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Ken Barrows had an early-morning wake-up call at his southeast Bend home that he probably won't forget any time soon, which climaxed with him holding a garage burglar at gunpoint, then trying to chase him down across an open field in the pre-dawn darkness. More »
videoVideo: Bend Homeowner Confronts Burglar, Who Flees

Crook County Sheriff's Office
Crook County sheriff's deputies sought tips from the public Wednesday to help solve a break-in at a Prineville church in which items were taken and damage was done to the building. More »


For northwest Bend resident Tara Walsh, a mother of two, a quiet Tuesday night turned into fear as gunshots rang out and bullets smashed into her neighbor’s front windows, hitting way too close to home. More »
videoVideo: Bend Family Shaken By Shots Into Neighbor's Home

A Crime Stoppers alert: Police are searching for a suspect responsible for tagging the parking garage with graffiti in downtown Bend. More »
videoVideo: Bend Graffiti Suspect Sought

Police followed up on leads and asked the public for tips Friday as they sought to solve Bend's second bank robbery of the month, in which a man with an unusual facial disguise held up a Bank of the Cascades branch on the south end of town; NewsChannel 21 talked to an area resident who may have encountered the knife-wielding man minutes later. More »
videoVideo: Bank Video Released Amid Hunt for Bend Robber

A band visiting Bend over the weekend was just one victim targeted by thieves with a taste for expensive gear. The most recent case involves the band Floater, performing at the Domino Room in Bend Saturday night. Someone took two of their guitars and a box of microphones, but it's not the first such costly theft in recent months. More »
videoVideo: Artists Offer Reward For Gear Stolen in Bend

More than $10,000 in tools and cash, gone in seconds.It's a tough loss for any business, but especially a small family-run auto shop just weeks before Christmas. More »
videoVideo: Crime Stoppers: Redmond Auto Shop Hit By Thieves

Thanks to a Crime Stoppers tip, a 14-year-old boy has been arrested and as many as five other suspects could be charged in a string of incidents at Crooked River Ranch in which rocks and possibly other objects were hurled at passing cars, Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins said Wednesday. More »


It's a place for at-risk youth months in the making, and on its opening day Wednesday, a devastating blow, likely served by those it hopes to help. More »
videoVideo: Vandals Graffiti Nonprofit Bend Boxing Club

A John L. Scott Real Estate employee says a thief stole half a dozen personal laptop computers from the office on Third Street some time Saturday night or early Sunday. More »


Employees at a Bend construction supply company showed up to work Wednesday and found the place in shambles -- the victims of a burglary. More »
videoVideo: Bend Biz Burglarized And Trashed

Redmond Police Dept.
A security camera caught a southwest Redmond coffee-stand burglar in the act last week, and now police are seeking your help in finding the culprit, believed related to a pizza restaurant break-in in the same area a couple of days earlier. More »


A Redmond pizzeria was hit by burglars this week, but the real headache for the owner wasn't what was taken, but what was left behind - a big, soggy mess. More »
videoVideo: Redmond Pizzeria Burglars Leave Mess Behind

A robber wearing a ski mask and holding a gun held up a downtown Redmond bar and grill late Saturday afternoon, running away with an undisclosed amount of cash and eluding capture, police said; on Sunday, NewsChannel 21's Homa Quazilbash talked to the victim about the frightening moments. More »
videoVideo: Redmond Bar Robbed At Gunpoint

A 66-year-old Deschutes River Woods man says he was up reading the paper early Friday when a young man with a revolver kicked in his front door, asked for money and a suitcase and went through his things. He said he thought he’d be "executed" when the gunman had him kneel and bound his hands behind him, but instead, the intruder ran. More »
videoVideo: DRW Home-Invasion Robbery Victim Shaken

Every month, 17,000 Central Oregonians have food on their plates, thanks to NeighborImpact. But thanks to a cold-hearted crook, a few less plates will be dished up this month.More »
videoVideo: Burglars Break Into Food Bank Freezers

Police are on the hunt for whoever shot and killed a miniature donkey sometime last week in Northeast Bend. More »
videoVideo: Miniature Donkey Gunned Down In NE Bend

Authorities are searching for a Bend man wanted on two charges in connection with an incident that occurred about a month ago, Bend police said Monday. More »


Bend homeowners are outraged and police are on the hunt for a possible arsonist who's lighting fires around the Eastside of town. More »
videoVideo: Police On The Hunt For Bend Arsonist

Deschutes County sheriff's deputies are seeking the public's help in seeking bold suspects who stole a tractor from the Redmond Area Parks and Rec District, then used it to ram the locks and fences at nearby businesses. More »


Authorities sought help from the public Tuesday in connection with three suspicious late-night brushfires on Crooked River Ranch in recent weeks. More »


NE Bend resident interrupts late-night burglar
There were some scary moments for several downtown Bend residents early Thursday when an apparent home-invasion burglar was chased away by a resident, police said. More »


Four small fires broke out in open areas of northeast Bend Wednesday night, and police said they could be the work of an arsonist. More »


Jefferson sheriff replacement process not clear yet
Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies asked the public for help Sunday in identifying whoever is responsible for recent thefts from unlocked vehicles on Crooked River Ranch. More »


Prineville Police
Prineville police asked the public for help Tuesday in finding a possible ID thief who used a stolen debit card to withdraw money from a downtown bank ATM earlier this month. More »


A shooter used copper BBs to damage two northeast Bend businesses Sunday night, police said. More »
videoVideo: Suspect Shoots BBs, Shatters Windows In Bend

Deschutes County sheriff's deputies said Monday they need the public's help identifying a suspect who apparently broke into two Terrebonne businesses in recent days, stealing only alcohol. More »
videoVideo: Crook Stealing Liquor In Terrebonne

Central Oregon's largest food bank was the victim of an attempted burglary Monday night. But while the crooks got away empty-handed, the damage they left behind is costly. In another case, security video show a man walking into the Sears in Bend -- and walking out with a pricey TV. More »
videoVideo: Attempted Burglary at Food Bank, Theft at Sears

Thousands of dollars, gone in seconds -- a brazen theft, committed in broad daylight at a Sisters hardware store. But a camera caught the crime, and authorities hope you can help catch the culprit. More »
videoSisters Hardware Store Thief Caught on Camera

Statues, garden décor and more were stolen from a popular Central Oregon garden center Tuesday, but this burglary was not the first -- or worst -- the Redmond Greenhouse has seen in its years off Highway 97 -- and thieves also hit a northeast Bend church. More »
videoVideo: Redmond Greenhouse Burglarized

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