits, and already they’re making some major progress. It’s all made possible by Melissa’s...
View ArticleDriver rams PPB car, stopped near City Hall
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two people were detained by police after the driver rammed a police car, drove on a sidewalk, then went the wrong way on SW 4th Avenue before colliding with another car in...
View ArticleMan sentenced to at least 25 years in death of 3-year-old
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A man has been sentenced to at least 25 years in prison for the death of a 3-year-old girl in Salem. The Marion County District Attorney’s Office says David Elliott pleaded guilty...
View ArticlePolice stop another OR quarterback, and it’s still boring
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Video of police pulling over former Oregon Ducks Quarterback Marcus Mariota was routine and boring, and it turns out video of police stopping current Ducks Quarterback Michael...
View ArticleMan who left Kona in hot car pleads guilty
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The man accused of stealing a car with a dog inside and then leaving the dog inside has taken a plea deal, according to court records. Francisco Vincent Gonzalez will be...
View ArticleTeen shot multiple times in broad daylight
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Gunfire erupted just before 10 a.m. Tuesday with a teenager reportedly being shot multiple times. The shooting at 122nd and East Burnside brought a number of Portland police...
View ArticleBody in Yamhill blueberry field ID’d as Vancouver woman
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The body of a woman found in a Yamhill County blueberry field was identified as a 38-year-old Vancouver resident. Lilia Cosco-Ortiz was last seen leaving her Vancouver home late...
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