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  Portland Police Bureau  On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 7:15 p.m., Portland Police officers assigned to East Precinct reported that they had been involved in a crash at Northeast Halsey Street and Northeast 129 th  Place and requested emergency medical services. The officers were able to get out of their damaged vehicle, assess the injuries of the involved driver, and request assistance.  View full size image of Toyota Prius with heavy front end damage Both officers and the driver of the other vehicle were taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Portland Police Traffic Division officers investigated the crash. The investigation revealed that the involved driver was driving a 2008 Toyota Prius eastbound on Northeast Halsey Street and made a left turn onto northbound Northeast 129 Place in front of the officers' vehicle, which was westbound Northeast Halsey Street. The officers were not responding to a call at the time, and their police li...

  Portland Police Bureau  On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 9:42 p.m., Portland Police officers assigned to North Precinct responded to the 400 block of Northeast Hassalo Street on multiple reports of a man seen without clothing running around holding a handgun. When officers arrived, the man was no longer there, but they did an area check, locating him near Northeast Grand Avenue and Northeast Multnomah Street. Officers reported hearing a shot fired, and the suspect began running southbound on Northeast Grand Avenue with the gun. An officer used his police vehicle to strike the armed man, knocking him down and causing him to drop the gun. The man got up and continued running south, where he was challenged by officers on Northeast Holladay Street just east of Northeast Grand Avenue. He was uncooperative with commands and officers successfully used a conducted electrical weapon (Taser) to control him and take him into custody. He was transported to the hospital by ambulance wit...

Coos County Sheriff's Office  On October 31st, 2025, at around 8am, Sergeant Slater of the Coos County Sheriff's office began investigating a report of kidnapping and assault, where a female stated she was pulled out of a car, kicked, and held in a residence against her will at gunpoint. As a result of the investigation, Sergeant Slater, along with Deputies Vitek, Burgo, and Lay, arrived at a residence outside of Coos bay to contact the involved male, Zachary Maver (32). A search warrant for the residence was applied for and granted, and Maver was arrested without incident. Maver was transported to the Coos County Jail where he was booked on the charges of Kidnapping II, Assault IV Domestic, Unlawful use of a Weapon, Menacing, and Strangulation. More From Southern Oregon Scanner

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon PORTLAND, Ore.—A Centralia, Washington, man pleaded guilty yesterday to damaging a Portland area energy facility.   Nathaniel Cheney, 31, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of damaging an energy facility.   According to court documents, on November 28, 2022, Cheney and others caused $26,000 of damage to the Sunnyside substation in Clackamas, Oregon, by damaging the control equipment necessary for the operation of the substation.   On March 12, 2024, a federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging Cheney with damaging an energy facility.   Cheney faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. He will be sentenced on February 18, 2026, before a U.S. District Court Judge.   As part of the plea agreement, Cheney has agreed to pay restitution in full as recommended by the government.   This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau Investi...

Portland Police Bureau On the evening of Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) activated an Incident Management Team (IMT), which is overseen by a Crowd Management Incident Commander (CMIC). The CMIC managed numerous resources that included the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Dialogue Liaison Officers (DLOs). DLOs, wearing white uniform shirts, act as liaisons to demonstrators. They are sworn officers with arrest powers, but their goal is to foster communication. PPB is also grateful for the assistance of Oregon State Police and Portland Fire & Rescue. During the evening, PPB made one arrest tied to an altercation.  James H. Ireland, 35, of Beaverton,  was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC) on Harassment, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Loaded Firearm in a Public Space. Other than this incident, PPB members did not observe any person or property crimes that warranted interdiction. No arrests w...

Marion Co. Dist. Attorney's Office   Salem, OR – November 4, 2025 –   The Honorable Judge James Edmonds sentenced Mark Fox (54), to 241 months (20 years, 1 month) in the Oregon Department of Corrections after he pled guilty to the following charges: One count Attempted Murder in the Second Degree One count Assault in the First Degree One count Aggravated Animal Abuse in the First Degree One count Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm Three counts Strangulation Constituting DV (separate incidents) One count Resisting Arrest On October 9, 2023, the victim, C.L., messaged a friend to express concern and fear over her husband’s (defendant Mark Fox) drunken, escalated behavior.  Victim's friend called the police on her behalf, meanwhile the defendant left their primary residence for another property owned by the couple. When Marion County Deputies responded, the victim answered the door and was visibly trembling.  She had bruise marks on her feet, arms, legs, and chest....

