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Portland Man Sentenced to Life for Murder and Cop Shootout While Out on Bail
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland killer, Jessie Garza III, 31, who vowed that he would rather make police kill him than go to jail, has been found guilty and handed a life sentence on Thursday for the killing of Richard Newman inside his own…
Portland Man Indicted for Killing a Security Guard in a Hail of Bullets in the Buckman Neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. — On Wednesday, a Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted 28-year-old Mamedee S. Keita of Portland on charges related to the murder of security guard Walter E. Mulberry (49) on 7 July 2024, according to a news release from the…
Portland Man Arrested For Pointing Laser At Tesla Dealership Employees
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 27-year-old Portland man, Tesla protester Davis Nafshun, was arrested on Saturday and faces accusations of pointing a laser inside the South Waterfront Portland Tesla dealership that hurt the eyes of employees on duty at…
Portland Teen Clings to Life with Bullet Lodged in His Brain After Park Shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. — As 16-year-old Elliott Beck fights for his life with a bullet lodged in his brain, a 15-year-old is in custody after handing himself over to the police.
Now, Black leaders of the Portland community are expressing fear…
Assault and Vandalism Erupt at Portland Protest as Two Face Charges in Old Town Clash
PORTLAND, Ore. — An assault on a security guard and vandalism with a message spray painted onto a shopfront window led to the arrest last night of two people involved in a demonstration in Portland Old Town.
Portland Police Bureau (PPB)…
Portland Police and Businesses Team Up to Bust Thieves and Drug Users in Dawson Park Crackdown
PORTLAND, Ore. — Dawson Park in Portland was ‘safe-proofed’ on Sunday when the police partnered with local area business owners and the Organized Retail Crime Association of Oregon to arrest thieves and illegal drug users.
Twenty-six…
Oregon Deliveryman Claims $118k from City of Portland After Attack by an Unrestrained Police Dog
An Oregon deliveryman, bitten by an off-leash police dog while delivering packages from Amazon Flex to a home in Clackamas County in January, is suing the City of Portland after spending nearly $18,000 in medical expenses to treat his…
Portland Police Seize Money, Gold And Stolen Goods In Retail Theft Organized Crime Ring…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) swooped on organized retail theft suspects on Tuesday with search warrants at three different locations. Thousands of dollars in cash, Amazon gift cards, and stolen goods were seized in the…
Portland Felon Fires Assault Rifle Rounds Into Apartment Below, Heads Back to Prison
A Portland man with a violent criminal history, Paul Kurt Mitchell, 41, was sentenced to two years three months in prison on Monday after firing a Romanian WASR-10/63 semi-automatic assault rifle into the floor of his North Portland…
Oregon Man Convicted of Stabbing Victim 55 Times and Burning Body in Car Trunk Faces Life Sentence
Seven years after Andrew Hathaway of Portland was found dead with 55 stab wounds in the trunk of a burning car, a 44-year-old man was found guilty by a jury of the Multnomah County Circuit Court on Friday.
Sentencing Will be on…