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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 fo...

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 Janua...

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 cite...

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 do...

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 ...

ODOT: SW Oregon UNION CREEK - Oregon 230 is closed due to hazardous trees leaning over the highway, creating hazardous conditions. This closure is from Oregon 138 near Diamond Lake to the Oregon 230/62 intersection near Union Creek. Drivers should use alternate routes and be prepared for winter driving conditions. There's no estimated time for reopening. Attached photos were taken late this afternoon by ODOT crews.

Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office UPDATE -01-11-20 JCSO Case #20-612 BUTTE FALLS, Ore.  On 011020 at 0747 hours the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a deceased person near the roadside on Cobleigh Road about two miles west of Butte Falls Highway. The deceased has been identified as: Cody Joseph Baize, 28 years old, of Grants Pass, Oregon. He previously was a resident of Kentucky.  Further details are not being released at this time as the investigation is an on-going active investigation by the Jackson County Major Assault Death Investigation Unit. BUTTE FALLS, Ore.  On 011020 at 0747 hours the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a deceased person near the roadside on Cobleigh Road about two miles west of Butte Falls Highway. The deceased is a male adult. The circumstances of the death are being treated as suspicious. JCSO initiated a Major Assault Death Investigation Unit call out.  MADIU members ...

Oregon State Police  The adult male and father of the two children is being identified as Jeremy Stiles (47) from Portland. The officer that entered the ocean is from the Manzanita Police Department and is requesting no media interviews at this time. On Saturday, January 11, 2020, at approximately 12:38 P.M., Emergency Services responded to the Falcon Cove area, near the county line of Clatsop County and Tillamook County, for three people that had been swept into the ocean. Preliminary investigation revealed a adult male was holding two children, a 7 year old female and a 4 year old male, on the shore and they were all swept into the ocean by a wave. A police officer arrived to find an adult male struggling to get out of the ocean and a juvenile female further out in the ocean.  The officer went into the ocean and was able to get the juvenile female and bring her to shore.  She was transported by Medix Ambulance to Providence Seaside Hospital (PSH).  The...

Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office UPDATE -01-11-20 JCSO Case #20-612 BUTTE FALLS, Ore.  On 011020 at 0747 hours the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a deceased person near the roadside on Cobleigh Road about two miles west of Butte Falls Highway. The deceased has been identified as: Cody Joseph Baize, 28 years old, of Grants Pass, Oregon. He previously was a resident of Kentucky.  Further details are not being released at this time as the investigation is an on-going active investigation by the Jackson County Major Assault Death Investigation Unit. BUTTE FALLS, Ore.  On 011020 at 0747 hours the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a deceased person near the roadside on Cobleigh Road about two miles west of Butte Falls Highway. The deceased is a male adult. The circumstances of the death are being treated as suspicious. JCSO initiated a Major Assault Death Investigation Unit call out.  MADIU members...

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office IDLEYLD PARK, Ore.  - On Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 11:01 am, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a report of a child who was reportedly not breathing at 7 Cedarwood Lane in Idleyld Park.  Dispatchers initiated telephone CPR until deputies arrived, who attempted lifesaving efforts. The child, identified as 1 year-old Ember Alice McBride, was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased upon arrival. Detectives and the Douglas County Medical Examiner began an investigation into the death. On Friday, January 10, 2020, a forensic pathologist determined Ember's death was the result of blunt force trauma and ruled it a homicide. The Douglas County Major Crimes Team was activated at that time.  On Friday, January 10, 2020, Detectives arrested 21 year-old Aaron J. Toole in conjunction with Ember's death. Toole was known to the child and her mother. He was transported to the Douglas County Jail where he was l...

Portland Police Bureau A wanted felon was arrested on gun crimes and firearms were seized from a home in the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood. Officers from East Precinct's Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) learned that a felon with an outstanding warrant had guns in a house in the 6900 block of Southeast Yamhill Street. On Thursday, January 9, 2020, officers with NRT and the East Precinct Street Crimes Unit arrested Richard D. Bond, 33. During the arrest, Bond tried to escape out of a back window but was confronted by officers. Officers seized two rifles, one handgun, and ammunition (photo). Bond was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on three counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and a warrant out of Washington County.

Hillsboro Police Dept. Yesterday officers responded to reports of shots fired at Quatama Crossing Apartments, 650 Northeast Autumn creek Drive. 9-1-1 callers reported a man fired several shots from a pistol into a parked car before driving away in a Subaru Outback. An officer responding to the call found a car matching this description and stopped it westbound on East Main Street west of Southeast Borwick Street. As the officer got out of his patrol car, the Subaru accelerated away. The Subaru lost control at the intersection with Northeast Century Boulevard and crashed into the driver’s side of a Toyota 4Runner waiting to turn left at the intersection. The Toyota’s driver, a woman, and a passenger in the Subaru, a man, were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Subaru’s driver and its three other passengers were uninjured. Officers arrested the Subaru’s driver, a 19-year-old man, and recovered a pistol from the car. He was determined to be...

