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An Oregon State Police trooper was justified in using lethal force in the shooting of a 42-year-old man during a traffic stop in Eugene on June 11, the Lane County district attorney announced ...
The Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office is still examining the remains. Staggs was last seen on Jan. 29, 2022, at his home in Newport, Oregon, and was reported as a missing person in February 2022.
An Oregon State Police vehicle (2012) Though many forces use the term "state police," its meaning is not consistent from agency to agency. In many places, it is a full-service law enforcement agency which responds to calls for service, investigates criminal activity, and regularly patrols high-crime areas.
The state's largest multiple homicide was the 1887 slaughter of 34 Chinese gold miners at the Hells Canyon Massacre. Other notable multiple homicides include the 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting (ten killed in mass shooting on college campus), the Oregon Museum Tavern shooting (five killed in Ladies' Night shooting), and the 2022 Bend ...
A $5 million whistleblower lawsuit accuses Oregon State Police of ignoring reports of misconduct and retaliating against the sergeant who made them. The lawsuit alleges the incident is part of a ...
The Oregon State Police began operating on August 1, 1931. The organization was designed by a committee appointed by Governor Julius L. Meier, [5] who made a survey of some of the most successful state law enforcement agencies across North America, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the New Jersey State Police, the Texas Rangers, the Pennsylvania State Police, and others.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 174 law enforcement agencies employing 6,695 sworn police officers, about 177 for each 100,000 residents.
Oregon Route 18 reopened Sunday afternoon north of Dayton following a crash between Oregon Route 99W and Dayton, the Oregon Department of Transportation said. The closure at milepost 52 lasted ...