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Lincoln City Police Lincoln City Police Officers have been conducting several online child-luring investigations over the past few months, which have resulted in the recent arrests of two local men. During the investigations, officers posing as underage children on various online social media platforms were contacted by adult men who offered to meet up with a person they believed to be a minor for sex or used online communications to solicit a child to engage in sexual contact or sexually explicit conduct. The following arrests were made during the course of these investigations. On November 9, 2023, 56-year-old Scott Anthony Cotter of Lincoln City, Oregon, was arrested after he arrived at an undisclosed public location to meet up with a minor for sex. Cotter had been chatting on social media with undercover officers and during conversations had sent graphic messages depicting various sexual acts along with sending nude photos of himself. Cotter stated he wanted to meet up with the per

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.175 - ASSAULT 2ND DEG  Level:   F 166.220 - UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON  Level:   F 163.160 - ASSAULT 4TH DEG  Level:   M 163.190 - MENACING  Level:   M              Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.160 - ASSAULT 4TH DEG  Level:   M 166.065A - HARASSMENT  Level:   M 166.025 - DISORDERLY CONDUCT 2ND DEG  Level:   M 163.175 - ASSAULT 2ND DEG  Level:   F          Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.160 - ASSAULT 4TH DEG  Level:   M 166.065A - HARASSMENT  Level:   M 166.025 - DISORDERLY CONDUCT 2ND DEG  Level:   M               Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 133.310 - VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER  Level:   M 163.190 - MENACING  Level:   M 166.065A - HARASSMENT  Level:   M 167.320 - ANIMAL ABUSE 1ST DEG  Level:   M                Click Here To Download Our App

Portland Police Bureau On Thursday, November 23, 2023 at 9:46a.m., North Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of a crash on southbound I-5 midspan Marquam Bridge (lower deck). When they arrived they found a motorcyclist down with passers-by engaging in first aid efforts. The rider, an adult male, was transported to a hospital by ambulance. Despite lifesaving efforts, he died. Preliminary investigation suggests the crash involved only the motorcyclist and no other motorists were involved. The Portland Police Traffic Division Major Crash Team is responding to investigate the crash. During the investigation, all lanes of I-5 southbound are closed. The ramp from northbound I-405 Fremont Bridge to southbound I-5 is closed. The westbound I-84 to southbound I-5 ramp is also closed. Southbound I-5 traffic can use I-405 southbound as a bypass, or exit to eastbound I-84. Traffic coming westbound I-84 can go northbound I-5 and then to I-405 southbound to bypass the crash. The ramps to th

Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office EAGLE POINT, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives arrested an Eagle Point couple last Thursday, November 16th for multiple sex crimes involving a child under the age of 12. The suspects are Colton Joseph Thornton, 28, and Elizabeth Nicole Shockey-Rydall, 31, both of Eagle Point. Thornton is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sexual penetration, first-degree sodomy, and first-degree sexual abuse. Shockey is charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. They are both lodged in the Jackson County Jail.   JCSO SVU detectives believe Thornton may have other juvenile victims. Anyone with information about the pictured suspect is asked to call SVU Detective Jill Wenzel at  (541) 770-8928 .   This case is under investigation with SVU detectives working additional leads. Further information will come from the Jackson County District Attorney’s office. Click Here To Download Our App

Gresham Police Dept Gresham, Ore.—A traffic crash resulted in Gresham’s 12th traffic fatality this year. Shortly before 7:00 p.m., Gresham police officers and medical personnel responded to a report of a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and minivan, in the 17600 block of SE Division St. When medical personnel arrived, they determined the motorcycle rider had died as a result of the crash. The driver of the minivan stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. The East Metro Vehicular Crimes Team (VCT) responded to the scene and is investigating the crash just 5 days after responding to another fatal motorcycle involved crash on 181 Ave. near Wilkes Rd. Investigators are looking into whether speed and other factors contributed to today’s crash.  Traffic on SE Division St. between 174 Ave. and 182 Ave. is closed for the investigation and expected to re-open at approximately 10:00 p.m. Anyone who witnessed the collision and has not already spoken with an officer i

