NEAR MURPHY, Ore. — Oregon State Police say a driver in a stolen car crashed after trying to outrun troopers. OSP was monitoring traffic along Highway 238 near Murphy around 5:00 p.m. Monday when they got word that a stolen 2005 Mustang was heading in their direction. When the driver saw state police, troopers say … Continue reading »
Attempted Murder In Josephine County
WOLF CREEK, Ore. — Oregon State Police are investigating an attempted murder in Wolf Creek. Officers are now looking for the suspect’s car. Oregon State Police officers are on the lookout for a dark colored Dodge pickup with some driver side rear damage. According to police, early Tuesday morning, Oregon State Police received a call … Continue reading »
Oregon Police Warn of Fake Cop Scams
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Justice and the Oregon State Police (OSP) are warning citizens to be on the alert for two police impersonation scams. One scam conned just two people out of thousands of dollars. Several agencies across Oregon have received reports of these scams. In one, the scammers come to your … Continue reading »
Police Say Road Rage Led To Crash
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) said two women are facing charges after an apparent road rage incident injured several people on Interstate 205 south of Portland. On Wednesday morning, Oregon State Police said a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 27-year-old Mary E. Cochran was northbound on Interstate 205 near milepost 16 when … Continue reading »
Fugitive Caught Through Facebook Search
NEAR LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — A wanted fugitive was arrested Sunday afternoon after an Oregon State Police trooper determined the man’s true identity through a Facebook search. The suspect was arrested during a traffic stop along Interstate 5 near Lake Oswego and he was identified by a trooper through Facebook using an in-car OSP mobile … Continue reading »
OSP Investigates Fatal Crash
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Oregon State Police continues their investigation into a single vehicle fatal traffic crash on Tuesday afternoon which resulted in the death of an elderly LaPine man along Highway 138E, about 28 miles east of Roseburg. According to Lieutenant Doug Ladd, at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, a 2003 Dodge Durango driven by … Continue reading »
Marijuana Bust Near Cottage Grove
NEAR COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. — An Oregon State Police traffic stop Tuesday morning along Interstate 5 near Cottage Grove led to the arrest of two Minnesota men after a trooper found approximately 26 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle. On March 5, an OSP senior trooper stopped a vehicle displaying Minnesota license plates heading northbound … Continue reading »
Man Arrested For Fatal Car Crash
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) arrested a 26-year old Eugene man on Thursday after his release from a Roseburg-area hospital on charges related to a Sunday morning wrong way driver-involved fatal traffic crash on Interstate 5 about four miles north of Canyonville. OSP troopers arrested Joshua Davis for manslaughter in the first degree, … Continue reading »
Woman Arrested In Medford For LA Murder
MEDFORD, Ore. — A woman has been arrested in Medford in relation to a murder in Los Angeles. Oregon State Police said troopers arrested 24-year-old Laura Purviance early Friday morning at the Valley of the Rogue rest area along Interstate 5 about thirteen miles north of Medford. Purviance is wanted in connection with the murder … Continue reading »
OSP Arrest Man for DUII & Bank Robbery
NEAR EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) arrested a man suspected of a bank robbery near Sacramento, California Thursday morning after learning he was wanted following his first arrest the night before. Initially, the suspect, 57 year-old James Dear, was taken into custody Wednesday night near Eugene for a DUII and was later released. … Continue reading »
