Intoxicated driver involved in crash near Market St, Salem OR

Alcohol Violation

Reported: 11/4/2025 07:17 PM

Near Market St NE, Salem, OR 97301

A crash occurred near Market Street involving a driver believed to be intoxicated. Fire medics requested police assistance at the scene. Additionally, there was an armed robbery nearby where a suspect threatened a store employee with a knife before leaving. The suspect was last seen entering a nearby store.

Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch

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Transcript:

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For a 508,

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we have a crash near Market St NE possible intoxicated driver.

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Library from the westward.

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Sarah 508 need to redirect you to the armed robbery at near Commercial Street southeast.

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Five letter copying room.

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Suspect threatened the employee at the location and pulled out a knife before leaving the store 10 to 15 minutes ago.

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I got you.

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09, copy you dispatched with 508.

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It sounds like the suspect was last seen on commercial going into the bike peddler about seven minutes ago.

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254 to those units, one tax bidet on that one since he was last going over the bike peddler.

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Oh,

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my name, copy.

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4.0521, 1, 2,3, and 599, also dispassion on armed robbery, 1905.

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Okay,

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1905. I think we work on a description.

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Copy we're working on it.

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It's on the armed robbery.

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The description is going to be a white male adult, 60, thin-built, gray black, rain jacket, brown pants with a large yellow backpack, sole half gallon of Jose Cuervo.

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CER at 241.

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241, go ahead.

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241, can you check the EDP intending at the station?

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After him, you can put me on it.

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0384.

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3-4, go ahead.

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Can you respond to the crash near Market St? Fire medics requesting PD due to intoxicated driver? 3-4 -4-4-4-4-4-4-5-1-1-UW

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Near Market St NE, Salem, OR 97301

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