It’s a classic drugs on the table meth bust! But instead of a carefully coordinated SWAT team swooping into the home of a drug lord, Portland police report that they just stopped this dude walking down SE Stark near 158th Avenue, asked to search his bag, and found six pounds of meth worth $268,000. Alex […]
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SpongeBob Down
I love this picture from yesterday’s edition of the L.A. Times SO MUCH. Photography by Steve Boelhouwer If you’re interested in the story behind the photo… it’s after the jump. From the Los Angeles Times: A man dressed as SpongeBob SquarePants was detained by police outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, officials said Wednesday. The […]
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Crimesville: Craigslist Carjack!
Today in Crimesville, the Portland Police Bureau tells the tale of a carjacking that occurred last night around 7:30 pm at Albertson’s grocery store on NE Prescott and Cully. The deets: Officers arrived and spoke with the victim, a 45-year-old male, who told police that he’d agreed to meet the suspect in the Albertson’s parking […]
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PDX Clown Update
A surprising amount of clown-related news has already popped up across the region this week. And, like the distinction between most clowns, we have good news and bad news. Q: What’s worse than a creepy bus driver being charged for child sex abuse? A: If the bus driver is a former clown. On Friday, a […]
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Hooters Vampire Attack Too Depressing to Think About
MSNBC delivers what might be the most fucked-up news to come out of Florida today: A self-proclaimed vampire attacked an elderly wheelchair-bound man outside a Florida Hooters Restaurant just before midnight on Thursday, leaving him bloodied and in need of stitches, police said. Milton Ellis, 69, had fallen asleep on the porch of the deserted […]
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More Info on Six Teens Shot in North Portland Last Night
Portland police and Mayor Sam Adams called a press conference this afternoon in North Portland to release more information about a tragic shooting that occurred last night and ask the public’s help in preventing retaliatory violence. A group of teenagers were hanging out on the front porch and yard of an abandoned house near the […]
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Kitten Terrorizm Hits PDX
Brace yourself, baby animal fans. So — everyone. According to the Portland Police Bureau, several kittens were thrown from a moving gold minivan at North Peninsular Ave. and Willis Blvd. early this morning.The van sped off, but bystanders managed to grab two of the three kittens (sounds like the other ran off). Of the two, […]
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Knives: the New Guns?
graphicshunt.com Hoodlums. Has Ernie replaced Elmo? Over the past week, Portland police officers and detectives have arrested four different suspects in four separate stabbing cases. All across town, all unrelated. But this shouldn’t surprise you. It seems like stabbing has become the assault crime of choice over the summer. Remember Mr. Stabbing Things and the […]
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Off-Duty PDX Police Captain Wields Pistol in Idaho Road Rage Incident
A Portland police captain has been temporarily removed from his position as of this morning due to his alleged involvement in a road rage incident while off-duty in Idaho earlier this month. According to Washington State Patrol troopers — who received a call about the incident from Idaho border town Post Falls — Capt. Todd […]
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Stolen Goat: Found
Foiled again, goat snatchers. Police recovered a stolen goat from Southeast Portland in the wee hours of the morning. Found wandering near 18th and Hawthorne, the lone buck was safely whisked away in a police car. Hold that sigh of relief —mini-donkeys could be next. Catch the gripping conclusion (note the goat’s initial excitement):
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Crimesville: Exploding Tennis Balls in Arbor Lodge Park!
A press release from the Portland Police Bureau informs us that “multiple suspicious devices” were found this morning at Arbor Lodge Park (2700 North Bryant) that definitely seemed to be of the explode-y variety. A citizen called in to report the devices and described them thusly: The caller reported finding a soda bottle wrapped in […]
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This Gay Man Likes Pussy
The wrong kind of pussy—the really, really wrong kind—and only when he’s fucked up on meth. Sigh. I fully expect the next time I get into an argument with someone about marijuana decriminalization, they’re going to throw this meth-abusing cat fucker in my face.