Crime

The investigation into allegations against a local Prineville car salesman, Michael Smetzer Jr. and his company Central Oregon Motors, has been taken over by the FBI.

Law enforcement and DMV investigations into Prineville-based Central Oregon Motors, LLC, have been revealed following an initial story first reported by the Prineville Review last month as well as a report last week by KTVZ's Matthew Draxton.

The Prineville Police are currently suffering from technical issues tied to a recent hardware and software update a month ago that is reportedly preventing the release of any body-worn-camera (BWC) video.

A Prineville car salesman and his business are coming under fire by a growing list victims for allegedly cheating them out of tens of thousands of dollars -- which combined might be total hundreds of thousands. Central Oregon Motors, LLC, and its owner Michael Dwayne Smetzer, are also named defendants in two lawsuits for over $1.3 million.

Prineville, Ore. - The Oregon State Police are seeking public help in two recent alleged poaching cases that took place within less than a...

The ex-police chief from Kansas, responsible for conducting raids on a Marion County newspaper, its journalists, and its 98-year-old co-owner, is set to face criminal charges following an independent probe that uncovered proof of his interference with the legal process.