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2008 News Releases


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May 2008

05-15-2008 - Update: Snake River Correctional Institution Death Investigation Ruled a Homicide 05-14-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 99W south of Monmouth 05-14-2008 - Update: Reward Offered in Lane County Elk Poaching Cases 05-13-2008 - Update: Name Released - Suspicious Death Investigation at Snake River Correctional Institution 05-13-2008 - New Forensic Services Division Director Appointed 05-13-2008 - State Medical Examiner Releases 2007 Drug Death Statistics 05-12-2008 - Update: Driver Arrested Related to Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 99W south of Newberg 05-12-2008 - Update: Final Three ODOT Wire Theft Suspects Confirmed No Longer Wanted 05-12-2008 - Suspicious Death Investigation at Snake River Correctional Institution 05-12-2008 - Update: Woman Dies from Injuries Sustained in April 25th Crash - Highway 224 at Pheasant Court 05-11-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 99W south of Newberg 05-09-2008 - Oney's Restaurant and Lounge Fire Determined Arson 05-09-2008 - OSP Response to False "Speed Trap" Email 05-08-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 34 east of Highway 101 05-07-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash Involving School Bus - Highway 30 north of Scappoose 05-07-2008 - Fatal Auto / Pedestrian Crash - Highway 20 east of Lebanon 05-07-2008 - Death Investigation - Interstate 5 south of Roseburg 05-06-2008 - Update: Body Found April 8th on Lincoln City Beach Identified 05-06-2008 - OSP Seeking Information Related to Lane County-area Elk Poaching Cases 05-05-2008 - OSP Investigating Turkey Hunt Shooting Incident near Central Point 05-04-2008 - Double Fatal Traffic Crash - Interstate 5 south of Roseburg 05-03-2008 - Lebanon Police Department Investigates Child Abduction 05-02-2008 - Governor Issues Proclamation Recognizing Arson Awareness Week 05-01-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash Involving Two Semi-Trucks on Highway 97 near MP 191


April 2008

04-30-2008 - Driver Sentenced to 95 Months Related to March 4th Fatal Crash near Eugene 04-28-2008 - Fatal Auto / Pedestrian Crash - Interstate 84 in The Dalles 04-25-2008 - Pregnant Woman Survives Crash with Semi-Truck on Highway 224 in Clackamas County 04-25-2008 - Man Arested Following Roll-Over Crash on Interstate 5 in Wilsonville 04-24-2008 - OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers Cited Tillamook Man Related to Unlawful Sale of Antler Art on Internet 04-23-2008 - Superintendent McLain to Swear In 15 Recruit Troopers Launching New OSP Careers 04-23-2008 - Man Arrested, Runaway Detained Following Elude, Crash on Interstate 5 04-23-2008 - Oregon Using DNA as Tool to Help ID Missing Persons 04-22-2008 - State Attorney General Announces Convictions Relatedt o Oregon Tobacco Tax Compliance Task Force Investigation 04-22-2008 - Grants Pass Kidnap Suspect Arrested; Victim Found Safe 04-22-2008 - Four OSP Recruits Join City, County Recruits Graduating with DPSST Basic Police Class No. 300 04-22-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Interstate 84 west of Hermiston 04-21-2008 - Man Arrested Following Kidnap, Assault, Vehicle Theft and Attempt to Elude 04-21-2008 - Prineville Man Arrested on Multiple Wildlife Crimes 04-21-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Interstate 84 east of North Powder 04-21-2008 - Double Fatal Traffic Crash - Interstate 84 east of Arlington 04-20-2008 - Good Samaritans Help Save Woman Trapped in Vehicle Fire on Highway 30 04-19-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 211 south of Estacada 04-19-2008 - Salem-area Traffic Stop Yields Cash Hidden in Vehicle 04-18-2008 - Update: Douglas County Grand Jury Concludes April 13th Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Justified 04-18-2008 - Man Identified Related to March 4th Salem-area Death Investigation 04-18-2008 - Service Station Attendant Helps OSP Find and Arrest Eluding Motorcyclist 04-18-2008 - Canada Goose Injured, Eggs Don't Survive Following Juvenile Rock Attack in Clackamas 04-17-2008 - Eugene Man Arrested for Reckless Driving; Camera on Motorcycle Shows up to 164 MPH 04-16-2008 - Update #2: False Amber Alert Cell Phone Text Messages 04-16-2008 - Update: False Amber Alert Cell Phone Text Messages 04-16-2008 - False Amber Alert Text Messages Appearing on Some Oregon Cell Phones 04-16-2008 - Operation Trucker Check XIV Underway in Eastern Oregon 04-15-2008 - Kidnapping Suspect Sought in Grants Pass Area 04-15-2008 - Crime Stoppers Offers Reward Related to December 2007 Highway 26 Shooting Investigation 04-15-2008 - OSP Arrests Gresham Man on 20 Sex Offense Counts out of Deschutes County 04-14-2008 - Governor Proclamation: Public Safety Telecommunicator Week - April 13 - 19 04-14-2008 - Update: Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Douglas County 04-13-2008 - Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Douglas County 04-12-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - SW Culver Highway in Madras 04-12-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 101 north of Florence 04-11-2008 - Sandy Man Dies from Injuries Related to Accidental Industrial Fire 04-11-2008 - OSP Deputy Superintendent to Retire July 1st 04-11-2008 - ODOT Wire Theft Investigation Identifies Suspects; Police Seeking Three of the Suspects 04-11-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Interstate 5 in Eugene / Springfield Work Zone 04-11-2008 - Fatal Motorcycle Crash - Parkway Road near Jasper in Lane County 04-10-2008 - Body Found Sunday on Beach south of Cannon Beach Identified 04-10-2008 - Driver Injured After Truck Crashes off Highway 138E into North Umpqua River 04-09-2008 - Update: Shooting, Disturbance Investigation at Snake River Correctional Institution 04-09-2008 - OSP Troopers Recruiting at California Military Base Career Fairs 04-09-2008 - Death Investigation - Ocean Shore in Lincoln City 04-07-2008 - Minor Injury School Bus Crash - Highway 213 north of Silverton 04-07-2008 - Update: Capitol Mall Arson Investigation - Possible Oregon Arson Fund Award 04-07-2008 - Death Investigation - Ocean Shore south of Cannon Beach 04-06-2008 - Man Arrested Following Attempt to Elude Between Salem and Molalla 04-06-2008 - OSP Investigating Arson Fire on Capitol Mall Property 04-06-2008 - OSP Investigating Snake River Correctional Institution Shooting and Disturbance 04-05-2008 - Dangerous Wanted Man Arrested Near Rainier 04-04-2008 - Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest, Seizure of Methamphetamine and Cocaine - Interstate 5 south of Roseburg 04-03-2008 - Former Director of Accounting Services at Oregon Department of Education Admits Stealing $925,000 Following OSP / FBI Investigation 04-03-2008 - "Slow Down for Cone Zone" - National Work Zone Awareness Week 04-01-2008 - Worldwide Scam Using Fake ODOT Checks


