You know why I remember last Tuesday so well (besides the fact that it was my last day before a nice, long vacation)? That was the day all hell broke loose—on TV, on the blogs, etc.—about what appears to have been Portland’s first stolen food cart. I’ll refresh you if you’ve forgotten: Sometime late Sunday, […]
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Best of Oregon City… Child Porn!
How did we miss this guy when we were profiling the Best of Oregon City? Attorney General John Kroger announced that an Oregon City man was sentenced to 84 months in prison on child pornography charges. Neil Bryan McKinney was sentenced today in Clackamas County Circuit Court to 84 months in prison after pleading guilty […]
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This Could Eat Up the Rest of Your Day
The Chicago Tribune has a photo gallery of mug shots, each with the corresponding charge and a link to the article about what the person allegedly did. There are a lot of little stories to be mined here. I feel alternately amused, depressed, and plagued-by-the-night-terrors. Enjoy!
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Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Murdered
Bastards: A Ugandan gay rights campaigner who last year sued a local newspaper which outed him as homosexual has been beaten to death, activists say. Police have confirmed the death of David Kato but say they are investigating the circumstances. Uganda’s Rolling Stone newspaper published the photographs of several people it said were gay next […]
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Another Portland First? A Food Cart—Yes, the Whole Food Cart—Has Been Reported Stolen
Courtesy of foodcartsportland.com I guess it was bound to happen, eventually—what with nearly 600 food carts having sprouted in pods all across Portland. This weekend, for the first time that the fine folks over at Food Carts Portland can remember, one of those carts has been, well, reportedly carted away. The cart in question? Azul […]
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Seattle’s Dork Knight Returns.
Why yes, I am awesome at photoshop. original image via the Vancouver Sun. Ah, yes—Phoenix Jones, the “Guardian of Seattle”! Phoenix Jones, who dresses up in an elaborate superhero costume (which, natch, he keeps in a comic book shop), cruises around in a sweet-ass Kia, poses for awesome pictures, and occasionally tries to fight crime. […]
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Local Domestic Violence Deaths Doubled in 2010
Multnomah County releases jaw-dropping year-end numbers on domestic violence incidents.
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The Most Dangerous Bar: Club 915 Loses Liquor License After 19 “Serious Incidents”
The OLCC announced today that it has repealed Club 915’s liquor license. The most recent fatal shooting of the club’s bouncer is just the beginning. In the past year, the OLCC and police detailed a whopping 19 serious incidents involving fights, altercations, or drugs at the club. The official list (pdf) of all the shit […]
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Prick Presents Ex-Girlfriend With Pipe Bomb Dildo
This probably means we won’t be able to fly with vibrators anymore: A Waseca man has been charged with felony creation and possession of an explosive or incendiary device and felony terroristic threats after authorities discovered a homemade explosive device hidden in a sex toy. Terry Allen Lester, 37, faces a maximum penalty of 10 […]
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If You’re Looking for an Asshole… It’s This Guy
The alleged “Gunwitch” Today in horrific crimes against women, KTVZ reports that a man shot a 20-year-old woman in the face at a New Years party in Klamath Falls, ran away, and was allegedly caught by cops three blocks away. But wait! It gets weird! Jezebel got a tip that the man is actually the […]
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This Weekend Had the Most Insane Series of Crimes
Reports about a tragic death and several insane assaults got buried this weekend between news of two police shootings. The rest of 2010 had the lowest crime rate in 40 years, but I’m going to go ahead and declare this “The Most Crime-Riddled New Years Eve Week in the Entire Damn History of Portland.” Way […]
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Christine O’Donnell Is Not a Witch
Nope, not a witch—but she may be a crook. Like you!