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On Friday, January 10, 2020, just after midnight Joshua Warren Holloway, who was being sought as a person of interest as part of a recent murder investigation, was taken into custody after a brief pursuit on Hwy 97 north of Gilchrist.
Read MoreKlamath County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a person of interest in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation. Joshua Holloway is described as a white male, 31 years old, 6’0”, 185 lbs.
Read MoreFollowing a raffle, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office employees presented a check for $1,000 to Marc Kane, Executive Director of the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center.
Read MoreOver 1000 students from Mazama, Hosanna and Lost River High Schools watched as Operation Prom Night told a graphic story of a DUII crash. They saw events unfold right in front of them on Viking Field today.
Caution the photos inside this story are graphic.
A construction worker flagged down a deputy near Altamont Drive and Anderson Avenue and reported that a male, driving a late model white Ford F150, was acting strangely. At approximately the same time, Klamath County 9-1-1 received a call reporting the same pickup as stolen from an address on Bisbee Avenue.
Read MoreKlamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber is our guest on Season 3, Episode 9 of Ask Klamath.
Read MoreLast Friday, Klamath County 9-1-1 received a call reporting Darrell Blackwell, 80, was stuck in the snow on an ATV near Saddle Mountain Pit Road in the Chiloquin area. Deputies responded but was limited due to the snow depth. Klamath County Search & Rescue (SAR) was then called in to assist in locating and rescuing Blackwell.
Read MoreOn Sunday, March 3, 2019, at approximately 7:18 p.m. members from the Klamath Falls Police Department, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police responded to a call of a reported vehicle vs. pedestrian motor vehicle crash on Crater Lake Parkway north of the intersection of Pacific Terrace.
Read MoreOn Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 2:45 pm, a citizen called 911 and reported an unknown male stole a package from the front porch of his residence located on Hope Street. The thief was described as wearing a dark jacket, dark pants and a stocking cap or beanie. He was last seen running towards Hope Street and getting into the passenger side of a dark colored SUV. It is believed that the thieves were following a delivery truck and stealing the packages when the driver left.
Read MoreAt 7:13 AM on Thursday February 14, 2019 Klamath 911 Emergency Communication received a call from a third party, who was not on scene, of a shooting that had occurred at 6207 Onyx Ave in Klamath Falls. The responsible party was reported to be suicidal and still inside the location. Klamath County Sheriff’s Deputies responded with the Oregon State Police and Klamath Fire District 1.
Read MoreOn December 21st 2018 Tyrone Robinson left a family members residence on Crest Street around 08:00 hours and has not been seen or heard from since. There has been no social media activity and his phone has been turned off.
Read MoreOver this past weekend, Klamath County Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers conducted an annual training at the Annie Creek Snow-Park. The exercise culminated in eleven volunteers participating by setting up a snow camp, with only what they could carry on their person, and surviving overnight (24 hours).
Read MoreThe Klamath County Grand Jury determined the officer involved shooting on December 29, 2018 was justified. The Grand Jury reviewed the Oregon State Police investigation, heard testimony from Deputies on scene, a Crisis Intervention Team member from Klamath Basin Behavioral Health and the statements of the involved officers, Deputy Leach and Deputy McAdams.
Read MoreOn 01/14/19, at 8:20am, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) was notified by the 911 Emergency Dispatch Center of a deceased male found near Bly, OR.
Read MoreOn Friday (01/11/19) the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) began an investigation into a residential burglary in Crescent, OR which is in Northern Klamath County. One suspect was developed during the initial investigation and deputies began a search for Tylor McMahan for questioning in the crime.
Read MoreKlamath Falls, Or - Today, REACH Inc. continues its process of fixing and replacing all of the doors, windows, and locks after being a victim of a break in that included theft and vandalism over the 2018 Christmas holiday weekend. With an estimated cash loss of $8,000 in cash and property damage and $12,000 total in theft, including items such as power tools, laptop computers, chain saw, cameras, vehicles, and much more. With the arrest of the culprits, REACH has managed to recover a few of the items from the theft. As the authorities, continue to look for missing items.
Read MoreChristmas and New Year’s Results: 5 Deputies, 21.5 Hours Worked, 3 Arrests (2 – DUII, 1 – Driving While Suspended or Revoked), 11 Citations Issued, 33 Warnings In-Lieu of Citation.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS – Klamath Community College’s board of education voted Monday to approve a contract that establishes a foundation for KCC to work with the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office to open a sheriff substation at the KCC campus.
Read MoreIn March 2018, the Oregon State Senate passed SB1544 providing a grant opportunity for law enforcement agencies who were engaged in fighting illegal marijuana grow operations in rural counties. The grant funding was to be administered by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC).
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of Basic Corrections Local #BCL034 on Friday November 9, 2018 at the Oregon Public Safety Academy, 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon.
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