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Teenage girl dies in single-vehicle crash in Beaverton
BEAVERTON, Ore. — A 17-year-old girl from Beaverton died in a crash Thursday afternoon, the Beaverton Police Department reported Friday morning. Mai Grace Tankersley was the driver in the single-vehicle crash. She was the only person in the vehicle, a Jeep Wrangler. The crash happened at 2:27 p.m. Thursday...
Newborn discovered dead in North Portland, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found dead in North Portland's Kenton neighborhood on Friday morning. The Portland Police Bureau said that officers responded around 11 a.m. after receiving reports of a dead infant near North Fenwick Avenue and North Argyle Street, an area tucked between Interstate 5, North Interstate Avenue and North Columbia Boulevard.
Man sentenced to life in prison for deadly Portland bar stabbing
PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge sentenced a man on Friday to life in prison for murdering a Portland restaurant server at a bar last summer. On July 2, 2023, Rahnique Jackson stabbed and killed 32-year-old Colin Smith near Southwest 12th Avenue and Madison Street in Southeast Portland. Smith had gotten off work at Ox Restaurant and went to a bar with friends, according to a family friend. The group was harassed by a man who used homophobic slurs, according to the family friend. Someone in the group was a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and Smith had stood up for that person, the family friend said.
Teenage girl arrested in relation to man found dead near Wilsonville
A teenage girl was recently arrested in connection to a man found dead near Wilsonville last May. Oregon State Police Public Information Officer Kyle Kennedy confirmed in an email that Oscar Lizardo Chaides, a 42-year-old from Salem, was found dead by OSP on May 29. Chaides was found after someone noticed a man lying on the right shoulder of I-5 south near the Charbonneau off ramp, exit 282. Kennedy confirmed that a teenage girl, who has not been named, was arrested in connection to the case. The charges have not been disclosed.
2 found dead after shooting in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Two people are dead following a shooting Thursday morning in Vancouver's Bagley Downs neighborhood. Police do not believe there is any threat to the public, according to a news release from the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). Police responded to a report of a shooting near the...
Man dead after being hit by train in Portland; police investigating
A man is dead after being hit by a passenger train Thursday evening, according to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). At 6 p.m., officers responded to reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by a train at the intersection of Northwest Sherlock Avenue and Northwest Nicolai Street. When they arrived, they found the man, who has not been identified, dead.
Armed carjacking leads to two arrests and seizure of guns and fentanyl
Two men in possession of a gun and suspected fentanyl were arrested after attempting to steal a car during an armed carjacking incident. On Tuesday, July 23rd at 12:40 PM, Tigard Police patrol officers responded to an attempted carjacking at a restaurant in the 6600 block of SW Cardinal Lane. Upon arrival, officers learned that two suspects pulled a gun on a man, identified as Aleksandar Atanansov, age 36, in an attempt to steal his car before taking off on foot near SW Sequoia Parkway.
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