The parents of children sexually abused by a man who got probation instead of prison in part to save the county money on his medical bills are disappointed in how the justice system handled the case.
Prosecutors struck a deal for probation with a bed-ridden inmate accused of molesting three children in part to get the man - and his potential medical bills - out of the Lane County Jail.
To help combat the unique type of gang life, law enforcement officials enlisted a former gang member David Heisser to help out with their second gang prevention symposium.
A man who shot himself to death in his Corvette after being pulled over by a state trooper for doing 75 in a 55 mph zone had vowed he "would not go back to jail," a sheriff's office investigation found.
An 18-year-old driver who plowed into a Las Vegas restaurant during lunchtime in a crash that seriously injured 10 people appeared disoriented afterward, didn't know what day it was, and later admitted to using drugs without a prescription, police said
MAPLETON, Ore. - A woman who jumped into a river to escape from sheriff's deputies March 21 was captured April 1, the Lane County Sheriff's Office said.
Tasha Marie "Jessie" Gustina, 31, was last seen when she plunged into the Siuslaw...
An off-duty police officer spotted a stolen car Sunday, leading to the capture of two suspects. Both suspects were out of jail less than 7 hours later.