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Redmond Fire & Rescue   November 27, 2023-REDMOND, OR- On Friday November 24 at approximately 9am, Redmond Fire & Rescue was notified of a possible structure fire in the 6200 block of SW Harvest Ave. First arriving fire crews arrived to a manufactured home with heavy fire through the roof. Due to the amount of fire, fire crews aggressively fought the fire from the exterior. Because the home was located in an area where fire hydrants are not available, water tenders shuttled in water. There was no one home at the time of the fire and no pets were inside. The homeowners were assisted by the Red Cross. Fire investigators determined that the cause of the fire was due to unattended cooking. The estimated loss to the structure is approximately $500,000.   Never leave cooking food unattended .  If you must leave the kitchen, even for a short period of time, turn off the stove. Move items that can burn away from the stove. This includes dishtowels, bags, boxes, paper and curtains. Also

Oregon State Police On Sunday, November 26, 2023, at 12:15 p.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 36, near milepost 1, in Lane County.   The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Ford Explorer, operated by Benjamin William Beecher (72) of Florence, crossed the centerline of an icy curve into the eastbound lane and struck a Honda Civic, operated by Jeffrey Wayne Varga (18) of North Bend.  The Ford became airborne and came to rest, fully submerged, in the Siuslaw River.     The operator of the Ford (Beecher) was declared deceased at the scene by Lane County Search and Rescue, who responded with a dive team to assist with the submerged vehicle.   The operator of the Honda (Jeffrey Varga) and passenger, Geneva Mae Varga (21) of North Bend, were transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.   The highway was impacted for approximately 5 hours during the on-scene investigation.   OSP was assisted by the Lane County Sheriff's Office, Siusl

PATROL: Roseburg Police INCIDENT: Harassment CASE NO: 236248 DATE/TIME: 11/24/2023 / 1053 LOCATION: 2406 W Luellen Drive OFFICER(S): RPD PERSON(S): (S) Juvenile Male (17) Roseburg (V) Lee, Lisa Cook (23) Roseburg CHARGE(S): Harassment Reckless endangering DETAILS: Officers responded to the above location after a juvenile male reportedly assaulted Lisa Lee. The investigation concluded that the juvenile threw an object at Lisa, and punched her in the head. DISPOSITION: Cited and released to parent ____________________________________________ PATROL: Roseburg Police INCIDENT: Probation Violation CASE NO: 236246 DATE/TIME: 11/24/2023 / 0800 LOCATION: 548 SE Sykes Avenue OFFICER(S): RPD PERSON(S): Osburn, Angela Deann. (45) Roseburg CHARGE(S): Probation Violation Unlawful possession of methamphetamine - Violation VEHICLE(S): N/A DETAILS: Officers contacted Angela after she was called in for causing a disturbance. Angela admitted to using Methamphetamine and her PO wanted her detained. Angel

Eugene Springfield Fire One was person transported by ambulance following an early morning car accident on Eastbound Beltline at the Hwy 99 exit in Eugene Monday morning.  Eugene Spring field Fire responded to a reported rollover accident on Beltline near the Hwy 99 exit at 5:09 AM.  Crews arrived to find the vehicle on its roof and on fire.  The fire was quickly extinguished and one person was transported to Riverbend ER with non-life threatening injuries.  We urge caution on your morning commute as freezing temperatures make for slippery roads, especially over bridges and overpasses.                  Click Here To Download Our App

Washington Co. Sheriff's Office On Monday, November 27, 2023, at 7:18 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a traffic crash near the intersection of SW 65 th  Avenue and SW Prosperity Park Road involving a motorcycle and a school bus.  The motorcycle rider did not survive. The Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to the scene and is investigating. Additional information will be available when appropriate.  The school bus is part of the West Linn-Wilsonville school district, and notifications have been made to the families of the two children on the bus. The children and the bus driver were not injured.  If you have any information about this incident, we ask that you contact the Washington County Sheriff's Office through non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111.               Click Here To Download Our App

Eugene Springfield Fire Eugene Springfield Fire crews were alerted to a house fire on Lea Ave in Eugene’s Santa Clara neighborhood Sunday night.  At 6:10 PM, a caller from Beltline saw what they believed to be flames from a house on Lea Avenue and called 911. As fire apparatus were getting dispatched, a resident of the involved duplex on Lea noticed that smoke was filling the second floor and called 911 as well. ESF crews arrived, identified the location of the fire on the second floor of the home, stretched a hose line to the duplex for fire extinguishment and search for additional occupants. The fire was quickly placed under control before it extended to the attic or unaffected side of the duplex. There were no injuries reported. ESF responded with 3 engines, 2 ladder trucks, 2 chiefs, an ambulance and EMS supervisor.  ESF was aided by Lane Fire Authority. ESF Deputy Fire Marshals are on the scene investigating the cause.                  Click Here To Download Our App

Benton Co. Sheriff's Office CORVALLIS, Ore.  - In a heartwarming turn of events on Thanksgiving Day, Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) search and rescue teams successfully located a missing male looking for mushrooms off Botkin Road, west of Philomath.  The individual, a 77-year-old male from Corvallis, had been reported missing by a family member at approximately 9:30 pm on Wednesday, November 22.  The search operation, which involved the Benton County Sheriff's Office  Marys Peak Search and Rescue - MPSAR ,  Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit - CMRU  , and  Region 3 K9 Search & Rescue  were called out to search for the hiker Wednesday night.  Search efforts continued on Thanksgiving Day with additional assistance from  Linn County Sheriff's Office ,  Lane County Sheriff's Office ,  Polk County Sheriff's Office  and the  U.S. Coast Guard .  Searchers located the missing man on Thursday, November 23 at approximately 3:30 pm, down a steep drainage near a creek. T

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