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Oregon State Police Lane County, Ore. 14 May 24-  On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 2:13 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy-126, near milepost 1.5, in Lane County. The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Toyota Rav4, operated by Katherine Lee Horath (46) of Myrtle Creek, crossed into the eastbound lane for unknown reasons and struck a Chevrolet Equinox, operated by Rainbow Adah Tornell (52) of Eugene, head-on. A passenger in the Toyota, Reania Danielle Horath (30) of Myrtle Creek, was declared deceased at the scene. The operator of the Toyota (Katherine Horath) and passengers- Timothy Richard Worrell (34) of Myrtle Creek and a female juvenile- were all transported to a local medical center for treatment of injuries. The operator of the Chevrolet (Tornell) and a passenger, Siage Jacqueline Donaldson (25) of Eugene, were transported to a local medical center for treatment of injuries. The highway was impacted for approximately 4 hours during the on-s

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.190 - MENACING  Level:   M 162.315 - RESISTING ARREST  Level:   M 166.220 - UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON  Level:   F 166.025 - DISORDERLY CONDUCT 2ND DEG  Level:   M                   Click Here To Download Our App

Oregon State Police Coos County, Ore. 13 May 24-  On Monday, May 13, 2024, at 4:35 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash on Hwy-101, near milepost 250, in Coos County. The preliminary investigation indicated a northbound Nissan Frontier, operated by Tracy Martin Goforth (63) of Gold Beach, crossed into the southbound lane for unknown reasons and struck a Toyota Prius, operated by Ronald Willam Lyons (76) of Bandon, head-on. The Nissan came to rest in the northbound lane while the Prius spun in the southbound lane and struck a Toyota Venza, operated by Dennis Joseph Dugan (70) of Bandon, nearly head-on. The operator of the Nissan (Goforth) was transported and declared deceased at the hospital. The operator of the Prius (Ronald Lyons) and passenger, Delia Villarreal Lyons (73) of Bandon, were transported due to injuries suffered during the crash. The operator of the Venza (Dennis Dugan) and passenger, Mary Therese Dugan (69) of Bandon, were transported due to injur

Oregon State Police CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. 14 May 2024  – On Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 2:54 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Hwy. 213 near milepost 13 in Clackamas County.   The preliminary investigation indicated a black Yamaha motorcycle, operated by Steven Andrew Boyles (38) of Oregon City, was traveling northbound when he lost control of the motorcycle for an unknown reason and left the roadway off the northbound shoulder.  The operator of the motorcycle (Boyles) was declared deceased at the scene.  The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation. Oregon State Police was assisted by the Molalla Police Department, Molalla Fire Department, and the Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s Office.                               Click Here To Download Our App

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon PORTLAND, Ore.—The leader of Portland’s 18 th  Street Gang was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine into the Portland area for redistribution and sale. Gustavo Torres-Mendez, 38, a Portland resident, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. According to court documents, in 2019, following his release from state prison for first degree robbery with a firearm, Torres-Mendez established himself as the leader of the 18 th  Street Gang in Portland. At the time, investigators were aware that Torres-Mendez maintained a significant stature with and history in the gang developed while serving time in Oregon state prisons and for his activities out of custody. By late summer 2022, investigators had obtained significant evidence that Torres-Mendez and a close associate were leading a criminal enterprise active in se

Portland Police Bureau On the morning of Tuesday, May 14, 2024, officers assigned to Central Precinct’s Neighborhood Response Team (NRT), in coordination with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Strategic Prosecution and Services Unit, served a search warrant at a home near Northeast 11th Avenue and Northeast Skidmore Street in the Sabin Neighborhood. Gabriel Rodriguez-Lee, who is responsible for the OMEGA tag, lives at the home. During the service of the search warrant, a substantial amount of evidence, including hundreds of iterations of the OMEGA tag, was seized. Eight felony cases of Criminal Mischief in the First Degree, as well as one misdemeanor case of Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree, will be referred to the District Attorney’s office. The investigation into Rodriguez-Lee goes back months. In October 2023, North Precinct officers arrested him for spray painting a large OMEGA tag in the 1400 block of North Schmeer Road. At the time of his arrest, Rodriguez-Lee had a

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon MEDFORD, Ore.—A Medford man was sentenced to federal prison Monday for distributing fentanyl that caused the overdose death of a local teenager. John Rocha, 31, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison and four years’ supervised release. According to court documents, on September 7, 2021, officers from the Medford Police Department responded to a report of an overdose death of a local 17-year-old high school student. Investigators soon learned that the teenager had taken counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl. Within days, investigators identified Rocha as the victim’s fourth-level drug supplier and, when confronted by law enforcement, he admitted to having recently sold counterfeit pills. On February 3, 2022, a federal grand jury in Medford returned a five-count indictment charging Rocha and four others with distributing fentanyl, possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug

