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  Gresham Police Dept Gresham, Ore.— On March 15, 2021, Gresham Police received a call about a person who was down on the ground and appeared to be deceased in a wooded area near SE Hogan Road and the Springwater Trail. Police and medics arrived and determined that the victim was deceased and had likely been there for a day or two. The victim, described as a white male with shaggy brown hair and beard, had no identification on him. He is around 5-feet-6-inches tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds, and is likely in his 30’s. He has several distinctive tattoos, some of which are included in this release. If you recognize these tattoos and might have information that would help Gresham Police identify him, or if you have any information about this case, please call the Gresham Police tip line at 503-618-2719 or toll free at 888-989-3505. Callers can remain anonymous.

  Marion Co. Sheriff's Office Correction:  The original release provided conflicting information with regards to the pedestrians medical status.  Tragically after being hospitalized since March 15th, they died as a result of their injuries earlier today, March 17th. On Monday, March 15th, 2021, at 2:13 p.m., deputies responded to Silverton Road NE at Brown Road NE where a pedestrian was reported to have been struck by a vehicle.  As first responders arrived on scene, the 50 year-old pedestrian was found in the roadway with serious injuries.  Medics from the Marion County Fire District transported the pedestrian to a local hospital. Investigators from the Marion County Multi-Agency Crash Team responded to the scene to investigate.  Preliminary information leads investigators to believe the pedestrian was crossing Silverton Road when they were struck by a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado which was turning west onto Silverton Road from Brown Road NE.  The pedestrian has been identified as Chr

  Forest Grove Fire & Rescue This afternoon at 1:30, Cornelius Firefighters were dispatched to a reported fire in the 500 block of N 4th Avenue, the business is Thunderbolt Racing Fuel and Summit Foods. Initial reports were that a fuel tank was on fire at a facility that makes ethanol racing fuel. Crews arrived minutes later to find heavy amounts of smoke and fire coming from the fuel processing and storage area of the property. A second alarm was immediately called for to bring in additional crews. Crews initially started to pull hose lines to begin extinguishment. But due to explosions and erratic fire conditions, incident command made the decision to pull all crews back to a safe distance. At this time, we worked with law enforcement to start evacuating local residents (approximately 80 homes) and businesses, as well as a busy Walmart. Once crews were in a safe spot, incident commanders began created a strategy on evaluating the dangerous situation as well as the best way to ext

  Sandy Police Dept. * Mr. Abington has been located and is safe. * Missing Person Have you seen Stephen Abington? Stephen is 73 years of age and suffers from dementia. He is new to Sandy and is unfamiliar with the area. Stephen was last heard from at 1:30 pm on Monday and is believed to be driving his silver 2019 Ford Escape with Missouri license plate number EB0T3C. If you see Stephen, please call the Clackamas County Non-Emergency Dispatch number at 503-655-8211 and reference Sandy PD Case #21-0296. Help us get Stephen home.

  Salem Police Dept. Salem, Ore.  — On March 9, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m. Salem Police officers responded to the 900 block of Norway ST NE on reports of a man shooting a gun in the backyard of a residence. The man then left the area in a vehicle. Officers located the vehicle and detained the man, Martin Abrego, age 27 of Salem. While on-scene, officers noticed the smell of natural gas near the residence. They cordoned off the area and asked for assistance from the Salem Fire Department. Once fire fighters arrived, the gas to the residence was turned off and the residence and surrounding property were checked for injured people. No injured people were found. Detectives responded to the location to assist with interviews and evidence collection. Eventually it was determined Abrego was possibly under the influence of narcotics and hallucinating. He believed he was being attacked and shot at the hallucinations, striking the residence’s natural gas meter in the process. Abrego was ta

  Washington Co. Sheriff's Office On Friday, March 12, 2021, just after 2:30 p.m., a boater found a woman’s body in Henry Hagg Lake near Boat Ramp C. Deputies identified the body as 38-year-old Tara Callahan, who had been missing since February 5 in the same area. Ms. Callahan’s body was taken to the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office. On Saturday, March 13, an autopsy was performed and the Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Ms. Callahan’s death a suicide.

  Oregon State Police On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 1:59 P.M., Oregon State Police Dispatch received a report of a wrong way driver on Interstate 84 near milepost 342. The reporting party saw a silver sedan driving westbound in the eastbound lanes. Troopers responded to the area in an attempt to locate the wrong way driver. At 2:04 P.M., a Senior Trooper located the wrong way driver just prior to colliding with it eastbound on Interstate 84 at milepost 327. The driver of the suspect sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital for treatment and evaluation. The Senior Trooper was evaluated at the hospital and was released. The suspect was arrested on charges of Attempted Assault II, Reckless Driving and Reckless Endangerment and lodged at the Baker County Jail.  OSP was assisted by the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon Department of Transportation and the Baker City Ambulance Medical Personnel. 

 On March 7, 2021 at about 8:17 PM, the Coos County Dispatch Center received a 911 call from near the area of Doerner For Trail outside of Myrtle Point off Burnt Mountain. The caller, 23 year old Hailey Huckabee of Roseburg, reported her boyfriend 33 year old Daniel Dyer had slipped on some rocks and fell into the creek near the falls at approximately 4:15 PM. Hailey tried to help Daniel out of the water and fell in herself. Daniel pushed Hailey back towards the shore where she was able to climb out of the water. Hailey reported she did not see Daniel after she got out of the water. Hailey was extremely wet and lost her shoes in the water.   Hailey hiked nearly four and a half miles barefoot to locate enough cell signal to call 911. Deputies were dispatched to the area and located Hailey at about 10:15 PM. Hailey was experiencing hypothermia and had several injuries to her feet. Hailey was tended to by medical staff and ultimately transported to the hospital. Deputies and members of Do

  Deschutes Co. Sheriff's Office Arrested:  Peter Bryant Hiatt, 72 year old male, Bend (Cloverdale), OR Charges:  Encourage Child Sex Abuse I (59 counts) Encourage Child Sex Abuse II (10 counts).   In February 2021 the Redmond Police Department took a report regarding the possession of child pornography. During their investigation they wrote a search warrant for a computer belonging to Peter Hiatt. They also determined all of the crimes were committed within the jurisdiction of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. The case was forwarded to Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office detectives. A DCSO digital forensic detective conducted a forensic examination of the computer and found numerous photographs of child sex abuse. 59 of the photographs are known to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The victims in those particular photographs have been identified, contacted, and confirmed to be children when the photographs were taken. The other photographs are reco

  DCSO JAILVIEWER 133.310 - VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER 164.354 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 2ND DEG Child Neglect ll  CASE  #:  211099 Officer responded to Fred Meyer regarding a report of two juveniles left alone inside of a vehicle in the parking lot. Once on scene, the officer located the above mentioned children (ages 7 and 3) left unattended inside of a vehicle. The father, Jason Spradley exited the store a short time later. Jason told me he did not think it was an issue for the children to be left in the vehicle and did not see the dangers.