Today at about 12:40 p.m., deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office were called to a home armed robbery in the 4900 block of Sunnyview Rd NE. When deputies arrived the 3 victims described the robbers as white males, wearing black hooded sweat shirts and black bandanas.
Today at 1:33 PM Marion County Fire District #1 got the call that a lawnmower had started a field on fire. This Fire quickly spread to four alarms and before it was stopped by quick thinking fire fighters almost got into some homes.
The report of a gun shot wound brought Salem Police officers to 4389 Burlington Loop NE at 2:59 this morning. On arrival they found a man with a gunshot wound.
Just after 3:00 am this morning, Marion County Fire District No. 1, as well as Marion County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a reported vehicle crash into a house in the 4700 block of Herrin Road NE.
UPDATE VICTIM IDENTEFIED: The deceased victim in this incident has been identified as 47-year old Darryl Patrick Jones of Salem. Early this morning several shots were fired inside the Stars Cabaret Gentlemen's Club according to one witness. The man, who declined to be identified, was inside the club at the time of the shooting says “they came there to kill Him."
Late this afternoon a fire broke out in a home in the Kennedy Meadows Mobile Home Park. The fire quickly spread to a neighboring home. Both homes have severe damage.
UPDATE: David Micheal Brown has been captured in Multnomah County. Salem Police Detectives have exhausted all their leads in the search for David Michael Brown and now are requesting assistance from the public in locating a suspect in a child pornography case.
UPDATE: The Salem police tell us that the victim in this incident has now been identified as 60-year old John Douglas Layton of Salem. At approximately 8:26 am Salem Police and Fire Departments received calls of a plane crash north of the runway on the Salem airport grounds. Witnesses reported that a small plane was attempting to takeoff northbound.
The Senate approved legislation this morning creating the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) program.
A house fire broke out in a home on Nevada St NE, near Lake Labish around Noon today. The house and maybe other buildings appear to be a total loss.