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Portland Homicide Detectives Investigate Fatal Late-Night Shooting Near South Harrison Street
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit announced yesterday that its detectives were now investigating the shooting at 10.20 p.m. near the intersection of South Harrison Street and South Harbor Drive.
When Central…
Tragic Gresham Shooting Claims Life of Sleeping 13-Year-Old as Bullets Pierce Apartment Walls
GRESHAM, Ore. — A shooting in an apartment on the 4700 block of SW 11th St., Gresham, shortly after 1:30 a.m. yesterday turned deadly after gunfire sprayed through the walls, severely injuring a sleeping 13-year-old next door; tragically,…
Portland Secures Victory as California Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts to Sanctuary…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, a sanctuary city since 2017 that limits its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, especially those aimed at deporting immigrants, has won a reprieve from the Trump administration’s executive…
Portland Foils $6.7 Million Scam Targeting Bull Run Water Project, Seizes Funds from Fake Vendor
PORTLAND, Ore. — Local and federal law enforcement agencies are investigating fraud after a person posing as a vendor was paid over $6.7 million by the City of Portland on the $2 billion Bull Run Filtration Project near Gresham. The City…
Former Portland Basketball Star Sentenced to 20 Years for Sex Crimes Against Four Women in Series of…
A former star high school basketball player, 33-year-old Mitchell Beckwith of Portland, has been convicted of first-degree rape and other sex crimes involving four women in the Multnomah County Circuit Court.
Beckwith was sentenced to 20…
Portland Social Media Figure Gets Ankle Bracelet After His Hit-And-Run Report Leads To His Arrest
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland Judge ordered ankle monitoring for 33-year-old Oscar Burell Jr., who faces charges related to reckless stunts he shared on Instagram. Burell was arrested after reporting a hit-and-run earlier this month.…
Portland Police Intercept Massive Fentanyl Haul from Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Traffickers
PORTLAND, Ore. — Drug raids organized by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in a multi-agency sting operation helped disrupt the flow of dangerous substances by Honduran drug trafficking organizations that work with the Sinaloa Cartel.…
Portland Police Make Arrests & Tow Cars To Stymie Illegal “Swing Into Easter” Street Race
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police successfully prevented an illegal street takeover on Saturday evening through pre-emptive measures that targeted violations before a planned illegal street race event advertised as “Swing into Easter” and…
Honduran Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Massive Fentanyl Stash in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Honduran national living in Portland has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release after he was found in possession of nearly 16 pounds of powdered fentanyl and nearly 60,000…
Portland Police Arrest Social Media Figure for Reckless Driving After His Own Hit-and-Run Report…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) arrested 33-year-old Oscar Burell, Jr, yesterday after he reported a hit and run. Police recognized him as the star of videos he had posted on social media of himself driving recklessly and…