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Suspect in Custody following Wilsonville Workplace Murder

The pursuit continued to Woodburn, coming to a stop on a dead-end street.

(CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore.) - At approximately 8:20 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15th, 911 dispatch received information that a suspect had walked into Heritage Specialty Foods in Wilsonville and fired multiple rounds with a handgun, killing one employee.

The suspect, 25-year old Camilo Santiago-Santiago, of Woodburn then fled the scene in a red sedan, traveling southbound toward Woodburn.

Hoover Criminal Gang Member Lorenzo Jones Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy

Jones, Rhodes and Hernandez will be tried together and each face a maximum sentence of death or life in prison.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, announced today that 46-year old Lorenzo Laron Joneshas been indicted for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that caused the shooting deaths of two Portland men.

He is also accused of attempting to murder six other people, possessing stolen firearms, and distributing cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.

Suspect Identified in October Central Linn Bomb Threat

Parents were kept informed until the lockdown was lifted.

(LINN COUNTY, Ore.) - On the morning of October 29th at 9:44 a.m. deputies responded to the school to investigate a threat that came in over the phone. The caller referenced a “bomb”, which put the school on alert and caused them to lockdown the facility.

The school was locked down for approximately three hours, while deputies searched the entire school,

Portland Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Assaulting Peacekeeper

Gage Halupowski assaulted a man during the June 29, 2019 mass demonstration in downtown Portland.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A person was being chased and fell to the ground where he wasvrepeatedly kicked, punched and hit with expandable metal batons. Adam Kelly entered the crowd and attempted to serve as a peacekeeper.

When Kelly left the crowd, law enforcement witnessed Halupowski run up behind Mr. Kelly and strike him on top of the head with an expandable metal baton. This was a powerful strike to the head. “The sound of the blow was sickening"...

Jeffrey Epstein Again Disappears From View, but What About Mossad?

Will the three simultaneous investigations currently taking place seek to ask the right questions?

(UNITED STATES) - What Epstein did and how he did it was an intelligence operation in support of Mossad. There is no other viable explanation for his filming of prominent politicians and celebrities having sex with young girls.

Recruiting and running American movers and shakers like Bill Clinton, with his 26 trips on the Lolita Express, former Governor Bill Richardson, or former Senator George Mitchell are precisely the types of “agents of influence” that the Mossad would seek to coerce or even blackmail into cooperation.

On the Impeachment Inquiry

The whistle-blower complaint appears to be the tipping point.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - On the campaign trail in 2016, Trump boasted, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” He mimicked firing a gun with his fingers, “It’s, like, incredible.”

We now know how prescient he was.

Salem Man Charged with Transmitting Threatening Communications

Carlsen live-streamed his actions on Facebook and later posted additional threats.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A federal criminal complaint was unsealed today charging a Salem, Oregon man with threatening Social Security Administration (SSA) officials after being denied Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

45-year old Erick Carlsen, allegedly engaged in threatening behavior at an SSA benefits review hearing in Salem.

Michael Wolfe Arrested in Disappearances

Oregon man is in custody and charged with aggravated murder after disappearance of his 3-year-old son and the boy's mother.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Friday, 52-year old Michael John Wolfe was taken into custody by investigators from the Salem Police Department in connection with the disappearance of 25-year old Karissa Fretwell and the 3-year old son, William Fretwell, she shares with Wolfe.

He was booked into the Yamhill County Jail on two counts of Aggravated Murder and two counts of Kidnapping in the First Degree. He is being held without bail.

Salem Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Dealing Meth and Cockfighting

Aispuro’s ranch in Scio, Oregon revealed more 200 roosters being raised and trained for fighting.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Arturo Aispuro, of Salem, Oregon, was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison and 5 years’ of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. He also received a concurrent sentence of 60 months for abusing hundreds of roosters.

Aispuro was a member of a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in and around Salem. In April 2017, with the assistance of a co-conspirator, Aispuro sold 882 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Milwaukie, Oregon. In May 2017, law enforcement intercepted Aispuro while he was transporting 442 more grams of meth for distribution.

Salem Cop One of The Mac Men Arrested for Burglary

Two men, including an off-duty Salem Police officer, have been charged with multiple felonies.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Cardenas is charged with two counts of aggravated theft in the first degree, four counts of burglary in the second degree and one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.

Thayres is charged with one count of theft in the first degree and one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Seth Thayres is a police officer with the City of Salem, and has been for six years.