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Oregon lawmakers passed multiple bills aimed at improving police accountability this week. That includes clarifying conditions of an unlawful assembly, as well as creating a chain of command for reporting misconduct. Salem Police tells KATU News the recent legislation is a step in the right direction. Lt. Treven Upkes said his department is also focusing on accountability this year. ....
View Comments Family members and friends of a Salem woman who has been missing for eight weeks are taking to social media seeking information and encouraging anyone with information to come forward. Tonna Marie Purnell, 42, hasn t been seen or heard from since March 27, when she and a family member were at the Days Inn by Wyndham Black Bear on Motor Court NE, according to a friend and relative. They say she may have been driving an early 2000s black Ford Escape at the time. Purnell graduated from South Salem High School in 1997. She is about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs about 135 pounds, and has dark brown hair and brown eyes. Friends said she s been known to shop at the 7-Eleven on Capitol and Shipping streets NE. ....
Two puppies died after being struck by gunfire Monday night at a northeast Salem gas station. Salem police responded just before midnight to multiple shots fired in the area of Clay and Cypress streets NE. Police say the suspect fled as officers arrived, though they found several occupied vehicles at a 76 gas station parking lot were struck by gunfire. No individuals inside the cars were injured, but a dog and four puppies in the back of one car were hit with bullet fragments, according to Lt. Treven Upkes, a spokesperson with the police department. Officers took the dog and puppies to an emergency veterinary clinic, but two of the puppies died. ....
Community members voice concerns about uneven policing in Salem Virginia Barreda, Whitney Woodworth and Bill Poehler, Salem Statesman Journal Week In Review: May 3 - 7 Replay Video UP NEXT About 50 people gathered in downtown Salem Friday evening to voice growing concerns about what they consider uneven policing by the Salem Police Department, the city s elected leaders and top officials. The group, which included members of Black Joy Oregon, gave speeches and then wrote messages like We deserve better and BLM in chalk on sidewalks and in marker on the storefront of The French Unicorn and Liberty Plaza. One of the event s organizers, Clifford Eiffler-Rodriguez, said the gathering was spurred by Salem Police Department s lack of visible response at last weekend s Second Amendment rally, perpetuating the notion that there is unequal treatment toward certain groups. ....