Gresham Police Dept Gresham, Ore.— Gresham Police is asking for the public’s assistance in the investigation of a stabbing that occurred at NE Hogan Rd and NE 19 St. Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man had been stabbed just before 3:45 p.m. and provided care to the victim before medical responders arrived. Available Gresham Police officers and assisting Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies surrounded the area while a MCSO canine deputy searched the area with a tracking dog. Despite a large police presence and a canine search, the suspect was not located. The victim was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries.   Detectives responded to the scene and are continuing the investigation. Gresham Police Detective Tyson Conroy stated, “This occurred along a busy road and it is possible there are witnesses that saw the incident or the events leading up to it.”  Detectives are asking witnesses to call the Gresham Police Tip Line at 503-618-2719. Additiona

DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.215 - BURGLARY 2ND DEG  Level:   F 164.354 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 2ND DEG  Level:   F 164.043 - THEFT 3RD DEG  Level:   F 164.377 - COMPUTER CRIME  Level:   F 165.800 - IDENTITY THEFT  Level:   F 165.055 - FRAUDULENT USE OF CREDIT CARD - 1  Level:   M 164.045 - THEFT 2ND DEG  Level:   M                 Click Here To Download Our App

Josephine Co. Sheriff's Office UPDATE: ERIC HAS BEEN LOCATED. Eric Rossiter is reported to be a transient in the Cave Junction area, though he has history in Grants Pass. Currently, it is unknown if he is still in the area or who he may associate with. His family has not spoken to him in over one year. If you have any information regarding Rossiter’s whereabouts, please call the Sheriff’s Office. The photo is from last year. CASE: 23-29092 NAME: Eric Rossiter AGE: 45 SEX: Male RACE: Caucasian HAIR: Brown EYES: Brown HEIGHT: 5'9" WEIGHT: 285 Please contact the Josephine County Sheriff's Office with any information.  Please reference case #23-29092. OFFICE PHONE: 541-474-5123                 Click Here To Download Our App

Washington Co. District Attorney's Office HILLSBORO, Ore- On November 21, 2023, Jesse D Holt pleaded guilty to one count of Burglary in the First Degree with the intent to commit Sex Abuse. Judge Eric Buchér sentenced the defendant to 41 months in prison. Deputy District Attorney Alyssa Camp prosecuted the case. On June 2, 2023, the defendant smashed a window and broke into a home in Hillsboro, Oregon. The homeowners had just put their two young children to bed. One of the victims heard a noise but didn’t realize anything was wrong until she saw the defendant coming up the stairs towards her bedroom. She began screaming as the defendant approached her in her bed, at which point her husband made his presence known and chased the defendant from the home.  The victims found the broken window and saw that the defendant prepared his escape by unlocking their back door. He used that door to exit the house and then fled the area. A home surveillance camera captured the defendant ringing t

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.190 - MENACING  Level:   M 166.025 - DISORDERLY CONDUCT 2ND DEG  Level:   M 164.255 - CRIMINAL TRESPASS 1ST DEG  Level:   M 164.365 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1ST DEG  Level:   F 164.365 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1ST DEG  Level:   F 165.572 - INTERFERE WITH MAKING A POLICE REPORT  Level:   M                Click Here To Download Our App

Coos County Sheriff's Office   On November 21st, 2023, at approximately 2:30 am, Coos County Dispatch received a distressing 911 call from a victim of domestic violence, urgently requesting the presence of law enforcement. The victim reported that Alejandro Lopez (34), the suspect, had left the residence in a green Subaru Legacy.   Responding swiftly to the call, Deputy B. Freerksen arrived at a residence on Tom Smith Rd in Bandon to commence an investigation. During the investigation, Deputy Freerksen gathered crucial information, revealing that Mr. Lopez had physically assaulted the victim by forcefully kicking them off the bed and subsequently placing his arm around their neck, causing a restriction of their ability to breathe or call for help.   Fortunately, the victim was able to get out of his grasp and yell for help. Two other individuals in the house intervened and confronted Mr. Lopez, leading to his departure from the scene. Bandon Police Officer Price was able to locate

