CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- The man caught on surveillance video allegedly masturbating then wiping sperm on a nearby woman shopping with her three-year-old daughter at a Clackamas Target store on March 8 turned himself in Tuesday at the county jail after seeing himself broadcast on local news stations.   Detectives believe the so-called "Target Masturbator" may be Ricardo Jose Faulk, who surrendered to authorities Tuesday - CCSO photo  According to Clackamas County Sheriff’s Detective Jim Strovink, Gladstone resident Ricardo ... [full story]

SALEM, Ore. — If you're waiting for a kicker check that never came, it may have been returned to the Oregon Department of Revenue because it couldn't find you. The U.S. Postal Service returned 25,000 undeliverable kicker checks to the department. So far, only 12,000 have been claimed by their rightful owners. "We still have almost 13,000 unclaimed kicker checks," said Department of Revenue Financial Manager Ken Ross. "We've posted on our website the names ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- The latest Multi-Agency Traffic (MAT) team saturation patrol held Tuesday on Highway 97 was a successful endeavor designed to improve traffic safety awareness. In just five short hours on the busy highway between Lava Butte and Terrebonne, 186 speeders, drivers failing to maintain a safe distance from emergency vehicles, and drivers violating any other safety regulation were issued tickets or given warnings, Bend Police Sgt. Kurt Koester said. 50 were ticketed, 136 ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. – Bend police are warning citizens of a new text message scam sent via residents’ cell phones that are a “pfishing” attempt to steal credit card and pin numbers belonging to Bank of the Cascade account holders. According to Bend Police Sgt. Dan Ritchie, Deschutes County 911 has received numerous calls from Central Oregon residents, including police officers, regarding the suspicious messages. The messages read, “Your Bank of the Cascades Account has been ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. – Two Bend teenagers, 17 and 18, were arrested Tuesday night after a short argument with a passing motorist in northeast Bend led to shots fired, two arrests, and discovery of a small marijuana growing operation in one of the suspect’s room, police reported.   Two suspects arrested were (left) Alan Joseph Stout, 18,  and 17-year-old Cameron James Mozingo - DCJ photo Officers responded to a report of multiple gunshots fired near the intersection of ... [full story]

REDMOND, Ore. -- Two Redmond men were arrested and more arrests are pending in multiple thefts, burglaries and car break-ins from businesses, residents and construction sites throughout Bend and Redmond, police announced Tuesday. The stolen items, 270 that were recovered, were then being sold through eBay, an online auction web site.   Jason Vickers (left), Brian Fee (right) - DCJ photos  A search warrant was served February 22 at the apartment of 35-year old Jason Vickers, in Unit ... [full story]

EUGENE, Ore. – A 41-year old Eugene man originally thought to be a passenger in a pickup that crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into an oncoming car on March 4 was arrested this weekend and charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence of intoxicants.   Eduardo Gutierrez - LCJ photo  Oregon State Police (OSP) took Eduardo Gutierrez into custody over the weekend in connection with the collision on Highway 99 near Aubrey Lane that took ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Three suspects were arrested Monday night after detectives raided an apartment in southeast Bend following a month-long investigation and seized methamphetamines, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana, cocaine and two semi-automatic handguns.   (left to right) Jose Luis Delgado Barrios, Ejoel Magama Pinto, Kristina Ann Keymolen - DCJ photos  Oregon State Police (OSP) Sgt. Mitchell Meyer said Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team members and the local version of SWAT called the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team ... [full story]

WASHINGTON - Battles are brewing among Saudi and Egyptian al-Qaida leaders, creating a possible battle over who will succeed Osama bin Laden, CIA chief Michael Hayden said."And frankly," Hayden said, "we think there has been an awful lot of jockeying" among possible successors. Hayden was interviewed by The Washington Times. Hayden also said al-Qaida has regrouped in tribal areas of Pakistan and linked up with Pashtun extremists in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.Because bin Laden is Saudi ... [full story]

LONDON - A Dutch court has refused to hear the asylum case of a gay Iranian teenager who faces deportation from Britain to an uncertain fate in Iran.Medhdi Kazemi contends he faces likely execution in Iran where homosexuality is illegal and his lover was hanged two years ago. The Times of London said Wednesday that Kazemi, who was in the United Kingdom on a student visa, had gone to the Netherlands after British officials refused to ... [full story]