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Media Release: Attempt to steal a truckload of tires from Les Schwab store results in burglary, theft convictions

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A man who burglarized a Les Schwab store in Oregon City and attempted to steal tires valued at almost $2,700 was convicted Wednesday by Clackamas County jury.

Media Release: DA John Wentworth wants Clackamas County to be national leader in aiding victims of family violence, sexual assault

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Members of the media can use b-roll footage of an interview with Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth and footage of the meeting itself.

Dangers of drug, alcohol use by parents who share beds with infants focus of Clackamas County awareness campaign

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The leading cause of preventable infant deaths in Clackamas County is bedsharing -– parents or caregivers sleeping with their babies in bed with them. The risk increases when caregivers are impaired.

Clackamas jury convicts Chad Westover of murder in stabbing death of Clackamas man

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A Clackamas County jury found Chad Michael Westover guilty Wednesday of killing a man during a physical altercation last year.

Mentally ill Lake Oswego man pleads guilty to murdering his mother

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A Lake Oswego man with a history of mental illness who stabbed his mother to death as she slept pled guilty to murder Tuesday in Clackamas County Circuit Court.

Molalla man convicted in three criminal cases, sentenced to 113 months in prison

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Ohio man who stole elderly woman’s life savings sentenced to prison

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An Ohio man who stole an elderly woman’s life savings was sentenced to 48 months in prison Monday. His sentencing comes two years after his guilty plea.

Car thief who stole $29,000 Ford Mustang from auto dealer sentenced to two years in prison

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A Portland man who stole a Ford Mustang from an auto dealer and later eluded a police officer who tried to stop him was sentenced last week in Clackamas County Circuit Court to 24 months in prison.

Gresham man sentenced to 400 months in prison for kidnapping and raping two women

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The crimes occurred two years ago and involve two separate incidents.

Man pleads guilty to two murders, sentenced to life in prison

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A 22-year-old man who killed two people in 2022 pleaded guilty to murder on Sept. 26 and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving 30 years.