Crime & Missing Persons

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – In a heartbreaking turn of events, a 30-year-old man from Lincoln City has been accused of killing a hotel guest to steal the guest's dog, as revealed by court documents. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Lincoln County Circuit Court, Roland Evans-Freke faces...

Barbara Mae Tucker, then 19, was a regular student attending Mount Hood Community College in Gresham until on January 15, 1980 the unthinkable happened. Her body was found by another student near the school parking lot, and it was discovered she had been murdered after being kidnapped and sexually...

In an unprecedented shift in the battle against what many consider the most controversial and unsuccessful drug policy in U.S. history, Oregon is taking bold steps to overturn Measure 110. This measure, passed in 2020, marked a radical departure by decriminalizing possession of small quantities of...

In 1968 or 1969, a teenage girl who attended Grant High School in NE Portland went missing, and up until now police had not been able to find any definitive evidence about her disappearance. However, thanks to the cooperation of several state, federal, and private agencies, the remains of Sandra...

UPDATE: Breauna Vaughn has been found safe, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. On Wednesday, Jan. 24, authorities from the sheriff's office reported that Vaughn was found safe. Further details were not disclosed. Local law enforcement is actively seeking assistance in the search...