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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…
Portland Police Arrest Suspect Who Broke Into Apartment and Assaulted Sleeping Woman
UPDATE: Portland Man Faces Charges After Breaking Into Apartment and Attacking Sleeping Woman
PORTLAND, Ore. — After breaking into an apartment in the 4800 block of Southeast 30th Avenue, Portland, and assaulting a sleeping woman, a…
Widow Seeks $55 Million After Husband Plunges 42 Feet to His Death at Portland Job Site
PORTLAND, Ore. — The widow of a welder who plunged 42 feet to his death on a job site in Portland has filed for $55 million in damages in the Multnomah County Circuit Court.
Widow Kimberley Dougi was on site at the Kinder Morgan storage…