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Neighborhood 'sheriff' who tried to screen homeless campers stabbed to death
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Less than a year ago, KATU interviewed a man living on Southeast Clinton Street who was trying to stabilize the homeless camping situation in his neighborhood by screening people and letting those who "passed" set up camp. On Tuesday, we learned he was stabbed to death on his street.
Police Briefs: Man fatally stabbed in S.E. Portland; Woman bites, threatens Subway customers
Man fatally stabbed in Southeast Portland A man was stabbed and killed in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood in the early morning hours Monday, July 15. At 12:30 a.m. Portland Police Bureau East Precinct officers responded to the intersection of Southeast 136th Avenue and Southeast Clinton Street on reports of a stabbing. Upon arrival, they found a male victim with life-threatening injuries. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he died. ...
Two more hikers fall at Oneonta Creek Trail
Two more hikers had to be rescued after slipping down a steep embankment at a popular Columbia River Gorge trail. At 6 p.m. Monday, July 15, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call from a hiker who reported he and a friend, both adult males, had fallen while recreating at Oneonta Trail. The pair had fallen about 1.5 miles from the trail head into Oneonta Creek, with one of the hikers suffering a laceration to the head. ...
Third teen dies from June stolen vehicle crash
A third teen has died after a stay in the hospital following a late June crash in which a stolen car attempted to flee Gresham Police. Cole Johnson, 18, died at a hospital Monday, July 8, as a result of injuries sustained in the June 25 crash at Southeast 139th Avenue and Southeast Division Street. The other two victims of the crash were also teenagers: 16-year-old Dylan M. Brasky and 16-year-old Jayden M. Rolon-Ekis. ...
Acclaimed Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy drowns in tubing accident, body unrecovered
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Naomi Pomeroy, an acclaimed Portland chef/restauranteur and James Beard Award winner, lost her life on Saturday in an inner tubing accident on the Willamette River, the Benton County Sheriff's Office confirmed. The Benton County Sheriff's Office was called to the Willamette River around 8 p.m....
53-Year-Old Pedestrian Fatally Struck on I-84 in Portland, Police Seek Witnesses
The Portland Police Bureau has released the name of the pedestrian whose life was tragically cut short in the early hours of Sunday on Interstate 84. Tony Marvin Stephenson, 53, was struck by a vehicle just west of the I-205 interchange, and the incident has since been under intensive investigation.
Police seek help to solve 2023 stabbing death of Portland mother
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Detectives ask the public for assistance in identifying a person of interest related to a homicide in Portland from last year. According to the Portland Police Bureau Tiara Atencio,22, was stabbed to death on October 19, 2023, in the South Tabor Neighborhood. Police have not...
Portland police struggle to stop dangerous street takeovers: ‘They’re growing more bold by the day’
Portland police remain overwhelmed by illegal street takeovers, despite new laws that target participants and aid efforts to stop them, the Police Bureau said. The bureau has seen a “dramatic increase” in street takeovers since the COVID-19 pandemic, said Lt. Chadd Stensgaard, who oversees Portland Police Bureau missions against the events.
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