Lane Co. Sheriff's Office On November 3rd at about 11 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 89000 block of Green Hill Road, west of Eugene, for a reported assault. When they arrived, they learned the suspect, Michael Anthony Smith, 67, had injured and strangled a victim on the property. Smith had fled the residence before deputies arrived.   A sergeant deployed K9 Hektor, who quickly tracked to a trailer on the property. Smith was located inside and arrested without incident and lodged at the Lane County Jail for Assault in the 4th Degree and Strangulation . More From Southern Oregon Scanner

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office ROSEBURG, Ore.  – A Roseburg man was arrested last Friday on charges of first-degree Sexual Abuse.   In early October, deputies began an investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a minor by 43-year-old Jason Nathaniel Briggs of Roseburg. The victim reported the abuse occurred several years ago and continued over the span of several years. The victim was known to the suspect.   At the conclusion of the investigation, deputies arrested Briggs and charged him with first-degree Sexual Abuse, a class B felony. He was lodged in the Douglas County Jail on that charge.   The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Oregon Department of Human Services – Child Welfare Division and Douglas C.A.R.E.S. More From Southern Oregon Scanner

Portland Police Bureau  On the evening of Monday, November 3, 2025, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) activated an Incident Command Team (IMT), which is overseen by a Crowd Management Incident Commander (CMIC). The CMIC managed numerous resources that included the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Dialogue Liaison Officers (DLOs). DLOs, wearing white uniform shirts, act as liaisons to demonstrators. They are sworn officers with arrest powers, but their goal is to foster communication. PPB is also grateful for the assistance of Oregon State Police and Portland Fire & Rescue. PPB members did not observe any person or property crimes that warranted interdiction. No arrests were made. To date, the total number of arrests related to nightly protests in the South Waterfront is 63 . More From Southern Oregon Scanner

Portland Police Bureau  On Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 2:40a.m., Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) responded to a fire in the Mill Park Neighborhood. Upon arrival they found several vehicles and a carport on fire. The vehicles were parked and unoccupied. Firefighters extinguished the fire, and no one was injured.   PF&R requested a Fire Investigator and Portland Police. East Precinct officers responded to the scene and assisted with the initial investigation. They determined that the vehicle of origin belongs to City Councilor Candace Avalos. The cause of the fire remains undetermined, but it is considered suspicious in nature. No arrests have been made. The Portland Fire Investigations Unit is investigating this case. If anyone has any information or tips related to this fire, please contact the PF&R Tip Line by phone at 503-823-3473 or by email at  arsontips@police.portlandoregon.gov .  Please reference PPB case number 25-293927.   The Portland Fir...

Portland Police Bureau On the evening of Sunday, October 26, 2025, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) activated an Incident Command Team (IMT), which is overseen by a Crowd Management Incident Commander (CMIC). The CMIC managed numerous resources that included the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Dialogue Liaison Officers (DLOs). DLOs, wearing white uniform shirts, act as liaisons to demonstrators. They are sworn officers with arrest powers, but their goal is to foster communication. PPB is also grateful for the assistance of Oregon State Police and Portland Fire & Rescue. Over the course of the night, PPB made two arrests tied to separate altercations involving demonstrators. The first person arrested was Jeremy W. Roberts, 44, of Lebanon. The second person arrested was Anthony D. Whipple, 31, of Corvallis. Both were transported to the Multnomah County Detention Center and lodged on a charge of Harassment.  To date, the total number of arrests related to nightly protests in the Sou...

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.165 - ASSAULT 3RD DEG  Level:   F 164.365 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1ST DEG  Level:   F 164.225 - BURGLARY 1ST DEG  Level:   F 161.450 - CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A CLASS A FELONY  Level:   F 166.220 - UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON  Level:   F More From Southern Oregon Scanner

LCSO JAILVIEWER 133.747 - FUGITIVE FROM OTHER STATE - 1  Level:   F Add. Desc.:   FLORIDA 164.415 - ROBBERY 1ST DEG  Level:   F 166.220 - UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON  Level:   F 166.250 - CARRY CONCEALED/POSS FIREARM  Level:   M 163.190 - MENACING - 1  Level:   M 166.270 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF WEAPON - 1  Level:   M 166.270 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF WEAPON - 1  Level:   M 166.270 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF WEAPON - 1  Level:   M 999.056 - 475C 345(2) UNLAWFUL DELIVERY OF MJ ITEM  Level:   M 999.051 - 475C 337(3)(A) UNLAW POSSESS BY PERSON > 21 YEARS OLD  Level:   V 475.752 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSE - 1  Level:   M 165.800 - IDENTITY THEFT  Level:   F More From Southern Oregon Scanner

  DCSO JAILVIEWER 000.999 - AGENCY HOLD - FEL  Level:   F 811.540.3.A - ATTEMPT TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER - VEHICLE OFFENSE  Level:   F 811.140 - RECKLESS DRIVING  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON   Level:   M 162.145 - ESCAPE 3RD DEG  Level:   M 162.235 - OBSTRUCTING GOVT/JUD ADMINISTRATION  Level:   M More From Southern Oregon Scanner

DCSO JAILVIEWER 811.540.3.A - ATTEMPT TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER - VEHICLE OFFENSE  Level:   F Level:   M 811.140 - RECKLESS DRIVING  Level:   M 811.540.3.A - ATTEMPT TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER - VEHICLE OFFENSE  Level:   F 811.700 - FAIL TO PERFORM DUTIES OF A DRIVER - PROPERTY DAMAGE (HIT & RUN)  Level:   M 811.140 - RECKLESS DRIVING  Level:   M More From Southern Oregon Scanner

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.411 - SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH A FOREIGN OBJECT 1ST DEG  Level:   F 163.427 - SEX ABUSE 1ST DEG  Level:   F 163.411 - SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH A FOREIGN OBJECT 1ST DEG   Level:   F 163.427 - SEX ABUSE 1ST DEG   Level:   F More From Southern Oregon Scanner