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Police Investigate Serious Crash on Highway 99E north of Canby

In addition to reported injuries, approximately 200 gallons of diesel spilled from the ruptured fuel tanks.

(CANBY, Ore.) - Oregon State Police, assisted by Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, have completed the scene investigation into a serious injury crash involving a sport utility vehicle and commercial truck on Highway 99E north of South End Road between Canby and Oregon City.

Highway 99E was closed in both directions as ODOT remained on scene handling diesel spill, crash scene clean up, and traffic control duties.

Shooting Investigation in the Mt. Hood National Forest

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that took place Thursday night.

(MT. HOOD, Ore.) - A report of a shooting in the Mount Hood National Forest was called into the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office Thursday night at 9:30 p.m.

The location of the shooting was a campsite off the East Salmon River Road off of Hwy 26 near Rhododendron, Oregon, according to Lieutenant Paul Steigleder II, Acting Public Information Officer with the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office.

Horse Throws Woman After Being Spooked by Swarm of Bees

70-year old female horseback rider injured and rescued on the Pacific Crest Trail‏.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - A 70-year old female horseback rider was thrown and injured when her horse was spooked by a swarm of bees on the Pacific Crest Trail Sunday, according to Jim Strovink with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

He says it happened Sunday at approximately 3:30 p.m., as 5 females were riding horses on the Pacific Crest Trail, near the Twin Lakes trail. A swarm of bees spooked the horse,and Strovink says it is likely that one of the animals stepped on a nest of bees along the trail.

Police Investigate Fatal Traffic Crash on Highway 26 in Welches

Witnesses say one of the vehicles was driving at a high rate of speed just before the crash.

(WELCHES, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers are investigating Wednesday night's fatal traffic crash that killed a Welches-area man and injured another person on Highway 26 in Welches. The name of the surviving driver is withheld at this time.

OSP Trooper Scott McLeod says he was patrolling eastbound on Highway 26 near milepost 41 last night at approximately 8:49 p.m., when he came upon the scene of a two-vehicle crash resting in the westbound lanes.

Armed Robbery Suspect Sought in Clackamas County

The robbery suspect is described as a white, male adult in his late 20's to early 30's, about six feet tall, and 220 pounds.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Investigators in Clackamas County say last Friday just before 4:00 p.m., a male subject robbed The Coffee's On -- a coffee shop located on SE Sunnyside Road, in Clackamas.

Detective Jim Strovink with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, says they believe the robbery suspect was armed. He reportedly stole an undisclosed amount of cash.

Sheriff`s Deputies Arrest 37 DUII Drivers over Labor Day Weekend

Sheriff's offices in this report include Washington County, Clackamas County, Multnomah County and Yamhill County.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - As a result of a consolidated effort by the Regional Sheriff's Offices from Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill counties, 37 DUII drivers were arrested and taken off of the region's roadways during the Labor Day weekend.

Deputies from the four Sheriff's Offices in the region worked extra shifts from Friday, September 4th to Monday September 7th, in an attempt to make the roads safer for holiday travelers.

Body of Man Who Died of Gunshot Wound Discovered in Campground

Sheriff's Office personnel will return to the scene Wednesday to continue their investigation.

(RHODODENDRON, Ore.) - Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Homicide and Violent Crimes investigators are on the scene of a death investigation in Rhododendron, Oregon.

The body of an adult male subject was discovered late Monday afternoon in an undeveloped campground, situated on the south side of Highway 26, in Rhododendron.

Clackamas County Sheriff`s Detectives Arrest Marshall Arts Instructor For Alleged Sex Abuse

Mullens was arrested for one count of first-degree Sex Abuse and one count of third-degree Sex Abuse in the third degree.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Detectives arrested 37-year old William "Brent" Mullens Thursday morning just after 9:00 a.m. at his residence located on SE Fuller Road, in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Earlier this week, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Detectives received information that William Mullens, who is best known as "Brent Mullens", may have sexually abused two of his minor male students.

`Shoe Fetish Man` Spotted By Citizen and Arrested In Clackamas County

One of the alleged victims is 15-years old.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Clackamas County Sheriff's Patrol personnel arrested the subject authorities dubbed as the "shoe fetish man"; who is believed responsible for a series of related crimes involving female shoe shoppers - occurring in both Clackamas County and Medford, Oregon.

46-year old Steven George Bronson was arrested Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at approximately 4:45 p.m.

Man Rescues His Wife During River Mishap (PHOTOS)

A story about a man's desperate and successful struggle to save his wife from drowning.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Tragedy was averted Sunday by the persistent and heroic efforts of a husband who dislodged his submerged wife from the ominous grip of the Clackamas River, and revived her lifeless body by administering life-saving CPR.

The Clackamas County Dispatch received a report Sunday of a female subject that was initially submerged in the water, retrieved from the water and then revived.