  Roseburg Police Patrol Log PATROL: Roseburg Police INCIDENT: Offensive Littering CASE NO: 236145 DATE/TIME: 11/21/2023 / 0758 LOCATION: 1051 Stewart Park Drive OFFICER(S): RPD PERSON(S): Richard Rose, 57, Roseburg CHARGE(S): Offensive Littering VEHICLE(S): RV OR/73024 DETAILS: Richard's RV was parked taking up multiple spots in the Legion field parking lot. Richard's RV was leaking sewage onto the ground, he was cited and released for Offensive Littering. DISPOSITION: Cited and Released ____________________________________________ PATROL: Roseburg Police INCIDENT: Criminal Mischief CASE NO: 236146 DATE/TIME: 11/21/2023 / 0844 LOCATION: 140 Sunshine Rd OFFICER(S): RPD PERSON(S): (S) Calvert III, Daniel Lee (45) Roseburg (V) Townsend, Christina Anna Marie (22) Roseburg CHARGE(S): Criminal Mischief 2 x2 Disorderly Conduct 2 VEHICLE(S): (Dam) grey 2005 Mazda 3 (Dam) white 2013 Ford Fusion DETAILS: Officers arrested Daniel Calvert after he ripped a door handle off a door at Sunshi

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office RIDDLE, Ore.  - A Grants Pass man is dead and another is wounded after a shooting on Monday night in Riddle. On Monday, November 20, 2023, shortly after 11:30 p.m., 9-1-1 dispatchers received information about a shooting which had taken place in the area of Main Street / E. Third Avenue in Riddle. Deputies arrived on scene to learn that one victim, 20-year-old Devonte Lovell Clark of Grant Pass had died at the scene. A second Grants Pass man, 29-year-old Killian Mavity, sustained a gunshot wound to the arm. Mavity was transported to an undisclosed hospital for treatment of his injuries. Detectives are currently seeking information as to the whereabouts of 19-year-old Gauge Douglas James Main of Riddle. Main left the scene of the shooting after stealing a silver 2017 Honda Civic 4-door sedan bearing Oregon license plate 276PAT. Main should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who observes the vehicle or Main is asked to call 9-1-1. A booking photo o

Josephine Co. Sheriff's Office On November 21, 2023, at 12:28 PM, Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office located a vehicle of interest regarding a shooting incident that occurred on November 19, 2023, on S Kerby Avenue in Cave Junction.  The driver of the vehicle was identified as Jessy J Forrest, a 21-year-old Cave Junction resident.  As a result of the investigative efforts of Sheriff’s Office Deputies, Forrest was arrested and lodged at the Josephine County Jail on the charges listed below. ARRESTED: Jessy J Forrest, 21-year-old male CHARGES: 1- Attempted Murder                    2- Assault I                    3- Unlawful Use of a Weapon                                   At the time of this press release the investigation is ongoing and no further details are being released.  Further inquiries are directed to the Josephine County District Attorney’s Office.                  Click Here To Download Our App

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has recently received a report of a missing Bend area woman.  The reporting party states Kasie Marie Mae Jones was last seen around June 2023.  The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating and checking the welfare of Jones.  She was last known to be living off the east side of Hwy 97 near mile post 132, just north of Bend.  Jones is described as a white female, 5’1”, weighing approximately 130 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes.  A photo of Jones from 2018 is attached to this press release.  Anyone with information or that may have seen Jones is asked to call non-emergency dispatch at 541-693-6911 and ask for Detective Bryan Morris.                       Click Here To Download Our App

