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Salem Commute Slowed After Car Slams Into Power Pole

Police are asking motorists to avoid the area if possible for the next 4 to 5 hours while PGE crews replace the power pole.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Salem Police want you to BE AWARE! of a lane closure of one lane, eastbound, on Liberty Street NE, over the next several hours.

Police say around 3:00 a.m. Friday morning they responded to a single vehicle accident at Liberty Street NE and Grove Street NE.

Oregon Boy, 3, Crashes Parents Jeep, Goes Home to Watch Cartoons

This all took place on Tuesday in the small, quiet community of Myrtle Creek, located just south of Roseburg.

(MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. ) - A 3-year-old Oregon boy decided to take his parents Jeep out on a test drive, only to crash it into a neighbor's home, and then flee the scene to head back home to watch cartoons.

An officer at about 9:00 a.m., first spotted the young boy sitting in the Jeep unattended and after watching the boy for about five minutes they went up to talk with the boy who said his parents were not home and he was being watched by a relative who at the time was sleeping.

Call Nets Police Stolen Car, Drugs, Four Arrests

In addition to the stolen car, deputies found a pile of shaved keys and methamphetamine.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - A call to the Marion County Sheriff's Office Wednesday afternoon, led police to a stolen vehicle, drugs, and landed four people behind bars.

Marion County Sheriff's spokesman Sergeant Chris Baldridge says deputies were called around 1:40 p.m. to 164 Lancaster Drive SE in a parking lot on the report of a large disturbance.

Portland Police Issue Warning of Scam Involving Grandparents

The typical scam involves a frantic call from a "grandchild" in trouble, or someone saying the grandchild is in trouble with the law.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - The Portland Police Bureau would like to remind Portland area residents, especially seniors, that a common scam known as the "Grandparent Scam" remains active in the community.

The "Grandparent Scam" has been around for many years and is just one variation of the impostor scams that dupe people into losing thousands of dollars.

Portland Teen Dead After Shooting in SE Portland

No motive has been determined in the shooting.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - Homicide detectives are continuing their investigation into Tuesday night's shooting that left one man dead in Southeast Portland.

The victim has been preliminarily identified as a 19-year-old male. Detectives have learned that several neighborhood residents heard several gunshots prior to the discovery of the victim.

Driver Who Hit Two People on Bicycles Saturday Night Arrested

Neither victim sustained life threatening injuries.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - On Saturday, at 10:51 p.m., 32-year-old Lisa Lynn Vesely was arrested by Portland Police after fleeing the scene of a crash into two people riding bicycles on Southwest Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway.

Officers learned that 30-year-old Jasmine Zamora was riding behind 25-year-old Cameron Duff, when they were struck from behind by a dark-colored car that fled the scene.

Funeral for Polk County Deputy Killed in West Salem Crash Set

Sgt. Whittaker was a huge fan of NASCAR, the Oregon Ducks, and the NFL's Tennessee Titans.

(DALLAS, Ore. ) - Funeral services have been set for a 15 year veteran of the Polk County Sheriff's Office who died following a car crash in West Salem on July 19.

48-year-old Randy W. Whittaker of Dallas, was a Sergeant with the sheriff's office, and will be laid to rest on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 320 SE Fir Villa, in Dallas, Ore.

Woodburn Men Arrested for Stabbing Another Man

Both suspects had blood on their hands and clothes and appeared to be intoxicated police said.

(WOODBURN, Ore. ) - Woodburn police arrested two men stemming from a fight that occurred the evening of July 20, which left one man hospitalized with stab wounds and cuts on his face.

Woodburn police responded to a report of a fight in the 400 block of N. Pacific Highway in Woodburn and upon arrival police found the suspects, 20-year-old Arturo Dominguez-Ojeda, and 25-year-old Alonso Dominguez-Ojeda on the scene.

UPDATE #2: Human Remains Found in NE Salem

Video by Salem-News.com's Jerry Freeman.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - As Salem-News.com was first to report, Salem police are investigating human remains found Sunday evening in the 200 block of Hawthorne Ave NE near Pipebend Place NE.

Police on scene told Salem-News.com that it appears the body had been there for sometime. It was found in heavy brush. Police would not say who found the body.

UPDATE #2: Woodburn Man Shot in the Back by Car Passenger

Video by Salem-News.com's Jerry Freeman

(WOODBURN, Ore. ) - As Salem-News.com was first to report, police in Woodburn, Oregon are investigating what appears to be an accidental shooting Sunday evening.

A Woodburn police spokesman tells Salem-News.com that a 24-year-old male was shot by a handgun in the back by a passenger in the back seat of a vehicle while they were parked at the Woodburn Safeway store.