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Family Offering Additional Reward to Solve Homicide of Andrew Hathaway

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Portland Police Bureau  - 01/23/19  The Portland Police Bureau and the Hathaway family are asking for the public's help to solve the homicide of 28-year-old Andrew Patrick Hathaway. The Hathaway family has pledged a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case. This is in addition to a Crime Stoppers of Oregon offer of a reward of up to $2,500 cash to help solve this case. This investigation started on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 1:01 a.m., when Portland Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the report of a vehicle fire in the 6200 block of North Marine Drive. As firefighters battled the car fire, they located what was believed to be a deceased person inside the vehicle, which was a white 2003 Chevrolet Impala. Portland Police Bureau Homicide detectives responded to the scene to conduct a death investigation. The Oregon State Medical Examiner identified the deceased as 28-year-old Andrew Patrick Hathaway of Milwaukie and determi

Student Charged After Making School Threat

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Roseburg Police Dept.  - 01/23/19  On Friday, January 18th, 2019 a threat was found written on a bathroom stall at Fremont Middle School in Roseburg.  The threat indicated an act of violence was going to occur on another date.  During a subsequent investigation by school staff and a Roseburg Police Department School Resource Officer, a 14 year old female was identified as the person who wrote the threat. The juvenile was interviewed and ultimately said she had done it in an attempt to get school canceled, and that she had no intention of hurting anyone.  She was taken into custody and lodged at the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center for Disorderly Conduct in the First Degree and Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree.

Passenger Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash on Hillsboro Highway

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Washington Co. Sheriff's Office  - 01/22/19  On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at 12:30 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 3500 block of Southwest Hillsboro Highway in unincorporated Washington County. During the initial investigation, deputies learned that a white 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse was traveling northbound on Southwest Hillsboro Highway when it left the roadway and struck a tree. A 21-year-old male passenger was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver was transported to a local trauma hospital with apparent non-life-threatening injuries. A second passenger was treated at the scene. Excessive speed is believed to be a factor in this crash and the investigation is ongoing. The inter-agency  Washington County Crash Analyst Reconstruction Team  is investigating. Hillsboro Fire & Rescue and Metro West Ambulance assisted at the scene. Southwest Hillsboro Highway remai

Multiple homicides; Homicide suspect dead (OIS); Investigation continues; Road closure UPDATE: PIO briefing at 0700. UPDATE 2: Victims Identified (Photo) UPDATE 3: Road open UPDATE 4: Survivor requests UPDATE 5: Medical Examiner report

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Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office  - 01/22/19  UPDATE 5 (Jan. 22, 2019, 2:48 p.m.) -- CAUSE OF DEATH The Oregon State Medical Examiner has completed the autopsies of the four victims in the Jan. 19 quadruple homicide.  The four victims died of homicidal violence. Weapons used in the murders include an axe and knives. Sharp-force trauma was the cause of death for three of the victims, and a combination of blunt-force trauma and sharp-force trauma was the cause of death for the male victim, Jerry Bremer. The investigation continues. Detectives continue to process evidence and conduct interviews. This includes pending interviews of the involved deputies and construction of a detailed timeline of events leading up to the murders and officer-involved shooting.

Track Coach Convicted of Sex Abuse in Case Involving Student Athlete

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Washington Co. District Attorney's Office  - 01/22/19  HILLSBORO, Ore.- On January 18, 2018, Branden Michael Helms was convicted of Second Degree Sex Abuse by a Coach. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison. The case against Helms was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Chris Lewman and was overseen by Judge Janelle Wipper. The investigation into Helms began in June of 2018 after the 16-year-old victim’s mother witnessed inappropriate contact between her daughter and Helms. Helms, who was 25-years-old, was working as an assistant track coach at Sunset High School at the time. The victim was a student athlete and was being coached by Helms. Detective Madalyn Brown of the Beaverton Police Department soon took over the investigation. With permission from the victim and her parents, Detective Brown began scouring the victim’s cell phone for digital evidence. She found extensive text message conversations between the victim and Helms, many of which were sexual in nature. Detectiv

Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a 9-year-old Girl

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Washington Co. District Attorney's Office  - 01/22/19 HILLSBORO, Ore.- On January 18, 2019, a Washington County jury found David Allan Detgen guilty of three counts of First Degree Sexual Abuse. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Chris Lewman and overseen by Judge Ricardo Menchaca. Detgen was sentenced to 200 months in prison for his crimes. Hillsboro Police first began investigating a case of possible abuse in March of 2018, after the nine-year-old victim reported to school staff that she had been touched inappropriately by her mother’s live-in boyfriend whom she later identified as Detgen. Detective Robert Rookhuÿzen of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office soon took over the investigation. In conjunction with the school counselor, the Oregon Department of Human Services and experts from CARES Northwest, investigators determined Detgen sexually assaulted the girl on several occasions. Investigators also learned that Detgen was previously arrested by law enforc

Transient Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Sexual Assault of an Animal

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Washington Co. District Attorney's Office  - 01/22/19 HILLSBORO, Ore.- On January 18, 2019, Washington County Judge Oscar Garcia found Kenneth Lijah Duyck guilty of Sexual Assault of an Animal and Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle. Duyck was sentenced to 20 months in prison by Judge Garcia. Deputy District Attorney Sabina Khachaturova prosecuted the case against Duyck. Detective Jim Berning began investigating the case after the Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the owner of a horse stable located in Hillsboro. The owner suspected someone tampered with a horse in her barn and asked authorities to investigate. Detective Berning spoke with the owner and nearby neighbors and quickly developed Duyck as a person of interest in the case. As the investigation continued, the owner’s daughter, who is a veterinarian, also began looking into the case. Based on evidence found in the stable, the daughter suspected the horse had been sexually assaulted. She conducted an exa

Residential Structure Fire - 116 NE Athena Avenue

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Roseburg Fire Department  - 01/20/19  At 4:40 p.m. on January 20, 2019, the Roseburg Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 116 NE Athena Avenue. The fire was reported by a nearby neighbor.  The neighbor stated smoke was coming out of the residential structure with no flames seen.  The neighbor reported an occupant was inside the structure and unable to exit the residence. Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke billowing from the residential structure. Upon arrival, firefighters entered the structure with knowledge of a possible rescue.  Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and were able to protect the surrounding structures from damage. Unfortunately, the resident of the structure, 76 year old Elaine Hamlin and two of her cats did not survive the fire.   Next of kin has been notified. The structure which is valued at $6,800 was determined to be a total loss due to the water, smoke, and structural damage to the residence.   The exact cause of t

Reported Shooting In Roseburg

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Roseburg Police Dept.  - 01/20/19  On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at approximately 1500 hours the Roseburg Police Department responded to the report of a possible shooting under the Stewart Parkway bridge near Harvard Avenue. The incident reportedly happened in a homeless camp in the area and when Officers arrived they found two victims, an adult male and female, who claimed they were shot.  The male had severe head injuries and the female had a leg injury. Officers set up a perimeter, and the area was cleared, but no one else was found in the camp.  During a subsequent investigation it was determined the firearms were BB or pellet guns that appeared real.  The investigation also revealed there was a disturbance between several people in the camp, and during that disturbance the injured male was struck over the head with one of the BB guns, and then he fell and struck his head causing further injury.  The male was transported to Mercy Hospital but his condition declined and he was tr

Single vehicle fatal crash on Hwy 42 - Douglas County

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Oregon State Police  - 01/20/19  On Saturday, January 19, 2019, at approximately 10:20 P.M. Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Hwy 42 near milepost 65. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2003 BMW 325i, operated by Sharp Slaughter (21) of Roseburg, was traveling westbound on Hwy 42 when for unknown reasons veered off the road and struck a power pole. Slaughter sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. A passenger in the BMW, Matthew Mendoza (22) from Roseburg, was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The eastbound lane of Hwy 42 was closed for about three hours following the crash. OSP was assisted by Tenmile Rural Fire, ODOT, Winston PD, and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.