Police: Man punched before he was found dead in Corvallis
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Two Corvallis men are charged with assaulting a transient man hours before the man’s dead body was discovered in a Corvallis park in September. The Gazette Times reports that...
View ArticleArmed man with GPS ankle monitor arrested in Old Town
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Police patroling the Entertainment District in Old Town arrested a man carrying a loaded gun and wearing GPS ankle monitor from a previous arrest early Sunday. Marco...
View ArticleDeputies warn drivers of holiday car break-ins
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the holidays just weeks away, it’s almost that time of year where people see a rise in car break-ins. That’s why the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wants to send out a...
View ArticleRobbery suspect accused of shooting at cops taken to jail
WASHINGTON CO., Ore. (KOIN) — A man accused of robbing a Portland motel at gunpoint and shooting at officers during a pursuit was released from the hospital Sunday and taken to jail, officials said....
View ArticlePolice: Oregon woman with stab wounds faked story
LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a La Grande woman fabricated a story about being mugged and stabbed on Owsley Canyon Road in Union County. Sheriff’s Sgt. Bill Miller says 34-year-old Michelle...
View Article12-year-old investigated for DUI after chase, crash
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin police say a 12-year-old is being investigated for driving while intoxicated after fleeing an officer trying to stop him and then crashing into another vehicle and then a...
View ArticleMan gets life in prison for 2013 sexual assault
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for drugging and raping a homeless woman at a Portland motel in 2013. Portland Police Bureau says Kevin Levi Scott was...
View ArticlePastor finds opportunity in church hate crimes
LONGVIEW, Wash. (KOIN) — A pair of local churches became canvasses for hate when vandals sprayed nasty messages and anti-Semitic symbols on Monday morning. Father Bryan Ochs says he will use a hate...
View ArticlePortland teens on the lam in store robberies
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two 19-year-olds remain on the lam after allegedly robbing 3 convenience stores with a PSU football player. Saadiq Tajari Calhoun and Emma Morgan Ogden are believed to be...
View ArticleRecords: Woman offers cash, car to have ex-husband killed
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A woman arrested in a murder for hire plot offered a would-be assassin cash, a car and more to kill her ex-husband, according to court records. In October, the FBI sought a...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing from Springfield memorial site
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – A man has been accused of stealing items from a memorial site dedicated to three children who were struck and killed by a pickup truck in Springfield. The Register-Guard...
View ArticleKOIN 6 Unsolved: Who killed Vancouver’s ‘Jesus Mike’?
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — It’s been nearly 2 decades since a 49-year-old man known as “Jesus Mike” was murdered by masked gunmen in his house. Jesus Mike, whose real name was Michael Casteel, died on...
View ArticleMan who molested foster kids gets 17 years in prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 24-year-old man who molested three foster children has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Jared White, 23, charged with 54 child sex felonies, made his first court appearance...
View ArticleFood cart vandals strike NE Portland pod
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Another food cart pod was a crime target, this time in Northeast Portland. This relatively new pod known as the 42nd Avenue Food Carts (at Killingsworth) includes Pastrami...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man died in the Cully neighborhood early Wednesday morning after being stabbed, police say. The stabbing was reported at 1:19 a.m. in the 5500 block of Northeast 60th Avenue....
View ArticleAmmon and Ryan Bundy transferred to NV jail
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The expected arrival in custody in Nevada of two of rancher Cliven Bundy’s sons following their acquittal on federal charges in Oregon is spurring behind-the-scenes activity ahead of a...
View ArticleEugene exchange student sought in statutory rape case
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Lane County judge has issued an arrest warrant for an 18-year-old exchange student accused of statutory rape. The Register-Guard reports the teenager from South Korea attended...
View Article4 Ford Mustangs stolen, 2 people jailed
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Detectives with the Portland Police Bureau have arrested 2 people linked to the theft of 4 separate Ford Mustangs. Duane Schance and Cassandra Minor have been charged with...
View ArticleDrug bust leads deputies to cash, pills, dogs living in filth
CLACKAMAS CO., Ore. (KOIN) — More than a dozen dogs were found living in filthy conditions when deputies arrested 4 people in a drug bust Wednesday. It happened on the 16400 block of S Harding Road in...
View ArticleFormer HS track coach charged with sex abuse
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) – A former counselor and track coach for Rex Putnam High School will appear in court on Thursday after being indicted by a grand jury. We’ve learned that Ryan Aleweshez...
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