Matthew Klug, white shirt, was appealing the police bureau’s handling of his complaint Doug Brown Portland police finally showed up again to its civilian volunteer oversight committee Wednesday evening, as they were legally required to do after skipping last time, to face an appeal by a man who said a sergeant unfairly roughed him up […]
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Portland Man Brought His Gun To An Egg Fight
William Dean Thomas They egged his house, twice, last night and he responded with a bullet, Portland police say. Southeast Portland resident William Thomas, 68, was arrested just before 2 a.m. today after calling police to report that he fired his gun towards a car whose occupants had just tossed eggs at his house for […]
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Good Morning, News: Cinco De Mayo, #Vapelife, And Spilled Fuel
Andrea Tsurumi Good morning, Portland. Make sure you don’t miss this week’s feature on real-life Portland dating stories. It is good: “Met up with a dude off of OkCupid. He showed up wearing house slippers and sweatpants because he’d been ‘day drinking to get rid of his hangover.’ (It was 10 pm when we met). […]
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Cops Say Gang Members Killed Robert Huggins
But Not the Sort Portland’s Used to Hearing About
But not the sort Portland’s used to hearing about.
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Three Indicted For 2014 Murder That Prosecutors Said Helped Spark Gang Violence
Ervaeua Herring Three men were just indicted for the 2014 murder of Ervaeua Herring, the Portland Police Bureau announced this morning. DeAnthony Simmons, 21, Demetrius Brown, 22, and Geontae Jones, 22, were each indicted for murder, burglary, and unlawful use of a weapon. Multnomah County Chief Deputy District Attorney Kirsten Snowden told the Mercury a […]
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Good Morning, News: Mighty Oregon, Connectography, and Surveillance Cameras
Good morning, Portland. I wouldn’t mind if you clicked these links. If you don’t have anything to do for the rest of the weekend, check out a few our suggestions. ICYMI, “Chromium Levels Remain High In SE Portland, Even Without Glass Factory Emissions“: The Oregonian has a good long piece on the murky legality of […]
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Good Morning, News: Lion Airlifts, Bad Guarantees, And Malicious Erections
Leo Zarosinski Good morning Portland. Click these links, please. It’s almost time to vote, so go ahead and check out our May endorsement guide and shake up the city. ICYMI, “After a No-Show, Police Watchdogs Are Forcing Cops to Appear“: For the first time anyone can remember, Portland police essentially boycotted their citizen oversight board […]
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Feds Accuse Two Portland Men, Including a Local Musician, Of Transporting Underaged Girls for Prostitution
Johnny Hudson, who goes by Jay Wy, was busted by the FBI The FBI says two Portland men, acting as pimps, coerced two underage Oregon girls and drove them to Los Angeles and Las Vegas to engage in prostitution. A complaint was filed in the Las Vegas federal court yesterday accusing Johnny Hudson—an 18-year-old local […]
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After a No-Show, Police Watchdogs Are Forcing Cops to Appear
But That Doesn’t Mean They Have to Like It
But that doesn’t mean they have to like it.
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Portland Police Officer Arrested for Drunk Driving after Crashing City-Owned Car
Portland police officer Daniel Chastain was arrested by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office earlier today after getting in a crash in a city-owned car, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Chastain was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants (alcohol), reckless driving, reckless endangerment, and first degree criminal mischief. He was booked in the […]
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Good Morning, News: Gooey the Primate, Dummies in the Ivy League, and Tips From Queen Elizabeth’s Party Planner
Good morning, Portland. Stop what you’re doing and consume these links, please. ICYMI, an “Oregon man gave an out-of-town prostitute a primate named “Gooey” as a tip in exchange for sex. That’s on top of the Girl Scout Cookie money he paid her. Both the money and the primate were stolen from the pet store […]
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Police Don’t Show Up For Oversight Meeting; Frustrated Committee Votes To Legally Force Them To Show Up next Time
If the cops showed up, they’d be in those chairs Doug Brown There was one major hiccup at Wednesday evening’s Citizen Review Committee (CRC) meeting, where they were supposed to hear an appeal by a man who said he was unfairly roughed up by the police: Nobody from the Portland Police Bureau showed up. And […]