CRIME & SAFETY
Officials identify man killed in Happy Valley hostage standoff
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (KPTV) - The man who was shot and killed by authorities during a hostage standoff in Happy Valley on Monday has been identified by the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office. Just before 8:30 p.m. on Monday, SWAT and Crisis Negotiation Team members responded to a home...
Portland woman found dead in Columbia River in Washington identified
KALAMA, Wash. — The body of a woman that was found in the Columbia River has been identified, according to the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office. On Thursday, the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office identified the body of 22-year-old Olivia Walsh of Portland. The office was able to confirm her identity through dental records and Wash's tattoos, according to the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office.
Former Bend resident, PSU football player receives 23-year prison term in 2022 fatal shooting of girlfriend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A former Bend resident and Portland State University football player who was arrested in southern Deschutes County on a murder charge two years ago has begun serving a 23-year prison term for shooting and killing his girlfriend, another PSU student, in 2022, KGW reported. Keenan Reece Harpole, now 22, pleaded guilty on The post Former Bend resident, PSU football player receives 23-year prison term in 2022 fatal shooting of girlfriend appeared first on KTVZ.
Kidnapped 5-year-old boy rescued after call from good Samaritan: 'He looked shaken up'
PORTLAND, Oregon — A 5-year-old boy who went missing for several hours with an unknown woman on Friday has been found, thanks to a Portland woman who had been called in earlier than usual to work. Police responded to reports of a missing child on Thursday around 8 p.m....
Portland street racer sentenced to 36 months in 2022 crash that killed woman
PORTLAND, Ore. — The driver of a car that crashed during an illegal street race in August 2022, hitting and killing a woman while she waited at a bus stop in Southeast Portland, was sentenced to 36 months in prison on Friday. Jonathan Peña was charged with second-degree manslaughter...
Woman arrested in connection to Centennial Neighborhood kidnapping
A 31-year-old woman has been arrested and faces kidnapping charges in connection to a 5-year-old boy who was abducted last night before being safely recovered by law enforcement. LeeAnne N. Osborne is being held at the Multnomah County Detention Center for second-degree kidnapping after allegedly taking Tra’Veon Lewis from his home in the Centennial Neighborhood. The missing child was first reported at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2, after he disappeared...
Safety concerns continue at East County's largest affordable housing hub
Concerns continue to swirl around the largest affordable housing hub in East Multnomah County following a hail of gunfire in the hallways — the latest in what has been years of shocking violence after a much-heralded ribbon cutting. Sunday evening, April 28, residents called 911 after nearly 40 shots were fired in Rockwood Village, 783 S.E. 185th Ave. Upon arrival, Gresham Police learned suspects had targeted one of the residences. ...
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