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Sketch Of Suspect‏ in Home Invasion Robbery Released

The suspect is described as a white, male adult 18-20 years of age, six feet to six foot two, with short light brown hair.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - A woman was assaulted by a man with a shotgun today after entering her home just steps ahead of her father.

The 8:45 AM armed residential robbery was reported to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

This event occurred at the address on SE Maple Street, in the Oak Grove area of Milwaukie. Detective Jim Strovink with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, says the adult female occupant at this address had just returned home to her residence after transporting her child to school.

Sheriff Releases Name Of Deceased Woman In Clackamas River‏

Debra Bennett was last seen departing her place of employment in Eagle Creek on Saturday morning at 1:00 AM and was believed to be en route to her home.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - The body of a woman recovered around noon today in the Clackamas River, has been identified as 46-year old Debra Mae Bennett, who resided with her mother on SE Kitzmiller Road, in Eagle Creek.

Jim Strovink with the Clackamas Sheriff's Office, says members of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office and Portland Mountain Search and Rescue located the deceased female approximately one-half mile down river from where her vehicle is believed to have entered the river from SE Kitzmiller Road, in Eagle Fern Park.

PGE Employees Brave Storm to Help Hatchery Save Salmon

The salmon at the hatchery are due to be released into the Clackamas and Sandy rivers in March.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Several employees of Portland General Electric along with members of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff braved severe winter conditions last week to avert the loss of up to 900,000 spring chinook salmon destined for release into the Clackamas and Sandy rivers.

The salmon fingerlings being reared at ODFW’s Clackamas fish hatchery were imperiled by a sequence of events that began with a power failure following a major snowstorm at the hatchery on December 22nd.

The situation became progressively more precarious when a large diesel back-up generator started to malfunction two days later, on Christmas Eve, prompting employees from both organizations to give up time with their families to protect the fish.

Weather Doesn`t Prevent TVF&R Crews From Containing Fast Spreading Fire‏

The preliminary cause of the fire was believed to be related to the furnace.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Fire crews from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue and Lake Oswego Fire, were called out to a rural Clackamas County residence Tuesday night at 8:13 PM, after residents reported a fire in the basement and the house filling with smoke.

TVF&R reports that the occupants escaped the home without injury. Fire crews with all apparatus chained for traction encountered steep icy roads and no fire hydrants in the rural neighborhood east of Tualatin.

Citizen Applies NFL Tackle On Fleeing Robbery Suspect

There are super heroes lurking everywhere without our knowledge.

(HAPPY VALLEY, Ore.) - Clackamas County Sheriff's patrol deputies responded to a reported robbery that occurred at the entrance to the Bank of America, located at 12028 SE Sunnyside Road, in Happy Valley this afternoon at 4:02 PM.

Dump Truck Loses Concrete Blocks on Interstate 205 During Crash

Police say the truck's operator was unable to keep control as the trailer began to fishtail and then jackknifed.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Police say the driver of a dump truck pulling a trailer loaded with approximately 28,000 pounds of large concrete blocks lost control of the vehicle Thursday morning on northbound Interstate 205 north of Highway 224. The concrete blocks went skidding across the freeway, shutting down the traffic flow on this busy Oregon freeway.

As of this afternoon, it is reported that Oregon Department of Transportation crews are still coordinating clean-up efforts as one lane reportedly is still closed.

Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Jim Neufeldt says just before 11:30 AM this morning, the dump truck pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with concrete blocks merged northbound Interstate 205 from Highway 224.

Suspected Online Predator Busted in Clackamas County

Intercept Task Force Arrest Medford Man In Clackamas County For Internet Crimes Involving Female Children‏

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Police in Clackamas County have arrested a Medford man who they believe is an Online predator. Intercept Task Force Investigators identified 42-year old Kelly Ray Rasmussen of Medford, Oregon as a suspect in several investigations. He was taken into custody Tuesday at 2:00 PM at an unidentified location within Clackamas County.

Detective Jim Strovink, spokesman for the Clackamas Sheriff, says Rasmussen is known to have traveled to Portland, on Monday, and stayed at a downtown Portland hotel. At the time of his arrest, Rasmussen was operating a rented automobile described as a 2008, Chevrolet, Cobalt, 4-door, white in color, with Oregon plates.

Rasmussen's arrest led to law enforcement authorities executing search warrants Tuesday afternoon, seeking items of evidentiary value from Rasmussen, the rented automobile, the Rasmussen residence in Medford, and his place of lodging here in Portland.

Clackamas Deputies Seek to Arrest Domestic Violence Suspect‏

Investigators say the suspect may presently be frequenting the cities of Longview and Vancouver, Washington; employed as a house painter. They believe he could also be visiting the communities of Junction City, Eugene and Fern Ridge, Oregon.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Deputies with the Clackamas Sheriff's Domestic Violence Unit say they are looking for a suspect in several crimes related to domestic abuse.

State Representative Requests Investigation of Oregon Youth Authority

Oregon Republican Linda Flores says there are lingering questions about a cover-up by top level managers at the Oregon Youth Authority.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Recent allegations of misconduct and mismanagement at the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) prompted State Representative Linda Flores (R-Clackamas) to call for a special outside investigation of the agency. "I sent a request to Governor Kulongoski today urging him to appoint someone who can look into these allegations," said Flores.

Suspicious Death Investigation Underway in Mulino

Clackamas County Sheriff's On Scene Conducting Suspicious Death Investigation In Mulino

(MULINO, Ore.) - Law enforcement officials are at a residence in Mulino, where they are investigating the death of a 19-year old male, according to Detective Jim Strovink, Public Information Officer with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Homicide and Violent Crimes Investigators, have responded to the residential address on S Howards Mill Road, in Mulino, Oregon.