June 18, 2013

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Oregon Crime

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An Oregon Judge Keeps Giving This Death Row Inmate Reprieves He Doesn't Want

AP | NIGEL DUARA | Posted 07.24.2012 | Crime

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SALEM, Ore. -- An Oregon death row inmate and the state's governor are at the center of an unusual legal battle – the governor has granted the t...

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Facebook Post Led Authorities To Murder-Suicide

AP | STEVEN DUBOIS | Posted 09.04.2012 | Crime

Read More: Oregon Crime, Video, Amy Engels, Randall Engels, Cal Tichenor, Kelley Wood, Murder-Suicide, Joe Endicott, Family Deaths, Crime News

DUNDEE, Ore. -- An Oregon man shot and killed his estranged wife and their two children at his home on the Fourth of July before killing himself, poli...

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Remains Of Missing Hiker With Developmental Disabilities Found 30 Years Later

Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 06.22.2012 | Crime

Read More: Oregon Crime, Video, Oregon Missing Persons, Rebecca Carroll, Keith Zunke, Missing Persons, Missing Person Found, Crime News

The last three decades have been long and hard for Rebecca Carroll, but closure may be beginning for her. On Oct. 24, 1981, Carroll's 21-year-old s...

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Woman Awarded $900,000 For Herpes Infection

The Huffington Post | David Lohr | Posted 06.03.2013 | Crime

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A jury awarded an Oregon woman $900,000 after her date allegedly gave her herpes. The decision came after four days of testimony and two hours of d...

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Matthew Fox Charged With Drunk Driving

Newser | Posted 07.07.2012 | Crime

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First it was a stripper, then a bar brawl, and now it's a DUI for Matthew Fox. The Lost star was busted early Friday in Oregon, where he lives. ...

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Mom Allegedly Helps 13-Year-Old Daughter Sext By Snapping Nude Photos

David Lohr | Posted 05.07.2012 | Crime

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Authorities in Utah have arrested a woman for allegedly helping her 13-year-old daughter text nude photos to a 30-year-old man. The young girl's mo...

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30 Years On The Run: Cops In Oregon Arrest Michigan Fugitive

Posted 03.16.2012 | Crime

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Police in Oregon busted a wanted fugitive of nearly three decades on Monday after he robbed a bank just one day before his 60th birthday. Steven Le...

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Cops Mistake Naked Bondage Sex Game For Kidnapping, Naked Woman Arrested

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 02.15.2012 | Weird News

Read More: Oregon Crime, Video, Stephanie Pelzner, Dumb Crime, Bondage, Role-Play, Bound and Naked, Role-Play Arrest, Nikolas Harbar, Things You Can't Do Naked, Weird News News

They wanted bondage, and they wound up in handcuffs. A Portland, Ore., couple was arrested on Valentine's Day after cops mistook a bound and naked ...

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Piggyback Punk: Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting High School Athletes

Posted 02.03.2012 | Crime

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assau...

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How Much Pot Is Too Much Medical Marijuana: Law Put To Test

AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 04.03.2012 | Politics

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — When police knocked on Josh Brewer's door to check for marijuana, even one of the nation's most liberal medical marijuana la...

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LOOSE CHANGE: Burglar Drops Rare Coin Collection Into Counting Machine

Posted 01.06.2012 | Crime

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Turns out a few burglars who thought they cashed in, didn't really make bank at all. An Oregon man is counting his lucky pennies after police recov...

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Cops: Man Attacked Shoppers With Light Saber

Posted 12.15.2011 | Weird News

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That's not how you use the force! An Oregon man went Darth Vader on customers at Toys 'R' Us this week when he allegedly assaulted at least three p...

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Woman Stabs Classmate During Anger Management Class: Lawsuit

Posted 12.14.2011 | Weird News

Sign this student up for another session. A woman in an anger management class stabbed her classmate in the neck during an argument about a "Dr. Ph...

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WATCH: High Speed Police Chase Ends With Patrol Car Crashing Into House

Posted 01.11.2012 | Weird News

This is why you're supposed to stop in the name of the law. A dashboard video camera in a Tigard Police Department cop car shows a high-speed chas...

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Suspect Falls Through Ceiling Into Police Custody

Posted 01.01.2012 | Weird News

In the Pacific Northwest, when it rains, it pours -- including criminals. Police say that a man hiding from them in an attic fell through the ceil...

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Portland's Alleged 'Moss Man' Fails To Show Up For Trial

AP | Posted 12.12.2011 | Weird News

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HILLSBORO, Ore. (Associated Press) -- Authorities say an Oregon burglary suspect dubbed "Moss Man" failed to show up at his trial, and a warrant has b...

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