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Salem Police Department
Communications Department
333 Division St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Media line: 503-763-3464
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Transparency in our communications is as important as the openness of the police department's actions and decisions written into policies and procedures. The following page provides an overview of the methods and processes the Salem Police Department uses for its public communications.
Media releases
A media release is an agency's official statement concerning an incident and the actions taken. Publishing the statements is an integral part of the Salem Police Department's efforts to provide clarity about circumstances and develop public trust.
Press releases recently issued by the department are available through FlashAlert Newswire. Subscribe to receive Salem Police FlashAlert messages. Media releases are also posted to the Salem Police Department's primary social media accounts, X (formerly named Twitter), and Facebook.
2022-01-06 Detectives ask for help in suspicious death investigation- 2022-01-06 Patrol officers nab suspect in business burglary
- 2022-01-13 Police seek public’s assistance in locating missing Salem man
- 2022-01-19 Officers make arrest in park stabbing incident
- 2022-01-20 Salem Police searching for suspect in bank robbery
- 2022-01-21 Police address concerns over outside agency training presentation
- 2022-01-21 Salem Police looking to identify suspect in several northeast Salem robberies
- 2022-01-24 Man with gun robs donut shop twice
- 2022-01-30 Fatal plane crash at Salem Airport
- 2022-02-07 Officer deadly use of force investigation
- 2022-02-07 Officer deadly use of force investigation
- 2022-02-07 Police investigate fatal collision in south Salem
- 2022-02-11 Salem Police releases three-year strategic plan
- 2022-03-08 Arrest made in church burglary and arson case
- 2022-03-17 Joint investigation leads to arrest of Salem man on federal drug and gun charges
- 2022-03-18 Police investigate shooting in downtown Salem
- 2022-03-22 Two-vehicle collision in south Salem claims one fatality
- 2022-03-23 Detectives make arrest in northeast Salem robberies
- 2022-03-24 Media notification concerning Salem Police communications transition
- 2022-03-27 Driver crashes into homeless encampment
- 2022-04-05 Local sandwich shop robbed at knifepoint
- 2022-04-07 Suspect sought in offensive tagging at neighborhood park
- 2022-04-12 Officer involved shooting in northeast Salem
- 2022-04-28 Arrest made in late night shooting incident
- 2022-05-20 Man arrested on animal abuse charges
- 2022-05-23 Detectives arrest suspect sought in two attempted murder cases (updated)
- 2022-06-13 Officers investigate shots fired incident at the downtown transit mall (updated)
- 2022-06-13 Suspect arrested in separate armed robbery cases
- 2022-06-16 Burglary investigation leads to discovery of other stolen property and identity theft
- 2022-06-21 Late night shots fired call leads to arrest
- 2022-06-28 Traffic safety through vouchers instead of citations is focus of program set to start in Salem
- 2022-07-01 Safe Streets Task Force detectives make arrests in drug Salem drug investigation
- 2022-07-13 Exchange of gunfire leads to suspect and officer shot
- 2022-07-21 Detectives investigate shooting death (updated)
- 2022-08-02 Traffic Team investigates fatal collision involving train, pedestrian (updated)
Social media communications
The Salem Police Department also use social media to communicate with the public. In an effort to increase connections with residents through images and videos or inform the community about the types of calls handled by officers and detectives, social media has become commonplace.
Salem Police uses Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor, X, and YouTube as information-sharing methods.
Not all police activities are posted to social media; however, messages of a more urgent nature are most commonly posted to X only.
Media inquiries
Reporters representing credentialed online, print, television, and radio media organizations are encouraged to subscribe to the FlashAlert Newswire. Emergency alerts and non-urgent media releases are posted to the service, which in turn sends an immediate email to subscribers. In general, all press releases are also posted to the Salem Police Department's social media accounts.
Media inquiries must be sent by email to spdmedia@cityofsalem.net. Any request from a credentialed journalist or news outlet will be coordinated by the Communications Office, whether case or breaking news related.
Should the need arise for a press conference or a media briefing at a scene, the announcement of the location will be published via FlashAlert and Twitter.
Public records or police report requests
Submit all requests for public records or police reports through the City of Salem Public Records Portal. Status updates on your request can be obtained by logging in to your portal account. Call the Salem Police Records Section at 503-588-6144 for more information.