March 2008

03-29-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 140 east of Medford 03-27-2008 - Two Suspects Arrested Related to March 22nd Injury Hit-and-Run Investigation - Highway 6 near Tillamook 03-27-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 101 south of Gold Beach 03-26-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 97 south of Bend 03-26-2008 - Update: Names Released - Quintuple Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 221 at Wheatland Road 03-25-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 221 at Wheatland Road 03-24-2008 - Update: 911 Call, Photographs Released - Highway 6 Hit & Run Investigation 03-24-2008 - OSP Baker City Office Moved to New Location 03-24-2008 - Oregon Drivers Reminder to "Move Over" for Emergency Vehicles Stopped on the Roadside 03-23-2008 - OSP Seeking Information in Serious Hit & Run Crash - Highway 6 near Tillamook 03-21-2008 - Tribal Gaming Section Investigation Leads to Conviction, Sentencing of Former Casino Employee in Federal Court 03-20-2008 - ODOT Overtime Grant Funds Renewed to Put Extra Patrols in Highway 730 Safety Corridor 03-20-2008 - OSP Astoria Trooper Receives Special Award at Annual DUII Training Conference 03-20-2008 - OSP Salem Trooper - "DUII Trainer of the Year" 03-19-2008 - Coos Bay Trooper - OSP "DRE Officer of the Year" Award 03-19-2008 - OSP Tualatin Trooper - "DUII Enforcement Officer of the Year for OSP" 03-19-2008 - OSP Coos Bay Area Command Office - "DUII Agency of the Year for OSP" 03-18-2008 - Update: Reward Offered in Gold Beach Elk Poaching Investigation 03-18-2008 - Payette, ID Man Arrested Following Attempt to Elude in Idaho and Oregon 03-18-2008 - Dog Lost Following Late February Traffic Crash Found, to be Reunited with Owner 03-17-2008 - Federal Indictments Charge Inter-related Cockfighting, Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Rings in Oregon and Washington 03-17-2008 - Truck Driver Crashes, Pulled From Burning Truck - Interstate 205 north of Stafford Road 03-17-2008 - Driver Cited After Crashing into Stopped Talent Police Car 03-15-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Interstate 5 south of Myrtle Creek 03-14-2008 - Update: Wanted Man in Ontario Area in Custody 03-14-2008 - $2,000 Reward Offered in Elk Poaching Case - Glendale Area 03-14-2008 - Information of Possible Dangerous Wanted Man in Ontario Area 03-14-2008 - Walla Walla Man Arrested on Multiple Sex Offenses in Oregon Case 03-12-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash Tillamook - Log Truck Involved 03-12-2008 - Homicide Arrest 03-11-2008 - Information Sought In Investigation of Burglary and Theft From The Pavillion at The Oregon State Fairgrounds 03-11-2008 - Update #2: Driver Involved in March 4th Fatal Traffic Crash Arrested - Highway 99 north of Eugene 03-10-2008 - Traffic Stop on OSU Campus Yields Over Pound of Marijuana and Cash 03-09-2008 - 16-Year Old Missing, 11-Year Old Dies in Surf Incident at Gleneden Beach 03-07-2008 - Photographs from OSP Advanced Recruit Training Graduation 03-07-2008 - Twenty-three OSP Recruit Troopers Graduating Today From Advanced Recruit Training Academy 03-07-2008 - Ontario-area Home Invasion Robbery Suspects Arrested 03-06-2008 - Media Advisory - Governor to Speak at OSP Advanced Recruit Training Graduation 03-06-2008 - OSP Detectives Take Lead in Death Investigation - Interstate 5 / Mission Street in Salem 03-06-2008 - New OSP Drug Detection Canine Joins Department in Bend 03-06-2008 - Spring Ahead Doesn't Mean Icy Conditions are Gone 03-05-2008 - Registered Sex Offender Compliance Sweep Being Conducted in Deschutes County 03-05-2008 - Death Investigation - Highway 34 west of Alsea 03-05-2008 - Traffic Stop Leads to Discovery of 20 Kilos of Cocaine and One Arrest - Interstate 5 south of Woodburn 03-05-2008 - OSP Troopers Find Small Indoor Marijuana Grow When Arresting Wanted Douglas County Man 03-05-2008 - OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers Seek Public's Help in Illegal Elk Killing Case north of Gold Beach 03-05-2008 - Fatal Motorcycle Crash - Franklin Boulevard in Eugene/Springfield Area 03-05-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 99 north of Eugene 03-04-2008 - Troopers Arrest Two Washington Men Following Discovery of 11 lbs. of Marijuana During Traffic Stop north of Roseburg 03-03-2008 - Troopers Arrest Happy Valley Man Following Discovery of Methamphetamine and Cocaine During Traffic Stop north of Medford 03-03-2008 OSP Central Oregon Troopers Take the "Plunge"; Raise $3,100 for Special Olympics 03-03-2008 Superintendent McLain Swears In Eleven New Recruit Troopers


