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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…
Multnomah County’s Homelessness Surges 26% as New Data Reveals Crisis Outpacing Solutions
People are becoming homeless faster than Multnomah County’s homeless services can provide a solution.
New Public Homelessness Data Dashboard
This information is contained in a new Homeless Services Department public dashboard…
Portland Simplifies Noise Pollution Laws by Combining Codes into a Single, Tech-Supported Standard
PORTLAND, Ore. — Amendments to existing local government legislation on noise pollution codes and their enforcement in Portland are under the spotlight. Officials have decided to consolidate two existing noise enforcement codes into one,…
Portland Man Faces Charges After Breaking Into Apartment and Attacking Sleeping Woman
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 39-year-old man who broke into a Portland apartment and assaulted a woman who was sleeping is facing multiple sexual assault charges.
Michael Lynn Moore, Jr. was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on…