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  Oregon State Police The Oregon State Police has been asked by the Morrow County Sheriff’s Officer to take over a shooting investigation that occurred on December 15, 2020 in Heppner, Oregon- Morrow County. The Morrow County Communications Center received reports of shots fired shortly before 9:30 P.M. on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. When Morrow County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrive on scene, they found a 42-year-old female with a gunshot wound.  She was transported to area hospital before being life flighted to OHSU in critical condition. OSP is currently looking for David Bowles as a person of interest in this case. His location is unknown.  He was last seen driving a brown Chevy Impala with an Oregon License Plate URG552.  David is a 5’6 about 180 lbs. white male age 43 with graying hair and blue eyes.  Please consider him armed and dangerous.  If you know of his location, do not confront him  call 911 or OSP Dispatch  800-442-2068  reference OSP case # SP200348879.

  U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon EUGENE, Ore.—Ronald Wayne Thrasher, 50, a prolific drug dealer from Madras, Oregon with a decades-long criminal history, was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison followed by five years’ supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams. On August 8, 2019, Thrasher, whose previous convictions include drug manufacturing and distribution, burglary, and illegal firearm possession, was found guilty of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine by a federal jury in Eugene. “Ronald Thrasher is a dangerous criminal whose drug dealing threatened communities throughout Central Oregon. Despite several previous convictions and significant prison sentences, Thrasher repeatedly returned to drug trafficking to provide income for himself, supply his own drug addiction, and bolster his status among rivals,” said U.S. Attorney Williams. “The significant sentence imposed tod

  Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office OAKLAND, Ore.  - On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at about 1:00 pm, a patrol sergeant observed a white Chevy Tahoe missing a front license plate in the 700-block of John Long Road. A DMV check showed the license plate had expired in 2016 and was registered a black Chevy Tahoe.  The driver of the vehicle was acting suspiciously and attempted to avoid deputies. A short time later, the sergeant and a deputy attempted to contact the driver in the parking lot of a business. As they approached, the driver accelerated and attempted to get away striking the deputy's patrol vehicle.  The driver attempted to elude law enforcement as he entered the freeway on-ramp at which point the vehicle rolled onto its side.  The driver, identified as 32 year-old Noah Joel Kuro of Oakland, was detained a short time later. A female passenger, 28 year-old Jessica Nicole Cowart also of Oakland, was also taken into custody.  No injuries were sustained during the incident.  D

  Washington Co. Sheriff's Office On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 11:21 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a burglary call at a home in the community of Aloha, near the intersection of SW Willow Creek Court and SW Willow Creek Drive. The residents said they heard knocking at their front door and then realized someone had forced their way inside. The person was wearing a black and red mask, holding a flashlight and a shovel, and identified themselves as a federal agent. Shortly after, the suspect fled on foot but left the shovel they were holding in the home’s front yard. When deputies arrived, they were given a description of the suspect and began searching the area. About 25 minutes after the original burglary call, a community member called dispatch and said someone was trying to break into a vacant home across the street from them. Deputies went to the location, which was approximately half a mile down the road from the original burglary call, and

  DCSO JAILVIEWER ATTEMPT TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER - VEHICLE OFFENSE ESCAPE 3RD DEG RECKLESS DRIVING RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON DISORDERLY CONDUCT 2ND DEG UNAUTHORIZED USE MOTOR VEHICLE POSSESSION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE AGENCY HOLD - FEL

  Gresham Police Dept Gresham, Ore.— Gresham Police have identified the victim in Monday night’s shooting as 19-year-old Safia Greenwood of Portland.   Dec. 14 at about 11:00 PM, Gresham Police responded to reports of gunfire at the 1300 block of NE 192nd Ave and located one deceased male and evidence of gunfire.   The East County Major Crimes team has been investigating the circumstances of the death. The autopsy determined the cause of death to be homicide.

  Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety On December 16, 2020, at approximately 11:03 am, the Grants Pass Police received a 911 call from employees at Motel 6, located at 1800 NE 7th Street in Grants Pass, Oregon.  They reported a man with a firearm at the location who was yelling at people.  Officer were on the scene quickly and contacted the male outside a motel room.  He was identified as 26-year old Mr. Tyler J. Crist.  He was taken into custody without incident.  Officers learned that Mr. Crist was staying at Motel 6.  Detectives from the Grants Pass Police responded to lead the investigation.  Mr. Crist has been lodged in the Josephine County Jail on the charges of Menacing and Disorderly Conduct.  The investigation is on-going.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Grants Pass Police at 541-450-6260.

  Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office ROSEBURG, Ore.  - Deputies have arrested a man who broke into the Douglas County Courthouse Sunday night.  On Monday, December 14, 2020, deputies were notified of a burglary which had occurred sometime over the weekend. An employee reporting for work at the Courthouse noticed a door which had been damaged and reported it.  Deputies were able to obtain surveillance footage from the Courthouse which showed a male enter the building at approximately 8:00 am on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Deputies processed the scene and collected evidence to further the investigation.  The suspect was later identified as 27 year-old Robert Darnell Kemp of Roseburg.  On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Kemp was contacted in the 200-block of Jackson Street in Roseburg. Additional evidence was collected linking Kemp to the burglary. He was taken into custody and transported to the Douglas County Jail where he was lodged on the following charges: Burglary II Theft III Attempted Th

  Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office UPDATE #3 12/16/2020 - 8:55 PM DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore.  - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has been notified by Lumen Technologies that the landline telephone service has been restored in southern Douglas County. Residents should now be able to reach 9-1-1 services from their Lumen landline telephone. UPDATE 12/16/2020 - 3:10 PM DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore.  - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has learned the outage is also affecting the communities of Canyonville, Azalea and Glendale. Other outlying areas in southern Douglas County are possibly impacted as well.  Several fire departments in the communities are staffed with personnel. If you cannot dial 9-1-1 from the nearest working telephone, you may go to a local fire station in the affected area for assistance.  The Sheriff's Office has learned the outage is due to lines which have been cut. At this time estimated time of repair is approximately 5:00 pm. DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore.  - The Douglas C

 Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 1:45p.m. From: Patty Perlow, Lane County District Attorney RE: Officer Involved Shooting, November 30, 2020 On November 30, 2020, the Lane Inter-Agency Deadly Force  Investigative Team (IDFIT) was called out to investigate the use of  deadly force by two Eugene Police officers. On December 11, 2020,  that investigation was turned over to me for review. A summary of the  facts is outlined below. SUMMARY  On November 30, 2020, at approximately 10:21 a.m., Eugene Police  received a report from a Lane County Deputy District Attorney (DDA)  that a victim had contacted him via text and reported “He beat me up.  He’s here.” The DDA reported the message was from a recent victim  from a previous violation of a Pennsylvania Restraining Order against  Muhsin Sharif. The DDA reported he had not heard from the victim in  approximately 10 minutes and believed she was in an active dispute  and unable to use her phone. EPD officers located the address of the  victim and ma