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Portland woman arrested after allegedly shooting teenage son
Portland police arrested a woman in Southeast Portland after she allegedly fired at her sister’s partner and instead shot her 15-year-old son as he sat in the back seat of her car on Wednesday. Domanete A. Guirma, 38, of Portland, faces charges of attempted murder, second-degree assault and reckless...
Portland killer ‘worked really hard’ to hide daughter, mom says
(NewsNation) — NewsNation senior national correspondent Brian Entin spent time in tunnels and abandoned houses near Portland, Oregon, looking for answers about a potential serial killer. After more than a year, authorities may be closing in on a person of interest in the slayings of four Portland women, killings...
Oregon man sentenced for beating girlfriend's father with hammer and strangling him with leash
PORTLAND, Ore. (TCD) -- A 24-year-old man will spend 19 years in prison after entering a plea deal for killing his girlfriend's father in 2022 and leaving his body in a sleeping bag. Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced May 14 that a judge sentenced Zachary Hackman to 204...
Portland's Ashcreek Neighborhood Rocked by Mysterious Death Investigation
Portland's Ashcreek neighborhood was shaken by an unsettling discovery yesterday morning when local police responded to a call about a death in a local home. The deceased, an adult male, was found at the scene, prompting an immediate response from Homicide Detectives. The investigation, currently underway, has yet to unravel the mystery of the man's demise.
Portland gang leader sentenced to prison after 104 pounds of meth found in car
The leader of Portland’s 18th Street Gang was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, meth, and cocaine into the Portland area, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced.
Man killed in hit-and-run crash in Hillsboro
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) - The Hillsboro Police Department is investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened Thursday night. Just before 10 p.m., officers responded to a report of a pedestrian hit at Southeast Cypress Street and Southeast Tualatin Valley Highway. Police say a man, whose name has not yet been released, was found dead at the scene.
Portland man charged in connection with woman found dead in burned home
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Portland man has been charged in connection to a homicide investigation of a woman who was found dead inside a burned home, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). Detectives served an arrest warrant Wednesday on 31-year-old Bobby Lee Grady Alsup III...
Two men shot in NE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Two men were shot in northeast Portland on Tuesday evening. Around 9:30 p.m., police were called to Northeast 122nd Avenue and East Burnside Street for a shooting. When they arrived, two men had been shot. Both men were taken to a hospital and are expected to...
Lincoln City man accused of killing hotel guest, stealing guest’s dog facing multiple charges
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – A 30-year-old Lincoln City man is accused of killing a hotel guest in order to steal the guest’s dog, according to court documents. According to probable cause affidavit filed in Lincoln County Circuit Court, Roland Evans-Freke is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, and first-degree manslaughter. Lincoln City police were called to the Ashley Inn on Highway 101 just after 10 p.m. on May 15 for a report of a physical disturbance, the affidavit said. The police officer’s report said that police arrived and found two citizens restraining Evans-Freke while a 69-year-old victim, identified as Bradley Cole of Milwaukie, Oregon, lay motionless and covered in blood. After reviewing video captured by the hotel’s cameras, police learned that Evans-Freke had been outside of the hotel smoking a cigarette when the victim came out to walk his dog, the affidavit said. According to the police report, Evans-Freke approached the victim and then assaulted him by punching, kicking and kneeing him for several minutes before leaving with man’s dog. Evans-Freke then returned to the scene and assaulted the victim again twice as the victim lay on the ground, the police report said. Court documents said that the victim had severe facial trauma and, despite resuscitation attempts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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