Every year there are over 3,700 vehicle crashes in the Salem-Keizer area, with thousands of injuries—some minor, others life changing—including 15 to 20 fatalities per year. Despite efforts at the state and local level to build a safer transportation system and encourage safer driving, the number of crashes and fatalities has increased over the last 10 years.
POLICE
Help sought in arson case
An arson fire caught on a security camera damaged the West Salem offices of Lighthouse Financial Enterprises, Inc., owned by Keizer resident Phillip Gerstner.
Keizer Police drone program saves time and lives
Keizer Police Department’s drone program saves officers time, reduces risk, and saves money. In the past, when Keizer Police Department responded to a major traffic accident, getting topographical, or top-down images of the accident scene was almost always required. This would involve at least four hours along with a fire[Read More…]
Keizer neighborhoods observe National Night Out
Since 1984, people in neighborhoods all over the country have left their houses, locked up behind them, and spent the first Tuesday evening in August outside with their friends, neighbors and local police officers as part of National Night Out. Keizer is known as a “city of neighborhoods,” which means[Read More…]
Police calls Dec. 27-Jan. 1
Monday, December 27 8:01 a.m. – Theft from motor vehicle in the 100 block of Sunset Avenue N. 9:20 a.m. – Shoplifting in the 4000 block of River Road N. 2:27 p.m. – Harassment in the 800 block of Plymouth Drive NE. 6:04 p.m. – Harassment in the 800 block[Read More…]
Police calls Dec. 5-10
KPD Keizer Police Department Sunday, December 5 2 a.m. – Theft from motor vehicle in the 5000 block of Bernard Street N. 2:47 a.m. – Criminal mischief in the 5000 block of River Road N. 3:13 a.m. – Criminal mischief in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Boulevard NE. 5[Read More…]
Keizer officers arrest car clouter
Keizer Police Department On Friday, Sept. 3, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Keizer Police officers responded to a suspicious activity in the area of McLeod Ln. N.E. and Aldine Dr. N.E. A citizen called to report they received a Ring notification and observed a person attempting to gain entry into vehicles[Read More…]
5 Keizer officers cleared in shooting, suspect Sean Beck indicted
Keizer Police department A Marion County Grand Jury unanimously found that Keizer police officers Jeremy Darst, Scott Keniston, Chad Fahey, Michael Kowash and Sergeant Kevin DeMarco were justified in their use of deadly force against Sean Beck on July 28. The same grand jury indicted Sean K. Beck, date of[Read More…]
UPDATE: Keizer police officers involved in shooting
Keizer Police gathered evidence Thursday morning near the corner of River Road N. and Dearborn Ave., where Wednesday night’s crime spree began. On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at approximately 8:40 P.M., Keizer Police Department Officers responded to a suspicious vehicle call behind a business at the corner of River Rd.[Read More…]
Council invests in new hybrid vehicles for KPD
Keizer Police Department The Keizer City Council approved $20,000 to go towards a pair of 2022 Ford Intercepter hybrid police vehicles for the Keizer Police Department at their meeting on Monday, July 19. The City of Keizer is under contract with the Salem-Keizer School District for a Safety and Support[Read More…]