February 2008

02-29-2008 - Drug Enforcement Detectives Arrest Corvallis Man on Marijuana Charges 02-28-2008 - Eleven New OSP Recruit Troopers to be Sworn In and Start Training 02-27-2008 - OSP Investigation Leads to Two Arrests and Recovered Stolen Property in Hermiston and Baker City 02-25-2008 - Missing Wheatland, CA Teen Recovered Safe in Southern Oregon 02-25-2008 - OSP Bend Patrol Sergeant Receives DPSST-sponsored Top Patrol Supervisor Award 02-22-2008 - Two Arrested Related to Theft of Funds Intended for Child Support Recipients 02-22-2008 - OSP Springfield-area Trooper Receives Department Lifesaving Award 02-22-2008 - Spike Strips Help Stop Fleeing Stolen Car with Wanted 17-Year Old in Douglas County 02-20-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 95 south of Burns Junction 02-19-2008 - OSP Fish & Wildlife Investigation Leads to Mutliple Charges for Glendale Man 02-16-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 20 east of Santiam Junction 02-15-2008 - Death Investigation - Golden & Silver Falls State Natural Area northeast of Coos Bay 02-15-2008 - Update: Investigation of Suspicious Death at Oregon State Penitentiary 02-14-2008 - Video-Conferencing Equipment Helping Forensic Scientists in Court and the Lab 02-14-2008 - Investigation of Suspicious Death at Oregon State Penitentiary 02-13-2008 - State, County, and City Police Officers Focus Friday on Hazardous Intersection-related Violations in Klamath Falls Area 02-12-2008 - Dumping of Sheep Carcasses near Junction City Leads to Animal Neglect Charges 02-12-2008 - Fatal Motorcycle Crash - Highway 20 near Albany 02-11-2008 - Oregon State Police Rolls Out New Recruiting Website 02-10-2008 - Man Missing After Leaping from Bridge of the Gods 02-10-2008 - Double Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 26 east of Sandy 02-09-2008 - Prineville Man Arrested on 164 Sex Offense Counts; Investigation Continuing 02-08-2008 - Tualatin Man Arrested After Going 130 MPH near Baker City 02-08-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 126W east of Florence 02-07-2008 - Traffic Stop Leads to 3 Arrests, Seizure of Marijuana and Cash in Lakeview Area 02-06-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Territorial Highway west of Junction City 02-05-2008 - Radio Communications Expert Receives First OSP "Charles P. Pray Award" 02-04-2008 - OSP & ODOT Preliminary Statistics - Super Bowl Weekend 2008 02-04-2008 - Double Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 6 near Banks 02-03-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 101 near Hebo 02-02-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 237 near La Grande 02-02-2008 - Lottery Security Section Detectives Seize Record Number of Illegal Gambling Machines in Lincoln County 02-01-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 99E south of Oregon City 02-01-2008 - Grant County Man Arrested Following Strange Encounter with School Transport Vehicle 02-01-2008 - Pass Your Keys to a Designated Driver this Super Bowl Sunday 02-01-2008 - OSP Participating in Enforcement Blitz Focusing on Child Passenger Safety 02-01-2008 - Photographs - Santiam Pass Closure


