Denis C. Theriault Waiting to explain the new Illegal Gun and Gang Task Force. Portland police officials finally detailed how Mayor Sam Adams’ new/old gun crime task force will work, convening a press conference with Adams, Police Chief Mike Reese, U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton and District Attorney Mike Schrunk. And it started with a giant […]
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New Olympic Sport: Jail Cell Bunk Bed High Diving!
It’s probably not a good idea to waste too much of your time wondering “why” someone would do this. Let’s just all thank our non-existent gods that the internet is around to capture amazing moments such as this guy who high dives off his jail cell bunk bed into a toilet full of shit. (There’s […]
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Police Caught the Masturbator!
Pedro Prieto-Enriquez: Ack! I arrived back in Portland last night from a conference in Las Vegas and in addition my happiness about being back in the land of simple pleasures (like sidewalks, recycling, and beer under $8), I received the good news that police believe they have caught the masturbator who was on the loose […]
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Adams Goes Public With His Anti-Gang Strategy
Mayor Sam Adams went public today with his push to crack down on gang violence in the wake of last weekend’s fatal shooting downtown. He attended this morning’s meeting of the Gang Violence Task Force in North Portland, where he announced the return of the city’s long-disbanded Youth Gun Anti-Violence Task Force—a team of officers […]
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Another Take on Mayor’s Hush-Hush Meeting on Gangs
Yesterday, I wrote about how I stumbled onto Mayor Sam Adams’ closed-door, unannounced summit on gang violence—a meeting where gang outreach workers, religious leaders and other prominent members of the African-African community were invited to share their frank thoughts about the problem with the mayor’s staff and Portland police commanders. Today, I finally spoke with […]
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Mayor Holds Closed-Door Meeting on Gang Violence
Mayor Sam Adams convened a meeting this afternoon in City Hall with prominent members of Portland’s African-American community to talk about the city’s struggles with gang violence—an issue that flared anew in the headlines this weekend after a fatal shooting downtown. But as for what was actually discussed at the meeting? I gleaned some answers, […]
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Masturbator on the Loose in SE Portland
Gross and terrifying news from the police: This morning, Monday September 27, 2010 between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., a subject was observed openly masturbating in his vehicle parked near Southeast 26th Avenue and Grant Street in view of the public. Four female students from Hosford Middle School walked past his vehicle on their way […]
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A Helpful Hint for Scam Spam Authors
These I-wuz-robbed-in-olde-London-towne email scams that I’m getting at the rate of two or three per day… I’m sorry for this odd request because it might get to you too urgent but it’s just because of the situation of things right now, i’m stuck in London, I came down here on vacation, i was robbed, worse […]
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Another Gang Shooting; Adams’ Gun Laws Still Being Vetted
Benjamin Brink—The Oregonian Part of the memorial for Andre Payton, 19. Authorities this afternoon have released the name of a man who was shot dead in Old Town early Sunday in what police are calling a gang-related shooting. Andre Payton, 19, was found with a gunshot wound in his chest just after 2 AM, according […]
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The Bad Kind of National Headline: PDX as Sex-Trafficking Hub
Illustration by Valerie Pensworth Normally, when the national media write about Portland, it’s all about pretty feelgood stuff: Bicycles, environmentally friendly construction, and twee places to shop and dine. But ABC News has just posted a story about what it calls the “dark secret” of a place “routinely voted one of the most livable cities […]
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Portland Police: Hey, Kids, Cool It Now!
After an alarming rise in gang violence this summer—culminating in a stretch that saw nearly two dozen shootings last month—the Portland Police Bureau has announced a “Cool Down Mission” this holiday weekend in hopes of forestalling a new round of trouble. The shootings began to subside after police flooded hot spots with extra officers and […]
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And the Emmy for “Best Description of a Mini-Mart Robbery” Goes to…
… the Eccentric Coffee Drinking Lady! Accepting her award is Wm. Steven Humphrey! “Hello and thanks to everyone who voted for Eccentric Coffee Drinking Lady, who I believe is a true pioneer in describing mini-mart robberies. Not only did Eccentric Coffee Drinking Lady describe her robbery fully and without reservation, she did so with charm, […]