Teen charged in N Portland murder
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Homicide detectives have arrested the person who they believe shot and killed 18-year-old Marquis Stephion Taylor. Officials tell KOIN 6 News that Richard Jay Anderson, III, 19,...
View ArticleWoman pepper sprays Ross Dress for Less worker, steals
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman pepper sprayed a Ross Dress for Less employee in Corvallis on Saturday evening. Corvallis Police say the woman entered the store on NW Kings Boulevard and tried to steal...
View ArticlePolice: Albany robber takes hostages, shoots self
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A suspect in a liquor store robbery was hospitalized and died after police say he took hostages and shot himself. The man, later identified as Gerald Armand Thompson of Eugene,...
View ArticlePolice: Man tries to shoot Keizer cop, gun won’t fire
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) – A 37-year-old man was charged with attempting to kill a Keizer Police Department sergeant. Jose Antonio Hernandez of Salem was booked into the Marion County Jail on charges of...
View ArticlePot offered in barter for OSP trooper’s snowmobile
BROOKS, Ore. (KOIN) — A 29-year-old man allegedly tried to trade a pound of weed for a snowmobile listed on Craigslist. But unfortunately for him, the seller turned out to be an Oregon State Police...
View ArticleSalem strip club investigated for sex trafficking
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) – Investigators executed a search warrant at Cheetahs strip club after learning that an underage girl had been allowed to dance nude at the establishment. The warrant was confirmed...
View ArticleFew details in investigation of Astor Elementary teacher
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Astor Elementary School teacher is being investigated by police after being accused of behaving “inappropriately” in class with students. In an email sent to parents,...
View ArticleShop offers $500 reward in chocolate for burglar info
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland business is offering to pay $500 in chocolate for information leading to the arrest of a burglar. Creo Chocolate at 122 NE Broadway St. had its front door broken in...
View ArticleMan found dead in Milwaukie, person of interest sought
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KOIN) – A man was found dead late Tuesday night and police say they are searching for a person of interest in his death. Paula Rothery. (CCSO) The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleMalheur Refuge trial now in the hands of the jury
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN/AP) — Late Wednesday afternoon, the case of 7 people on trial for the takeover and occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge went to the jury. The jury will begin...
View ArticleImmigration holds accused Oregon teacher’s aide
THE DALLES, Ore. (KOIN) – An educational assistant with the North Wasco County School District is in jail and is on paid leave after allegations were made that he inappropriately touched two females,...
View ArticleJury begins deliberations in Malheur Refuge trial
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The federal conspiracy case against Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy and 5 co-defendants is now in the hands of jurors. U.S. District Judge Anna Brown thanked all 12 jurors and the...
View ArticleRaid ends in arrest of 5 Brood gang members
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Five people identified as members of the Brood street gang were arrested early Thursday when Portland police raided spots in Southeast Portland. Neighbor complaints led to a...
View ArticlePortland police have been collecting mental health data
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police have been collecting information about the mental state of arrestees since spring, but some lawyers say the practice raises privacy concerns. The...
View ArticlePortland woman embezzled $850K from Idaho hospital
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Portland woman has been sentenced to two years, three months in prison for embezzling $850,000 from a Boise, Idaho-based health care provider. A federal judge on Wednesday also...
View ArticleEx-pastor accused of choking stranger’s baby at Walmart
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A former pastor is accused of trying to choke a 4-month-old baby he didn’t know at a Kansas City-area Wal-Mart. The Kansas City Star reports prosecutors in Kansas’ Johnson...
View ArticleKrude Rude Brood member guilty of killing inmate
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A member of a white supremacist gang has been convicted of murder in the death of a fellow inmate. David Bartol was accused of fatally stabbing Gavin Siscel with a homemade knife...
View Article‘Firm trial date’ set for Kaylee Sawyer murder trial
BEND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Deschutes County Circuit Court judge in the murder case of Edwin Lara said October 10, 2017 is “a very firm trial date.” In a letter to council filed earlier this month, Judge A....
View ArticleMurder suspect arrested for September shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Police have identified a suspect who they say is connected to the shooting death of a 45-year-old man in Southeast Portland. KOIN 6 News has confirmed that Felaua’i Satele, 38,...
View ArticleEx-Gladstone cop Lynn Benton guilty in wife’s murder
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) – A Clackamas County jury found a former Gladstone police sergeant guilty of the aggravated murder of his wife. The jury’s verdict against Lynn Edward Benton was unanimous...
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