January 2008

01-31-2008 - Fugitive Task Force Arrests Suspect, Recovers Two Missing Children in Silverton 01-30-2008 - Double Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 140W west of Klamath Falls 01-30-2008 - OSP Lieutenant Prevents Suicide Attempt on Interstate 5 Overpass in Eugene/Springfield 01-28-2008 - Three Arrested Following Search Warrant on Meth and Weapon Charges in Baker City 01-28-2008 - Child Sexual Exploitation Arrest in Umatilla County 01-27-2008 - Death Investigation - Ocean Shore south of Gold Beach 01-27-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 30 west of Rainier 01-27-2008 - Sisters Man Arrested Following Attempt to Elude on Highway 20 01-26-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Interstate 84 east of Corbett 01-25-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 42S east of Bandon 01-25-2008 - Three Survive Plane Crash Without Injury South of Chemult 01-25-2008 - OSP Bend Crime Lab and OSP Fish & Wildlife Trooper Recognized at Deschutes County Public Safety Service Awards 01-24-2008 - Update: Identification Released - Cocaine Seizure During Traffic Stop 01-23-2008 - Stolen Car Suspects Possibly Tied to Eight Car Thefts in One Week 01-22-2008 - Update: Third Victim ID - Triple Fatal Crash - Highway 26 east of Elsie 01-21-2008 - Salem-area Traffic Stop Leads to 31 Kilos of Cocaine and One Arrest 01-21-2008 - Triple Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 26 east of Elsie 01-19-2008 - Fatal Vehicle / Pedestrian Crash - Interstate 5 in Salem 01-18-2008 - OSP Meth Initiative Team Investigation Leads to 9 Arrests in Portland 01-18-2008 - Tobacco Tax Compliance Task Force Investigation leads to Conviction 01-18-2008 - Oregon State Police Recruiting Applicants, Holding Entry Level Testing At University of Idaho 01-17-2008 - Cable Barriers Help Prevent Truck from Completely Crossing Interstate 5 Median in Wilsonville 01-17-2008 - Wrong Way Driver Arrested in Injury Crash - Interstate 84 near Mosier 01-17-2008 - Fatal Auto / Pedestrian Crash - Interstate 5 in Salem 01-17-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 22E east of Detroit 01-15-2008 - OSP Adds New Entry Level Testing Dates for Interested Applicants 01-12-2008 - Missing Person Investigation - Rocky Creek State Park south of Depoe Bay 01-11-2008 - AMBER Alert Awareness Day - January 13, 2008 01-10-2008 - Wire Thefts Hit State Highways 01-09-2008 - Photographs from Wednesday Snowslide on Highway 20 At Santiam Pass Area 01-07-2008 - Springfield Man Arrested for Theft of Winning $50,000 Lottery Ticket 01-05-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 126E south of Highway 20 01-05-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 26 east of Sandy 01-05-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Interstate 84 west of Huntington 01-04-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 213 south of Molalla 01-04-2008 - Elk Poaching Investigation - Lincoln County 01-04-2008 - Death Investigation - Highway 126W North Fork Siuslaw River Bridge near Florence 01-04-2008 - High Winds Overturn Vehicles, Closes Interstate 84 for Two Hours (Photos) 01-03-2008 - Fourteen Injured in Crash - Highway 30 near Scappoose 01-03-2008 - Injury Traffic Crash Involving OSP Trooper - Highway 42 east of Myrtle Point 01-03-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 361 (Culver Highway) north of Culver 01-02-2008 - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 62 east of Eagle Point 01-02-2008 - Update: Victim Identified - Fatal Vehicle / Pedestrian Crash - Interstate 84 at Bridal Veil Interchange 01-02-2008 - Update: Tips Help OSP Arrest Hermiston-area Second Poaching Suspect 01-02-2008 - OSP and ODOT Preliminary Post-New Year's Holiday Statistics 01-01-2008 - Mother, Daughter Die from Injuries Sustained in December 31st Crash on Highway 35 south of Hood River

Page updated: May 15, 2008

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