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Teenage boys identified as victims killed in SE Portland stolen car crash
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two teenage boys have been identified as the victims killed after reportedly crashing a stolen car while eluding police in SE Portland last week. Another teen was seriously injured. On June 25 officers from the Gresham Police Department tried to stop a car in the area...
Oregon girl one of 200 missing children found in nationwide operation
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), with the help of local law enforcement agencies, conducted a six-week national operation, leading to the recovery of 200 missing children. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), this was the second Operation We Will Find You 2. The operation took place from May 20 to June 24. It focused on geographical areas with high clusters of critically missing children. One of the areas was Portland, Oregon.
Suspect in deadly shooting on Portland MAX platform identified
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police are asking the public for help in finding the suspect of a homicide that claimed the life of a man on a TriMet MAX platform in North Portland last week. Detectives identified Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed, 29, as the suspect in the shooting death of Sean...
Police: 'Unsafe passing' believed to be cause of Hwy 20 crash that left two dead
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. — Monday evening around 6:35 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near milepost 30 in Lincoln County. Police say a westbound Toyota Rav4 driven by Jose Manuel Zapata, 29, of Portland, attempted to pass a Dodge Ram 2500 with a trailer, driven by Raphael Francis Spielman, 78, of Gaston, and struck and eastbound Acura TL driven by Scott Thomas Novotny, 34, of Newport.
Portland man's midnight menace leads to felony charges, firearms found
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Portland man faces felony charges for a shooting on May 30. Portland Police Bureau (PPB) says around 11:15 p.m. deputies were dispatched to a shooting in the 8600 block of North Lombard Street. When police officers arrived they located three spent casings. Police also...
Driver charged with assault after hitting motorcyclist
A driver is facing felony assault and other charges after crashing into a motorcyclist on the Sunset Highway. On Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 3:05p.m., Portland Police officers assigned to Central Precinct were dispatched to a report of a crash involving a car and a motorcycle on eastbound Highway 26 at the Southwest Sylvan Road overpass. When they arrived, they encountered an overturned 2006 Subaru Legacy Outback and a downed 2016 Yamaha motorcycle. The motorcycle rider was seriously injured and was transported to the hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries. The Subaru driver, David J. Bumgardner, 60, of Beaverton, Oregon, did not report himself to be injured.
Dozens of people ransack NW Portland warehouse after someone posts a ‘free’ sign outside, police say
Dozens of people crowded into a warehouse in Northwest Portland on Sunday to take home the supposedly free items including furniture advertised by a sign out front, but there was a catch — the sign wasn’t posted by the business owner, and the items inside weren’t free.
U.S. Marshals arrest suspect following high-speed chase on Sandy Blvd
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Officers with the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force arrested a suspect on an outstanding warrant following a high-speed chase on NE Sandy Boulevard on Monday. A federal arrest warrant was issued for 37-year-old Tyler Louis Henderson on May 18, the fifth federal warrant...
Fatal Wrong-Way Collision on I-84 in Portland Results in One Death and Traffic Disruptions
A fatal collision occurred on westbound I-84 at Northeast 162 Avenue early Saturday morning, claiming the life of one person and leaving another injured. Portland Police East Precinct officers were called to the scene at approximately 1:32 a.m. after reports of a two-vehicle crash, as reported by the Portland Police Bureau. The incident involved a vehicle driving the wrong way on the freeway, resulting in a head-on collision.
‘A little bit of me went with him’: Man shot to death on Portland train platform was ‘smart,’ ‘free spirit’
Ellen Edwards says she mysteriously began shedding pounds four days ago. It all started last Thursday when the 60-year-old, who lives in Alaska, inexplicably lost her appetite and energy. Edwards finally understood why on Saturday, she said. She received a call from detectives in Portland, Oregon. Sean Smeeden, the nephew...
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