Eugene Springfield Fire Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of an apartment fire at the Boulders on the River 655 Goodpasture Island Rd in Eugene.  Firefighters were alerted to the fire at 3:02 AM and Engine 9 from the Valley River station arrived at 3:06 AM.  The crew found fire burning in a second floor apartment, conducted a search for victims and stretched hoses for fire attack.  The fire was contained to the apartment of origin and there were no injuries to civilians or fire crews. The cause is under investigation.                                 Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 166.270 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM  Level:   F 166.250 - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION/ CONCEALMENT OF FIREARMS  Level:   M                            Click Here To Download Our App

Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) On Friday, May 10th, 2024, at approximately 12:00 PM, DINT detectives were in the area of a business and residence in the 4,000 block of Hooker Road, in Roseburg conducting follow up investigation on a previous case.     While there, detectives contacted 62 year old John Hopkins, who had been living at the site for an extended period of time.  Detectives discovered Hopkins is a registered sex offender, with a listed address in the Sutherlin area, rather than his actual address on Hooker Road.  registered sex offenders are required by law to report any change of address within 10 days.     Additionally, a search of Hopkins' residence revealed two firearms which Hopkins is prohibited from possessing due to his status as a prior convicted felon.     Hopkins was arrested and lodged at the Douglas County Jail on one count of Failure to Report as a Sex Offender, and two counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.                   Click Here To D

Oregon State Police CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. 13 May 2024  – On Friday, May 10, 2024, at 10:10 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 26 in Clackamas County near milepost 37.  The preliminary investigation indicated that a white Mazda sedan, operated by Erwin Michael Cheney (57) of Eagle Creek, was turning eastbound onto Hwy. 26 from a driveway. The vehicle had missed a turn and was turning around in the driveway. As the sedan was turning on the highway, a westbound blue Honda motorcycle, operated by Norman Ralph Lawrence Markham (59) of Sandy, crashed into the rear driver side of the sedan.  The motorcycle operator (Markham) was thrown off the motorcycle and subsequently struck by another vehicle prior to law enforcement's arrival. Markham died at the scene.  The highway was impacted for approximately four hours.  Oregon State Police was assisted by the Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation.    

Oregon State Police WHEELER COUNTY, Ore. 13 May 2024  – On Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 2:02 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a fatal motorcycle crash on Hwy. 207 near milepost 18 in Wheeler County.  The preliminary investigation indicated a black Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by William Charles Edward Herrold (42) of Oregon City, was leading a group of motorcycles northbound on Hwy. 207 when it veered onto the gravel shoulder, lost control, and crashed.  The operator (William Herrold) and passenger, Tanya Marie Ann Herrold (44) of Oregon City, were both thrown from the motorcycle. William Herrold was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Tanya Herrold died at the scene.  A second motorcycle operated by Raymond Curtis Zentz (50) of Vancouver (WA) also veered onto the gravel shoulder and went down. Zentz was not injured.   Traveling too fast for conditions was reported as a contributing factor to the crash.  The highway was impacted for four hour

Benton Co. Sheriff's Office CORVALLIS, Ore.  – On Saturday, May 11, 2024, at approximately 11:02 a.m., Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) Deputies responded to a two-vehicle double fatality crash on Highway 20, approximately four miles west of Blodgett, Oregon. Investigators determined 46 year old Jessmyn Rae Allen, of Umatilla,   was westbound on Highway 20 in a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek when she crossed the center line and collided with 52-year-old Elizabeth Lillian O’Neill, of Tidewater, traveling eastbound in a 2020 Ford Fusion.  O’Neill was pronounced deceased at the scene as well as a passenger of the Subaru, 23-year-old Isaiah Aguilar, of Umatilla. Allen was transported by helicopter to the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis with life-threatening injuries. Four other patients were transported by ambulance to the same hospital. Highway 20 was closed for approximately four hours while investigators processed the scene. The crash remains under investigation by t

Eugene Springfield Fire Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a two car motor vehicle crash on Beltline Eastbound between Northwest Expressway and  River Rd. At 11:24 PM on Sunday May 12th, crews were alerted to a motor vehicle crews with reports of CPR in progress on one victim.  When crews arrived they found the vehicles had sustained heavy damage and one person needed heavy extrication. There were no fatalities on scene and two patients were transported to RiverBend in critical condition.  ESF was assisted on scene by Lane Fire Authority.                            Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 811.705 - FAIL TO PERFORM DUTIES OF DRIVER TO INJURED PERSONS - (HIT & RUN)  Level:   F 163.160 - ASSAULT 4TH DEG - FELONY  Level:   F 811.140 - RECKLESS DRIVING  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 811.182.4 - DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED DWS  Level:   M                             Click Here To Download Our App

Eugene Springfield Fire Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a fuel spill at the Glenwood exit from Interstate 5 Southbound. Just before 9:30 AM Sunday May 12th, dispatchers began receiving calls of a semi leaking fuel traveling down the freeway.  Fire crews located the semi at the Glenwood exit and assessed the situation.  Noting a large hole in the fuel tank, Eugene Springfield Fire’s regional hazardous materials team was called to help capture leaking fuel and use absorbent to contain what had already spilled.  ESF is working with ODOT and a private contractor on clean up plans.   The Eugene Springfield Fire Haz-Mat team is a group of cross trained firefighters who do double duty as firefighters serving their community and hazardous materials response technicians.  The Haz-May team is one of 14 regional teams in Oregon supported by the Oregon State Fire Marshal.  These firefighters handle simple fuel spills to chemical, biological and radiological emergencies. Our Regio