  U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon PORTLAND, Ore.—An 18-year-old drug trafficker with ties to a recent fatal overdose is facing federal charges after he was caught transporting several packages of powdered fentanyl and a 20-ton shop press used to manufacture fentanyl bricks was found in his apartment. Cristhian Martinez, 18, of Gladstone, Oregon, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, in September 2023, members of the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force (CCITF) were called to investigate a fatal overdose in Clackamas County. While processing the scene, investigators discovered numerous counterfeit M30 Oxycodone pills believed to be manufactured with fentanyl. Martinez was soon identified as the person who sold fentanyl to the deceased victim’s dealer. On November 16, 2023, investigators located Martinez traveling north

Oregon State Police On Friday, November 17, 2023, at 3:15 p.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 238, near milepost 25, in Jackson County.   The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Ford Aspire, operated by Seaven James Wyatt (79) of Jacksonville, made a left turn onto Upper Applegate Road.  The Ford crossed into the path of an eastbound Toyota Tacoma, operated by Ramon Rios Duran (70) of Medford, causing a side-impact collision.   The operator of the Ford (Wyatt) was declared deceased after transport.   The operator of the Toyota (Duran) suffered reported minor injuries.   The highway was impacted for approximately 2.5 hours during the on-scene investigation.   OSP was assisted by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Applegate Valley Fire, Mercy Flights, and ODOT.                Click Here To Download Our App

Oregon State Police On Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 5:12 a.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 26, near milepost 33, in Tillamook County.   The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Kia Optima, operated by Isaiah Rasheid Edlin (23) of Hillsboro, crossed the center line and struck an eastbound Toyota Corolla, operated by Carole Ann Klages (77) of Warrenton, head-on.   A witness reported the Kia had been observed traveling at high speeds and making unsafe passes prior to the crash. The witness did not observe the crash itself.   The operator of the Kia (Edlin) was declared deceased at the scene.   The operator of the Toyota (Klages) was declared deceased at the scene.   The highway was impacted for approximately 6 hours during the on-scene investigation.   OSP was assisted by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Banks Fire, and ODOT.                   Click Here To Download Our App

Josephine Co. Sheriff's Office On Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 3:44 PM, Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from Oregon State Police responded to the 1700 block of White Schoolhouse Road, Cave Junction, for a reported shooting incident.  Upon arrival, Deputies and Troopers located two deceased males with apparent gunshot wounds.  Due to the nature of the incident and the lack of investigative resources, the Sheriff’s Office requested the Oregon State Police investigate this incident. The Oregon State Police has assumed the investigation, and our office will have nothing further to report. On November 19, 2023, at 12:44 PM, Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from Oregon State Police responded to a call regarding shots fired in the 100 Block of S Kerby Road, Cave Junction. When the Deputies arrived on scene, they located a male subject with gunshot wounds to the upper body.  The victim was transported to an area hospital a

Josephine Co. Sheriff's Office On November 17, 2023, at 9:49 PM, the Sheriff’s Office received a report about a person jumping off of Robertson Bridge.  A citizen driving their vehicle across Robertson Bridge reported seeing a person dressed in all black who jumped from the bridge.  The age and sex of the person who jumped is unknown. Deputies responded to the area and searched for a person in or near the water. Rural Metro Fire Department and American Medical Response also assisted with searching the area however nobody was located. The Sheriff’s Office Marine Deputy responded and checked the river and shoreline by boat and was unable to locate anyone.  If anyone has further information regarding this incident, call the Sheriff’s Office at 541-474-5123.  Click Here To Download Our App

DCSO JAILVIEWER 475.894 - UP OF METHAMPHETAMINE  Level:   F 819.300 - POSSESSION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE  Level:   F 166.270B - FELON IN POSSESSION OF A RESTRICTED WEAPON  Level:   M                       Click Here To Download Our App