The officer who shot and killed Aaron Campbell has been placed on leave. Will Police Chief Mike Reese fire him?
Denis C. Theriault
Denis C. Theriault is the Portland Mercury's News Editor. He writes stories about City Hall and the Portland Police Bureau, focusing on issues like homelessness, police oversight, insider politics, and civil liberties. Before arriving in Portland, Denis wrote and edited for the San Jose Mercury News, covering the California Legislature and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as the city of San Jose—a real-live million-person town.
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A Table Not Only for Two
Contract talks between the police union and Portland officials are close to resuming—and we might be invited in.
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BREAKING: No criminal charges for guards in skateboard attack
Illustration by Jon Sperry Three private security guards accused of attacking skateboarding teens in Pioneer Courthouse Square last year will not face assault charges in the incident, a grand jury ruled. The jury’s decision, which occurred Monday, was confirmed by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office this afternoon. “We’re disappointed but not surprised,” said attorney […]
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Sexual Hypnotist Cuts Off Cash, Shakes Up GOP Politics
With a hearty tip o’ the hat to Blogtown’s own Oregometry, I decided everyone needed to learn more about Loren Parks, the money man behind many of Oregon’s most conservative, anti-crime ballot initiatives for nearly 20 years. Because not only is Parks a financier for Republican causes, he’s also a sexual hypnotist. Watch and, um, […]
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Mary Volm Scooting Down Rough Legal Path
The Oregonian today shed some light on what brand of legal troubles could be facing Mary Volm, the onetime Portland City Council candidate arrested over the weekend on suspicion of driving drunk. (After, police say, she fell off her Vespa downtown and attempted to scrum with passers-by.) Court records show Volm was arrested more than […]
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Heard the One About the Enviro Banned from the Sushi Joint?
Except, no, we’re not kidding. But as far as PR is concerned, the tale is laughably tragic. As reported by various food bloggers this weekend, the president of the Wild Salmon Center says Sinju Restaurant in the Pearl banned him after he gently complained about the endangered bluefin tuna on their menu. Guido Rahr, a […]
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Good Morning, News!
Mary Volm’s booking photo City Council candidate Mary Volm, running against who lost her bid to challenge Dan Saltzman this November, was arrested late Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence as well as reckless driving, according to media reports. A Water Bureau security officer called police to report a woman had “fallen off […]
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BREAKING: TriMet Bus in Fatal Crash With Motorcyclist
A motorcyclist was killed after striking a TriMet bus stopped at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Bryant Street, authorities said this evening. Portland police responded to the Northeast Portland crash, which happened just before 7 pm, and found a motorcyclist lying in the street. The man, whose name hasn’t been released, was taken to a […]
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TriMet Bus Driver in Fatal Crash Fired
Photo by the One True Bix TriMet this afternoon announced it had dismissed Sandi Day, the driver behind the wheel of a bus that plowed into a group of pedestrians while turning left, killing two and injuring three others. Day, hired in October 2007, was driving the #9 bus down Glisan on April 24 when […]
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Police Chief, NRA React to Proposed Gun Laws
Mayor Sam Adams has continued to defend his five-point gun crackdown, on the Twitter and his blog, even as the gun lobby kvetches and civil libertarians watch warily for how strict Adams’ proposals might be. Today, on Oregon Public Radio’s “Think Out Loud,” we got to hear what Police Chief Mike Reese and union president […]
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Politics: The Gig That Keeps on Giving
City lobbying reports for the three-month quarter ending June 30 were posted late yesterday afternoon. You can see who came to City Hall to talk about which issues, and which city officials reported receiving gifts. Take a look here to download all the goodies, in raw form, or just take a look below for highlights. […]
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Good Morning, News!
The American economy has a sugar daddy. His name is Ben Bernanke, and he’s ready to step in if we keep running up the credit cards and avoiding our landlord. What happens when 33 men spend three months living in one collapsed mine? It’s like reality TV, but actually real. And poignant. “I thought he […]