Eugene Springfield Fire UPDATE-  This fire resulted in a fatality.  The investigation is ongoing. Springfield, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of an apartment fire in the 1000 block of J Street in Springfield.  Firefighters were alerted to the fire at 5:11 PM and arrived 4 minutes later at 5:17 PM. Firefighters found smoke coming from a second floor apartment and stretched a hose for fire attack and primary search.  The fire was contained to the apartment of origin.   This story will be updated with further information after the primary investigation is complete.                    Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 161.405 - ATT TO COMMIT A CLASS B FELONY(ASSAULT 2 LE)  Level:   F 166.065A - HARASSMENT  Level:   F 166.025 - DISORDERLY CONDUCT 2ND DEG  Level:   F 162.315 - RESISTING ARREST  Level:   F                   Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.427 - SEX ABUSE 1ST DEG  Level:   F 163.411 - SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH A FOREIGN OBJECT 1ST DEG  Level:   F 163.187 - STRANGULATION  Level:   M 163.160 - ASSAULT 4TH DEG  Level:   M 163.190 - MENACING  Level:   M 166.065A - HARASSMENT  Level:   M                            Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 999.001 - FAILURE TO REPORT AS SEX OFFENDER - 1  Level:   F 166.270 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM  Level:   F 166.270 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM  Level:   F                             Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.225 - BURGLARY 1ST DEG  Level:   F 163.165 - ASSAULT 3RD DEG  Level:   F 163.187 - STRANGULATION  Level:   M 167.315 - ANIMAL ABUSE 2ND DEG  Level:   M                           Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 811.705 - FAIL TO PERFORM DUTIES OF DRIVER TO INJURED PERSONS - (HIT & RUN)  Level:   F                            Click Here To Download Our App

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon EUGENE, Ore.—A Bend, Oregon man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison today for possessing methamphetamine and a firearm. Dana Lee Johnson, 41, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. According to court documents, on March 26, 2021, a deputy from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Tetherow Resort in Bend after a housekeeper found a bag of suspected drugs in a guest room. Upon arrival, the deputy located a one-gallon plastic bag containing approximately one quarter pound of methamphetamine, two hypodermic needles, and a metal safe. The safe was later found to contain an additional half pound of methamphetamine. Hotel records indicated that Johnson, who had a suspended driver’s license and an outstanding felony warrant for failing to register as a sex offender, was the last guest to stay in the room where the drugs were found. On Ap

Oregon State Police Coos County, Ore. 5 May 24-  On Sunday, May 5, 1:02 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Hwy-101, near milepost 250, in Coos County. The preliminary investigation indicated a northbound Nissan Pathfinder, operated by Ryan Scott Sapp (38) of Grants Pass, left the roadway for unknown reasons, struck the embankment on the northbound side of the roadway, rolled, and came to rest upside down in the ditch. The operator (Sapp) was declared deceased at the scene. A passenger in the Nissan, Tasheena Fawn Reyes (33) of Grants Pass, was seriously injured and transported to a local hospital. The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation. OSP was assisted by Bandon Fire, Green Acres Fire, and ODOT.                  Click Here To Download Our App

Portland Police Bureau A suspect is behind bars for sex crimes against three women in the houseless community and the Portland Police Bureau is seeking additional victims. On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, a Grand Jury indicted Zachary L. Andrews for sex crimes against three women experiencing homelessness. The assaults were reported between October 2021 and October 2022. On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, U.S. Marshals arrested Andrews. He was lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center on the following charges: Rape in the First Degree (three counts), Sex Abuse in the First Degree (three counts), Strangulation (three counts), Assault in the Fourth Degree (three counts), Sodomy in the First Degree (two counts), Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the First Degree, and Kidnapping in the First Degree. Detectives believe Andrews, who also goes by ‘Cadillac,’ may have victimized additional women in the houseless community. Andrews’ photo is being released in an effort to locate additional victims.

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon PORTLAND, Ore.—A Tigard, Oregon man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to federal prison today for transporting an adult victim across state lines for illegal sexual activity and laundering the proceeds through a Portland-based bottled water company. Johnell Lee Cleveland, 42, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison and seven years’ supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $32,115 in restitution to the Oregon Department of Employment. The sum of restitution Cleveland must pay to his adult victim will be determined at a later date. “In the summer of 2020, Johnell Cleveland received a rare early release from federal prison he could have used as an opportunity to chart a new path away from criminality. Unfortunately, he did the exact opposite, diving headfirst into a remarkable series of crimes,” said Steven T. Mygrant, Chief of the Narcotics and Criminal Enterprises Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office for the