Training games: Apprehension K-9s stay sharp with weekly decoy hunts
Five-year-old Valkyrie “Valk,” a German Shepherd and Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office apprehension K-9, sits in a parking lot whimpering with excitement. Crouched behind Valk is her handler ...
Arrests & Citations: Nov. 11, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Alexis Lynn Sanchez, 28, McMinnville, Nov. 6, identity theft/three counts, fraudulent use of a credit card/three counts, second-degree theft; booked into the Yamhill ...
Court allows Nettrouer to work out of state
The Yamhill County Circuit Court granted out of state travel for work purposes to an Amity man charged with two counts of second-degree sex abuse, on Monday, Nov. 10. Jeremy Roy Nettrouer, 40, through ...
DNA testing continues Aldeguer trial to January
The trial of Anthony “Tony” Gray Aldeguer, 67, opened Monday, Nov. 10, but the discovery of new evidence caused the court to delay further proceedings until Jan. 20. Aldeguer faces 27 charges ...
Court Records: Nov. 12, 2025
CIVIL FILINGS Discover Bank vs. Jessica Cain: Renewal of $1,543.55 judgment. Crown Asset Management, LLC vs. Kristin Twenge: Granted $26,283.47 judgment. Discover Bank vs. Marilyn J. Bergsma: Granted ...
Third party saves wolf dogs from euthanasia
Two dogs connected to a violent March incident were granted a stay of execution and released from impoundment after someone other than their owner paid over $9,000 in kenneling fees. McMinnville resident ...
Alleged Newberg car prowler indicted on 29 counts
A Newberg man was indicted last week on 29 counts of theft, criminal mischief, unlawful entry into a vehicle and other crimes related to 10 alleged incidents from June 13 to Sept. 13. Ronald Lee Hassler, ...
Sheridan man pleads guilty to violating protective order
On Nov. 4, Luke Jeffery Aldrich, 34, of Sheridan pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering a person protected by a restraining order and one count of fourth-degree assault stemming from a domestic abuse ...
Portland man who crashed into airport offices gets time served
After pleading no contest to first-degree criminal mischief, a Class C felony, and two counts of recklessly endangering another person, Class A misdemeanors, Jamar N. Bell, 27, of Portland was sentenced ...
Arrests & Citations: Nov. 7, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Richard Lewis Tomlinson, 52, Sheridan, Oct. 30, second-degree criminal trespass/four counts; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $2,500 bail. Chance Patrick Orvin, ...
Aldeguer trial starts Monday
Anthony Gray Aldeguer, 67, will stand trial next week in Yamhill County Circuit Court on three cases that will be tried simultaneously at the request of the state. In total, Aldeguer faces 27 charges ...
Wineries pleased to move on from PacifiCorp lawsuit
There were no bottles of Oregon sparkling wine being popped two weeks ago following a $125 million settlement agreement with PacificCorp that allows 93 wineries to recoup some losses from their 2020 vintage. “There’s ...
Mac man pleads guilty to sex abuse before trial
Haidyn James Adrian, 24, of McMinnville pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sex abuse and furnishing alcohol to a minor the day before trial was set to begin. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail ...
Salem man charged with attempted murder of law enforcement; Amity fugitive remains on the run
The Yamhill County District Attorney has charged a Salem man with three counts of attempted aggravated murder with a firearm after he allegedly shot at police vehicles during a chase Tuesday morning. A ...
Olague pleads guilty; sentencing set Nov. 8
On Friday, Oct. 31, Roberto Matias Olague Jr., 22, of McMinnville pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful use of a weapon in connection with shots fired in downtown McMinnville on April 11, 2024. McMinnville ...
