A former Washington police officer suspected of killing his underage girlfriend and ex-wife and kidnapping a 1-year-old child killed himself Tuesday afternoon after leading Oregon state troopers on a brief chase on Interestate 5 near Eugene. The child, Roman Santos, was recovered safely by the troopers,Capt. Kyle Kennedy of the Oregon State Police said. The …
Police in Oregon have arrested former pro wrestler Billy Jack Haynes for the murder of his wife in their Portland home. The 71-year-old Haynes, whose real name is William Albert Haynes Jr., was hospitalized for a medical condition unrelated to the February 8 murder or the arrest and was formally charged with second-degree murder and …
An Oregon podiatrist charged with sexually abusing two patients in December has been accused by nine more women since that time — and he is still allowed to see patients. The Oregon Medical Board is conducting an investigation, separate from the Portland Police Bureau investigation, and until that is complete Brian M. Bowen, 49, is …
Police in Oregon are asking for help finding a 17-year-old girl who left home last week without her phone, money, coat or medications. Breauna Vaughn is describe as 5 feet 6 inches tall and 115 pounds with brown eyes and blonde hair, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. She may be wearing a black …
Police in Oregon are seeking help finding a 15-year-old girl who left her Woodburn home Saturday after indicating she may want to harm herself. Alivia “Olive” Willis was last seen around 5 p.m. in the area of 1580 Newberg Highway, KATU reported. She is described as 5 feet 9 inches and about 217 pounds with …
Police in Oregon have determined that a woman found dead near an abandoned barn in rural Clark County was murdered in Portland. Joanna Speaks, 32, disappeared in March, and her body was found in early April about 22 miles north of Portland, as CrimeOnline reported. Police said at the time of the discovery they suspected …
Oregon police are searching for a 19-year-old man in connection with a deadly shooting Monday night in Riddle. Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene just after 11:30 p.m. and found Devonte Lovell Clark, 20, dead at the scene and a second man, Killian Mavity, 29, with a gunshot wound to the arm. He …
A 39-year-old rock climber was arrested Thursday and charged with planning a shooting attack on a climbing event at a central Oregon state park this weekend. Portland Police Bureau detectives notified Dechutes County deputies about the potential attack on Monday, identifying Portland resident Samson Zebturiah Garner as the suspect, the Dechutes County Sheriff’s Office said. …
An angry driver shot and killed another angry driver in Portland on Wednesday and then shot another man who began recording the incident on his cell phone. An affidavit says that Geoffrey Edward Hammond was partially blocking an intersection in the Oregon city Wednesday afternoon when another driver, Ryan Martin, pulled up behind him, KOIN …
Investigators in Oregon have identified an infant found dead at a recycling center a decade ago — and have arrested the baby’s father in connection with the death. A grand jury earlier this week indicted Alnath Omar Oliver, 53, on two counts of second degree manslaughter, two counts of ifrst degree criminal mistreatment, third degree …
Firefighters in Oregon staged a dramatic rescue of a man who had apparently tried to swim across a mud pit, only to find himself trapped 75 feet from solid ground, stuck up to his armpits. And the man’s shock at getting stuck wasn’t the only surprise of the day. Portland Fire & Rescue took him …
An Oregon man has been accused of kidnapping a woman in Washington, sexually assaulting her, and keeping her in a makeshift cinder block cell in his garage until she escaped and flagged down a passing driver to call 911. The FBI tracked Negasi Zuberi to Reno, Nevada, and arrested him after a brief standoff. He …
