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Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety Since January 13, 2020, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety (GPDPS) has received multiple reports of burglaries to local businesses, with one business burglarized twice. GPDPS Police and Detective units began working with leads and evidence obtained to try to identify a suspect. The listed burglaries were similar in nature and believed to be tied to the same suspect: 1/13/20 - 429 SE 6th Street (Second Chance Thrift Store) 1/16/20 - 114 SW Booth Street (Booth Street Thrift Store) 1/19/20 - 429 SE 6th Street (Second Chance Thrift Store) 1/20/20 - 1607 Williams Hwy (Subway Sandwich) On Monday January 20, 2020, GPDPS identified the suspect from their continued investigation as 55 year-old Steven Ray Borden of Grants Pass.  Patrol Officers and Detectives immediately conducted a search of the city for Borden and located him within a few hours.  Upon completion of the investigation, Borden was linked to the four listed business burglaries

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Following a fire that damaged several classrooms at Beaverton High School, fire investigators have concluded that the fire was caused by the failure of a small refrigerator that was located inside the adjoining classrooms. The fire is classified as accidental. A damage estimate is not currently available. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Fire Marshall Steve Forster shared “We are sad to see such an important community institution impacted by the devastating nature of fire. I am proud of the quick and thorough work of our firefighters, investigators and appreciate the cooperation we have received from the Beaverton School District.” The Beaverton School District will be communicating with students, parents and staff when classes will resume. “We are grateful for the rapid response from TVF&R and the many messages of support and offers of help,” said Anne Erwin, Principal, Beaverton High School. “Now the work begins to repair and clean the spa

Gresham Police Dept Gresham, Ore. – Gresham Police is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 65-year-old woman.  Linda McCain was last seen today around 1:50 p.m.  Linda is developmentally delayed.  She is described as a white female, approximately 5-feet-4-inches tall, 145 pounds with black and grey hair.   She was last seen wearing a light blue puffy jacket and black pants. Anyone who knows of McCain’s whereabouts is asked to call 911.

Albany Police Albany Police Detectives continue to investigate the disappearance of 37-year old Tiffany Marie Lazon.  The last reported contact with Tiffany was around December 27th at the 16th Avenue address.  Since that time family, friends and law enforcement have not had any contact with Tiffany. Albany Police Detectives have not received any verifiable information on the whereabouts of Tiffany. Detectives with the Albany Police Department met with Tiffany’s family to express concern over the lack of information about Tiffany’s whereabouts.  The family reiterated their concern that Tiffany would not have left Albany without valued possessions like her car, pet cat, or phone.  On Wednesday, January 14th, 2020, Albany Police arrested Craig Lazon for Animal Neglect in the 2nd degree and Animal Abandonment, Albany Police Case # 20-321.  The animal neglect involved Tiffany Lazon’s pet cat.  Tiffany’s cat was released to Tiffany’s daughter on January 16th. Albany Police per

Linn County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Jim Yon reports the Line Team served two separate drug related search warrants yesterday around 5:30 a.m. in the community of Crabtree.  The Linn County Regional SWAT served one search warrant at the address of 37565 Hungry Hill Drive where they detained twenty individuals.  There is a main residence, and numerous travel trailers and motorhomes where people were residing at this location.  Detectives seized methamphetamine, heroin, paraphernalia and firearms.  One of the firearms seized was confirmed to be stolen from Marion County. After detectives from multiple agencies searched the property, eight females and eleven males were arrested on drug related crimes and were taken to the Linn County Jail.  The property owner, Steven John Maneatis, 62-years-old, was charged with Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, and Felon in Possession of a Restricted Weapon.  He was additionally cited by the Linn County Buil

Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office Case 19-25342 On December 7, 2019 the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a Theft case involving an elderly victim under the care of an in-home care provider. The victim suffers from dementia and lives alone in the Shady Cove, Oregon area. The investigation lead to the discovery of the care provider making multiple unauthorized cash withdrawals from the victim’s account using her ATM card at an ATM machine. The thefts occurred in October and November, 2019. The suspect was arrested on January 10, 2020 at his home in Central Point. The suspect is Tyson Chad Lee Sledge, DOB 04-23-88 of the 400 block of N. 1st St. Central Point, OR. Sledge was lodged at Jackson County Jail and has been indicted by the Jackson County Grand Jury on four counts of Criminal Mistreatment First Degree, four counts of Identity Theft and one Count of Theft First Degree. The suspect was employed by Interim Health Care. The company fully assisted

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office ROSEBURG, Ore.  – Deputies are investigating a hit and run incident which occurred Wednesday which has left a man in grave condition. On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 8:54 PM, dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call of a man in a wheelchair who had been struck by a car in the 5000-block of NE Stephens Street near the Buckeroo Barn. When deputies arrived, they located a 46 year-old Roseburg man, whose name is being withheld at this time, lying in the roadway suffering from critical injuries. The man had been in a motorized scooter at the time he was struck. The vehicle that had struck the man left prior to the arrival of emergency crews. The victim was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg and later transferred to Sacred Heart Hospital at Riverbend where he is in grave condition suffering from life-threatening injuries. Deputies located evidence at the scene to indicate the vehicle involved was a white 2014-2016 Mazda 3.

Deschutes Co. Sheriff's Office In October   of 2017 The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office received a report of sexually explicit photographs of underage girls being distributed. The investigation revealed that three girls, who were under the age of 16, had been communicating with a male subject on Facebook. Two of the underage females believed the subject was the other girl’s boyfriend. One of the underage females received sexually explicit photographs from the male subject, and all three were requested to send sexually explicit photographs of themselves to the male subject. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office detectives began investigating the incident and learned that neither of the girls had actually ever met the male subject in person. The only contact was through messaging or video calls. During the video calls, the male subject’s camera was blacked out to keep them from seeing him. Detectives then obtained internet service provider information and Facebook information durin

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office GLIDE, Ore.  - On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, Douglas County Dispatch received a call from 33 year-old Brad Barron of Canyonville. Barron told dispatchers he and his wife were stranded in the snow near Cultus Lake and were in need of rescue. Cultus Lake is in Douglas County is located at 43.1188 -122.9505. Deputies learned that Barron and his wife had left their residence and drove to Cultus Lake on Monday, January 13th. While at the lake, they began to experience vehicle problems and ended up staying the night. Over night, a large amount of snow fell which added to the complications of their trip. Barron had walked several miles in the snow until he was able to obtain cell service and summon assistance.  Douglas County Search and Rescue dispatched its snowcat and a tracked side-by-side. It took Search and Rescue crews approximately 9 hours to reach the stranded subjects due to the significant amount of snow and several downed trees blocking

Crime Stoppers of Oregon The Washington County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public's help to locate a 20-year-old woman missing since December 22, 2019. On Monday, December 23, 2019, Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies received reports of a missing woman in a wooded area near the City of North Plains. Allyson Joy Watterson, 20, was last seen during the day on Sunday, December 22, while she was with 21-year-old Benjamin Garland. After Allyson was reported missing, Garland was arrested for multiple charges unrelated to the disappearance of Ms. Watterson. One of those charges included auto theft, as he was driving a stolen red 2001 Ford F-150 pick-up around the time of Allyson's disappearance. The truck was recovered by law enforcement. Allyson is described as a white female, 20 years old, with brown hair and blue eyes. She is approximately 5'7" and 120 lbs. Allyson has a tattoo of an eye on the