Portland Police Bureau On Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 4:30 p.m., Portland Police officers, with the assistance of the Hillsboro Police Department, took 22-year-old Luis Silva Echeverria-Navarrete into custody relating to a probable cause arrest. This arrest was the culmination of a two-year, fatal hit and run investigation by PPB's Traffic Investigations Unit. On November 26, 2017, at 9:56 p.m., Daniel Gene Ramsey III was struck and instantly killed by a speeding driver at the intersection of North Fessenden Street and North Alma Avenue while crossing the street in an unmarked crosswalk. Thanks to tips from community members, investigators were able to identify Mr. Echeverria-Navarrete as the driver of the vehicle. PPB officers subsequently located and arrested Mr. Echeverria-Navarrete in Hillsboro, Oregon on Thursday. He was then transported and lodged into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges relating to: manslaughter, failure to perform the duties of a driver (...

Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office On January 9th, 2020 at 8:24 AM, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a welfare check on a suspicious person at the Cape Perpetua Visitor’s Center.  The caller reported the subject’s name as Chris Gardner.  Earlier in the shift, deputies were made aware of a state-wide bulletin regarding 32 year-old military deserter from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington named Christopher Lee Gardner.  Gardner was considered armed and dangerous by the US Army.  The description and details surrounding Gardner’s suspicious activity provided by the caller matched the information provided in the US Army bulletin. Members of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by two Oregon State Police Troopers, closed off access to the Cape Perpetua Visitor’s Center and evacuated the area.  Deputies observed Gardner and confirmed he was the subject of the bulletin.  Deputies and troopers formed an arrest team and were able success...

Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety UPDATE: Suspect has been identified in the hit and run crash. Please see the attached bulletin for more information. The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety is investigating an injury hit and run crash which occurred on Rogue River Hwy near Cloverlawn Drive on January 6, 2020, at approximately 5:45PM.  The crash involved a vehicle striking a pedestrian who received serious injuries.  The suspect vehicle fled the area eastbound on Rogue River Hwy.  The pedestrian was transported to an out of area hospital for treatment. The suspect vehicle is described as a silver colored 2 door, 90’s to 2000’s smaller sedan.  There may be damage to the front and/or hood of the vehicle from striking the pedestrian.  See attached photo. The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect vehicle and driver.  Please contact Ofc. Shali Marshall at 541-450-6260 if you have any in...

Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety On Friday, January 3rd, 2020,  a Grants Pass Department of Public Safety Police Officer responded to the All Sports Park to investigate a suspicious vehicle. The subsequent investigation revealed that 20yo Gabriel Rosencrans had engaged in sexual intercourse with a 16yo female inside the vehicle. Rosencrans was arrested on the above listed charges and lodged in the Josephine County Jail. ARRESTED:  Gabriel Rosencrans 20yo male,  CHARGES: Sex Abuse II (x2), Contributing to the Sexual Corruption of a minor, Public Indecency, and Sexual Misconduct.

Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety On Tuesday January 7th, 2020, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety Detectives Unit received information from an unrelated investigation that Aystyn H. Boeggeman reportedly had sexual contact with a 15yo female. A subsequent investigation revealed that Boeggeman had been in a sexual relationship with a 15yo female, while he was 20 years old. On Wednesday, January 8th, 2020, Boeggeman was located at 4569 Dick George Road in Cave Junction and taken into custody. Boeggeman was arrested on the above mentioned charges and lodged at the Josephine County Jail. ARRESTED: Aystyn H. Boeggeman 21yo male CHARGES: Rape 3 (x12), Sodomy 3 (x11), Sex Abuse 2 (x8), Contributing to the Sexual Delinquency of a Minor (x23), and Sexual Misconduct (x23).

Ore. Dept. of Public Safety Standards and Training   The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 394th Basic Police Class. The Basic Police Class is 16-weeks in length and includes dozens of training areas including survival skills, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, ethics, cultural diversity, problem solving, community policing, elder abuse, drug recognition, and dozens of other subjects. Basic Police Class 394 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, January 17, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation.  Chief Tighe O’Meara with the Ashland Police Department will be the speaker.  The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training would like to invite you to join us in observing the ceremony and congratulating Basic Police #BP394 on their successful completion of basic training. The gradu...

Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office   JCSO case number 16-24006 On Tuesday, November 12th, 2019, skeletal human remains were recovered in a wooded area just over the Douglas County border off Highway 227. The remains were believed to be those of Malina Lynn Nickel, reported missing 11/23/16. This discovery was made during a separate homicide investigation in which Destiny Finch was the victim. The remains were transported to the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office and turned over to Dr. Nici Vance, State Forensic Anthropologist for further evaluation. The suspect in that case, Shane Ryan Michael Wayman, DOB 08/15/98, was indicted on charges of Criminal Mistreatment in the First Degree and Abuse of a Corpse in the Second Degree, based on circumstantial evidence found at the scene which tentatively identified the remains as Malina’s. On 01/06/2020 Jackson County Sheriff’s Office detectives received the lab report back from Oregon State Police on the skeletal rema...

Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety is investigating an injury hit and run crash which occurred on Rogue River Hwy near Cloverlawn Drive on January 6, 2020, at approximately 5:45PM.  The crash involved a vehicle striking a pedestrian who received serious injuries.  The suspect vehicle fled the area eastbound on Rogue River Hwy.  The pedestrian was transported to an out of area hospital for treatment. The suspect vehicle is described as a silver colored 2 door, 90’s to 2000’s smaller sedan.  There may be damage to the front and/or hood of the vehicle from striking the pedestrian.  See attached photo. The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect vehicle and driver.  Please contact Ofc. Shali Marshall at 541-450-6260 if you have any information related to this crash, the identity of the driver, or whereabouts of the vehicle.  Case Number: 20-923 ...

Linn County Sheriff's Office Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports that on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, approximately 10:21 p.m., his deputies investigated a fatal motor vehicle crash on Riverside Drive near Stellmacher Drive, southwest of Albany.    The investigation revealed Joel Hirsch, 61, of Albany, had been traveling north on Riverside Drive in his 2007 Nissan Murano.  For unknown reasons, he crossed out of his lane, through the opposing lane of travel, off the west side shoulder, struck a tree head-on and spun back up on the roadway.  Hirsch was the single occupant of the vehicle. Hirsch was wearing a seatbelt and the vehicle airbags did deploy.  Albany Fire Department personnel assisted with extricating Hirsch from his vehicle. Hirsch was pronounced deceased at the scene and taken to Aasum-Dufour Funeral Home in Albany.  Linn County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Albany Fire Department, State Medical Examiner’s Office, Linn County Roa...

Multnomah Co. District Attorney's Office   January 7, 2020 Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announced the filing of a four-count charging document against 26-year-old Garrett Bergquist who is accused of running a red light and crashing into an 11 year old boy who was walking to school. The boy, identified as Luis Medina, died as a result of the crash. Bergquist is charged with one count of manslaughter in the first degree, one count of manslaughter in the second degree, one count of driving under the influence of intoxicants and one count of reckless driving. This investigation started on January 6, 2019 when Gresham Police and the East County Vehicular Crimes Team responded to reports of a crash near the intersection of Southeast Hogan Road and Southeast 5th Avenue in Gresham, Oregon. When law enforcement arrived, they located Medina deceased as a result of his injuries. Law enforcement determined Medina had the right of way as he was crossing the str...

Douglas Public Health Network   [DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON]- The Douglas Public Health Network is issuing an ALERT for fatal and non-fatal illicit opioid overdoses in Douglas County. This alert is being issued based on a sharp spike of overdoses occurring within the last 24-72 hours.  We have seen these spikes occur in hospital emergency department admissions, and law enforcement and emergency support services response and deployment of Narcan. It appears the current “heroin” in our community is particularly potent or may be adulterated with fentanyl, and is an immediate risk to those actively using illicit opioids. Also be aware that other drugs, such as methamphetamine may be adulterated with fentanyl. We are encouraging people who use illicit opioids, such as heroin, to abstain from using the drug and seek assistance through drug treatment or medication-assisted treatment. Those actively using drugs should consider the following, and we encourage the medical community an...

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon Defendants memorialized illegal firearm possession in music video posted to YouTube PORTLAND, Ore.—U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that two Portland residents have been charged with unlawfully possessing the same stolen handgun. Christopher Eugene Miller, 28, and Kebrin Larry Jones, 27, are charged in a two-count indictment with unlawfully possessing a stolen Taurus model PT-845, .45 caliber handgun. Miller and Jones join Desmond Boris Washington, 34, also of Portland, who was previously charged in a separate criminal case for unlawfully possessing the same handgun. All three defendants are convicted felons and not permitted to possess firearms. Agents recovered the stolen firearm while executing a search warrant on Washington’s Portland residence. All three defendants memorialized their unlawful possession of firearms in a publicly-available music video posted to YouTube. Miller was arraigned today by U.S...