Spring Has Sprung and Summer is Coming, is Your Boat Ready? (Photo)
The Pietty Island channel markers have been placed at Detroit Lake. These navigational aids assist boaters in making-way through the channel using the deepest and hazard free area. Boat operators...
View Article11th Annual Prescription Drug Take Back (Photo)
On April 30th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Salem Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 11th opportunity in six years to...
View ArticleVandals Destroy New 911 Call Box (Photo)
After a season of record high temperatures and the lowest lake level in years, the North Fork Community saw an explosion in day and evening use of recreation areas like Salmon Falls, North Fork Park...
View ArticleProperty Dispute Turns Into Robbery Near Turner (Photo)
On April 26th, Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office, were called to the 5400 block of Sams Place SE near Turner to investigate a landlord tenant dispute that had grown out of control. From...
View ArticleRegistered Sex Offender Notification (Photo)
Marion County Sheriff's Office is releasing the following information pursuant to ORS181.507, OAR 291-28-30, which authorizes Parole and Probation to inform the public when the release of information...
View ArticleBody Found South of Salem ***Update***
Deputies, Detectives and the Medical Examiner are continuing their investigation into the body found near Croisan Creek. Detectives have identified the male and do not suspect foul play. We are working...
View ArticleSheriff's Office Adding Additional Patrols May 5th Cinco de Mayo (Photo)
Thursday May 5th, the Marion County Sheriff's Office's Traffic Safety Team will add additional patrols to our roadways. The Deputies will be focusing on detecting and arresting impaired drivers in...
View ArticleSheriff's Office Searching for Missing Salem Man (Photo)
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is seeking help finding, Gary Risteen, age 60, of Salem. Mr. Risteen was reported missing by family after he left his residence on Sanrodee Drive SE today around noon...
View ArticleSheriff's Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash (Photo)
Today at 1:53 a.m., Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Silverton Road NE near 81st Avenue NE, just east of Salem. Although it is very...
View Article(April) RV Fire Near Gervias ***Update***
Detectives have identified the man killed in an RV fire this April, in the 9300 block of Mt. Angel Gervais Road in . Dental records were used to identify Nicholas Leigh Olson, age 28, of Salem as the...
View ArticleDomino's Delivery Driver Saves Man Life (Photo)
On Sunday, May 8th an alert Domino's delivery driver called the Sheriff's Office after a regular customer failed to order a pizza from the Salem area company. Tracey Hamblen, an employee at Domino's on...
View ArticleSheriff's Office Sees Uptick In Motorists Speeding While Avoiding...
The Sheriff's Office Traffic Safety Team regularly partakes in adding extra patrols to our roadways largely in part to grants made possible by the Oregon State Sheriff's Association and the Oregon...
View ArticleMarion County Detectives Serve Search Warrant and arrest Sex Offender (Photo)
Marion County Sheriff's Office Detectives served a search warrant today in the 4900 Block of Trails End Ct SE Salem. A Marion County Sheriff's Office Patrol deputy had received information through an...
View ArticleImages for Media
The Sheriff's Office has made several changes to make images more readily available for media. Our jail roster updates hourly and arrestees who were booked and released are made available for seven...
View ArticleDeputies Searching For Wanted Males in Jefferson (Photo)
The Sheriff's Office has completed its search and believe the men may have fled to the east. One man was found hiding in a shed and detained. That male is not being charged with a crime but is being...
View ArticleDeputies On Scene of Commercial Vehicle Crash (Photo)
The Sheriff's Office has determined that the commercial cement truck was negotiating a curve, struck two power poles and over turned. The truck is fully loaded and will require special equipment to...
View ArticleDeputies Arrest Two After Daytime Burglary (Photo)
Today at around 11:30 am, the Marion County Sheriff's Office was called to the 4700 block of Riverdale Road South on a reported burglary in progress. The owner of the residence called 911 after...
View ArticleSalem Man Arrested After Stabbing Female Multiple Times ***Update*** (Photo)
Cynthia Veazey is aged 26. **************** Jose Murillo, age 23, of Salem has been arrested and lodged at the Marion County Jail for the crimes of Assault I and Attempted Murder. Detectives have...
View ArticleCouple Rescued Detroit Lake (Photo)
Yesterday around 11:30 a.m., Alan Fuson, age 60 and his wife Annette Fuson, age 53, of Aumsville launched their twelve foot aluminum boat into the Big Cliff Reservoir for a day of fishing. Shortly...
View ArticleHeat Prompts Safety Message From Sheriff's Office (Photo)
Areas like the North Fork and Detroit Lake will draw crowds on a weekend expected to bring the hottest temperatures thus. The Sheriff's Office would like to offer a few tips if you are heading for the...
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