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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2017

OR Deputy Sues Man Who Shot Him for $1 Million

A Lane County, OR, sheriff’s deputy has filed a nearly $1 million civil lawsuit against a man who used a semi-automatic AK-47-style rifle to shoot him nearly two years ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2017

Video: Oregon Deputy Hit Twice in 3 Months by Drunk Drivers

The deputies were conducting a field sobriety test on 23-year-old Yash Desai when 61-year-old Earl Smith slammed into the back of one patrol car. The impact caused a chain reaction that left four cars damaged.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2017

Witmer Public Safety Group, Home of OfficerStore, Acquires Our Designs Inc.

Witmer Public Safety Group Inc., parent company of OfficerStore, has announced its recent acquisition of Our Designs Inc., a retailer of gifts and accessories geared toward firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical professionals.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2017

Police Prevent Violence Between Dueling OR Rallies

Portland, OR, police officers in riot gear prevented a full-scale clash between protest blocs by restricting access to Terry Schrunk Plaza, where Trump backers and free-speech advocates rallied for hours in a self-contained bubble within this liberal city.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2017

2 OR Officers 'Seriously Assaulted' Attempting to Release Man from Jail

Two officers were "seriously assaulted" Monday in an altercation with a man they were trying to release from the Florence, OR, jail, and the man who assaulted them later died at a hospital.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 2, 2017

Police Attacked, Property Damaged in Portland May Day Riot

Police were attacked, a patrol car was vandalized, business windows were shattered and bonfires were set in the streets during a May Day riot Monday in Portland, OR.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2017

Wounded OR Trooper Named North America's Trooper of the Year

An Oregon State Police trooper who was shot 12 times and critically wounded on Christmas night has been named North America’s Trooper of the Year.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 7, 2017

OR Teen was Warned by Police About Danger of Carrying Toy Gun 3 Months Before He was Killed in OIS

Three months before a Portland officer fatally shot 17-year-old Quanice Hayes, another officer had warned Hayes and another boy accused of breaking into a car that the fake gun they had could get them killed.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2017

Man Tied to Gun Used In Fatal Shooting of OR Sergeant Gets 12 Years

"I appreciate that you are not the one who caused the death of a heroic sworn officer,'' Simon told Jones. "But your possession of the firearm...did lead to the death of Sgt. Goodding.''

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2017

Portland Chief Accused of Having Lieutenant Falsify His Training Log

Portland, OR, Police Chief Mike Marshman and his executive assistant stems are being investigated over police bureau training, where his lieutenant may have signed the chief in on a log suggesting he had attended, when he had not.

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