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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - At approximately 11:30 AM on Saturday, June 24, the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team, with the assistance of additional local agencies, executed a search warrant on Justin Reed Anderson, 42, of Sprague River for his residence and his vehicle.
Read MoreMEDFORD, Ore. - A Southern Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison on April 5 for possessing and distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On April 1, 2023, at approximately 9:32 AM, a Klamath Falls Police Officer stopped a 2007 GMC Yukon for a traffic infraction, at Veterans Park. The officer, noticing signs of criminal activity, asked for and was granted consent to search from the driver of the vehicle.
Read MoreKLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. - On January 18, 2023, around 11:26 AM, an Oregon State Police Senior Trooper stopped an SUV for a lane usage violation on Highway 97, milepost 276, near Klamath Falls.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In recent weeks two Klamath Falls men pled guilty to the distribution of methamphetamine among other charges.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On September 2, 2022, the Klamath Falls Police Department, Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (BINET), and the Oregon State Police stopped a vehicle carrying approximately 9 ounces of fentanyl and an ounce of methamphetamine on Highway 66 near Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. - A Vacaville, California man was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from California for distribution in Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On February 6, 2022, the Klamath Falls Police Department served a search warrant on a residence in the 5500 block of Gatewood Drive. The operation was a part of the ongoing investigation of a drive-by shooting that occurred on January 22nd and a separate shooting incident that occurred on February 1st.
Read MoreMEDFORD, Ore. - A former Klamath Falls police officer pleaded guilty today [8/24/21] in federal court after stealing methamphetamine and fentanyl from an evidence room.
Read MoreKLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. - On Thursday, February 20, 2020, the Oregon State Police conducted a traffic stop on a black Chevrolet Tahoe bearing California license plates, on Highway 97 in Klamath County, Oregon. The vehicle was occupied by a male driver and a female passenger with an infant.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Near midnight, on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to stop a Gold colored Oldsmobile in the 1800 block of Gary Street in Klamath Falls. The driver eluded deputies and fled at a high rate of speed, disregarding a stop sign, then…
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Two suspected methamphetamine suppliers were arrested Saturday night while transporting approximately 8 pounds of methamphetamine into Klamath Falls.
Read MoreA Klamath County Sheriff’s deputy, working under the recently signed enhanced services contract in Chiloquin, attempted a traffic stop in the area of E. Blocklinger St. and S. Park Av on December 30, 2019.
Read MoreMEDFORD, Ore.—Five people have been charged for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin manufactured in Mexico and distributed in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon, announced Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. - Abel Lomas Murillo, 26, of Weston, Oregon, was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Murillo previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine on April 15, 2019.
Read MoreTwo large methamphetamine busts were made in Klamath Falls earlier this week preventing almost 17 pounds of methamphetamine from reaching our streets.
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