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Drug Dealer`s 269 Month Prison Term 3 Times Longer than Sentence for Child Abusers

Non violent crime can cost you far more than child abuse.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A person can get in a lot more trouble for selling drugs in Marion County, Oregon, than they can for years of systematic religious child abuse.

Two Ukrainian immigrants convicted of nine counts of Child Abuse, are sentenced to 7 years in prison. A Hispanic man sold meth ten times to narcs while his kids were in the house, and he's going down for 22 years.

Man Hit by Train Near Gervais

If anyone has information regarding Mr. Montelongo or family members, please contact the Marion County Sheriff's Office at 503 588-5032.

(GERVAIS, Ore.) - Marion County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a pedestrian hit by an Amtrak train Thursday at 3:30 p.m. about 1/2 mile north of Gervais.

When deputies arrived they found a 33-year old Hispanic male who was deceased and identified as Antonio Montelongo believed to be from the Gervais area.

Bizarre Story in Salem of Kidnapping, Abuse, Death and Survival

Detectives are especially interested in talking to anyone who may have seen anything in the parking lot near Target/Cold Stone Creamery.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We knew last night that a developing story involving Domestic Abuse, Kidnapping, a shooting death and a possible bomb laden vehicle, was serious, but we had no idea that it involved such a harrowing story of a victim barely surviving an incident that lasted for hours, and saw the young woman bound, duct taped, and even placed in the trunk of the suspect's car.

Salem Man Reportedly Turns Gun on Himself After Confrontation with Deputy

A police bomb squad is currently on scene at Lancaster and Center where a vehicle connected to the dead man may be rigged with a bomb.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A bizarre story in Salem tonight is still unwinding and the facts are not all in, but we know that police are currently on the scene of a suspected car bomb, connected to a man who fatally turned a gun on himself earlier this evening.

A man under investigation for domestic assault and kidnapping, whose name has not been released, shot himself this evening in Salem, after he was confronted by a deputy. Law enforcement officers now say that a vehicle belonging to the dead man's girlfriend, may have a bomb in it.

Marion County Deputy Survives Head on Crash (PHOTOS)

A Salem woman and her son also survived the crash.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Marion County Deputy Mike Brewster was involved in a head-on vehicle crash while driving his marked patrol car on Quinaby Road NE and Clear Lake Road this morning at 10:07 a.m.

Lt. Sheila Lorance with the Sheriff's Office, says Brewster had to be extricated from the vehicle and was transported to Salem Hospital where he is in stable condition and will be held overnight for observation.

Halloween Masked Armed Robbery Suspects Hit Salem Pizza Parlor

Two suspects fled the area in an unknown direction.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Marion County Sheriff's deputies say a Halloween night armed robbery at Primetime Pizza on Rich Drive in Salem, involved suspects with Halloween masks.

One witness told Salem-News.com that two people were working, but the male employee had to leave to make a delivery. and a young woman was ultimately working alone when the suspects entered the building, demanding money.

Lebanon Woman Run Over After Leaping From Vehicle

No criminal charges or citations were issued.

(LEBANON, Ore.) - The Marion County Sheriff's Office responded to the report of a pedestrian verses vehicle crash at Duckflat Road near Pearson Road SE in Marion Sunday evening at 7:16 p.m.

Fatal Weekend Crash Under Investigation

The driver of the Honda Prelude, 40-year old Reynaldo Velazquez-Celestino of Salem, was deceased at the scene and had to be extricated from the vehicle.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Deputies aren't sure why the driver of a 1985 Honda drove into the path of an oncoming vehicle early Saturday morning.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office responded to the vehicle crash at 5995 Hazelgreen Road NE just before 7:00 a.m. Saturday.

Sheriff`s Office Releases Photos in Salem Bank Robbery

The vehicle may have been seen in the South Salem area.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the FBI say they are continuing their investigation into the Robbery of Key Bank that occurred on 10-14-09.

Investigators have received additional information and photos regarding the suspect vehicle, a Mercury Grand Marquis, possibly a 1998-2002 model.

Bank Robbery Suspect Sought in Salem

It happened at the Key Bank, located at 750 Lancaster Drive NE. The suspect is described as a white male, between 50 and 60 years of age, with a gray hoodie over a gray button up shirt.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Deputies are searching for an Armed Robbery suspect in Salem who they say robbed the Key Bank in Salem today at 3:00 p.m.

Calls came in just after the incident and deputies from the Marion County Sheriff's Office showed up shortly after 3:00 to interview witnesses and take reports.