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Washington Co. Sheriff's Office  - 12/20/18  On Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 2:28 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an alarm activation from a bait package deployed by detectives at a residence in the area of West Baseline Road and Southwest 170th Avenue in Aloha. Deputies converged on the area and within three minutes of being dispatched arrived in a nearby apartment complex where the bait package was showing to be located. Beaverton Police Officer Jered Lutu and his partner, K-9 Toa, arrived and tracked from the original bait package location to a stairwell leading to several apartments which coincided with the location given by GPS. Deputies then used a handheld beacon to narrow down the specific location of the bait package to an individual unit in the complex. Deputies spoke with a female resident of the unit and upon searching her bedroom located the stolen bait package. Lehua Kawaha, 44 of Aloha, was arrested for mail theft, second-de

Crime Stoppers of Oregon  - 12/20/18  The Portland Police Bureau, in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public's help to identify and arrest a suspect involved in a fatal hit and run. On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at 10:17 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to the intersection of Southeast 138th Avenue and Southeast Division Street on the report that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. When officers and emergency medical personnel arrived at the crash scene they located 54-year-old Loan T. Diep deceased on the roadway. Members of the Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division's Major Crash Team responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. Based on the initial investigation, officers believe Diep was walking south across Southeast Division Street when she was struck by a vehicle being driven west on Southeast Division Street. Shortly afterwards Diep was struck by a second vehicle that was also traveling westbound on Southeast Divisi

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office  December 20th, 2018  Azalea, Ore.  - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office was notified at 9:50 am, Thursday, December 20, 2018, that Terry Dodds' dog had been located by loggers. The loggers brought the dog to Dodds residence, not knowing anything about the missing person report. Dodds' family reported the information to the Sheriff's Office. Search Deputies and Volunteers were dispatched to the area.  At approximately 10:16 am, one of the loggers located Dodds' vehicle on Wildcat Road off of Eakin Road. The vehicle is located on a spur road and appears to have slid off of the roadway and into a ditch. Mr. Dodds is not in or immediately around the vehicle. Search and Rescue resources are currently in the area searching for Mr. Dodds. No further information available at this time.

Washington Co. District Attorney's Office  - 12/20/18  HILLSBORO, Ore.- On December 14, 2018, a Washington County jury found Tyrone Neil Murphy guilty on multiple counts of sexual assault after a pattern of victimization that spanned a decade. Murphy was found guilty on four counts of first-degree Sodomy, two counts of first-degree Rape, and two counts of second-degree Sex Abuse. Murphy has five prior convictions for third-degree Sex Abuse from 2009. This most recent investigation began in 2017 after an initial complaint was made to law enforcement. Detective Anthony Johnson of the Hillsboro Police Department worked diligently, ultimately locating two additional, previously undisclosed, female victims. All of the victims were females previously known to Mr. Murphy.  Deputy District Attorney Rayney Meisel prosecuted the case against Murphy. “It’s very likely the magnitude of this case would never have come to light if not for the determination of Detective Johnson,” Meisel sai

Washington Co. Sheriff's Office  - 12/20/18  On Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at 7:41 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies served a search warrant at a residence in the 1100 block of Southwest 182nd Avenue in the Aloha community. Deputies had obtained a warrant to search the residence of Daniel Marcum for evidence of drug distribution. During execution of the search warrant, deputies discovered deplorable conditions inside the residence. In total, five individuals were detained from inside the home. Daniel Marcum, 22, was arrested for unlawful delivery of oxycodone, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, and possession of illegal fireworks. Daniel’s parents, Scott Marcum, 51, and Kelly Marcum 50, were both arrested for first-degree animal neglect after their miniature Greyhound was found with an untreated broken leg, lying in its own waste in a bathroom. Deputies transported the canine to a local animal hospital. Daniel’s sister, Jada Marcum, 20, and her bo

Crime Stoppers of Oregon  - 12/19/18  The Gresham Police Department, in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public's help to identify the suspects involved in an armed robbery. In the early morning hours of October 12, 2018, Gresham Police Department officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at the BottleDrop Redemption Center, 1313 East Powell Blvd. An employee was robbed by three unidentified male suspects, one of whom was armed with a handgun, who then fled the area with an undisclosed amount of money. They are described as follows: 1 -- White or Hispanic male, 30-45 years old, 6-feet-2-inches tall, 260-300 pounds 2 -- White or Hispanic male, 18-22 years old, 5-feet-6-inches tall, 150 pounds 3 -- Hispanic male, 18-22 years old, 5-feet-4-inches tall, 130 pounds One of the suspects was wearing a jacket which stated Northwest Airlines on the back. Gresham Police are interested in hearing from anyone who noticed an associate with chang

12/19/18 On December 18th, 2018 just after 7:15 P.M., Officers responded to the report of a robbery that just occurred at the Dutch Brothers coffee stand on Diamond Lake Boulevard in Roseburg.  It was reported a male suspect who was wearing a mask, displayed a firearm and demanded cash from an employee.  The employee cooperated with the suspect's demands, and the suspect was last seen running away, northbound on Fulton Street. A Roseburg Police K9 attempted to track the suspect's path from the scene, but ultimately didn't locate him.  Later in the evening a 17 year old Roseburg male was developed as a potential suspect and he was later contacted at his residence.  During that follow up investigation, the 17 year old male was arrested for the robbery and lodged at the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center.

Oregon State Police  - 12/19/18 On Monday, December 17, 2018,  Oregon State Police Detectives arrested Mark Christopher Boothe (50) of Josephine County.  Boothe was lodged in the Josephine County Jail on 5 counts of Sex Abuse in the First Degree and 5 counts of Sodomy in the First Degree.   Detectives believe there are more victims and are asking anyone that is a victim or knows someone that has been a victim of Boothe to contact the Oregon State Police Southern Command Center at 1-800-442-2068 or OSP (677) and reference Detective Eve Thornton. Boothe has been a resident of the Merlin area since 1992.

Gresham Police Dept  - 12/18/18 Gresham, Ore. – On Dec. 18th, 2018 at 10:17 p.m., Gresham Police responded to a report of a robbery involving a gun at the Sidekicks Deli, 1489 SE Hogan Rd.  An employee closing the business was robbed by a male suspect who fled the area with an undisclosed amount of cash.     The unidentified suspect is described as a white male, early 20’s, approximately 6-feet-tall with a skinny build.  He was wearing all dark clothing and had his face covered with a bandana. He displayed a black handgun and appeared to have left on foot. The employee was not physically harmed.   The investigation is ongoing. 

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon  - 12/18/18  PORTLAND, Ore. – Jordan Thomas Prentice, 28, of Portland, was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography using a BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing network. Upon completion of his prison sentence, Prentice will be on supervised release for five years. According to court documents, on July 3, 2015, an undercover agent with the Vancouver, Washington Police Department downloaded multiple files depicting infants, toddlers and other prepubescent children being sexually abused from a BitTorrent file-sharing network. Investigators traced the IP address associated with the files to Prentice’s residence in Portland. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) identified numerous files downloaded from Prentice’s IP address that depicted children identified in prior investigations and some of whom resided outside of Oregon. On January 27, 2016, Homeland Security Investigat