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Two people attacked with machete at motel in Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Two people were injured by a person with a machete Friday afternoon at a motel in Portland. The attack happened at a motel in the 1500 block of Northeast Burnside Road. Fortunately, the two people injured only sustained minor cuts. The suspect fled the scene prior...
Lawsuit blames DHS for death of 4-year-old abuse victim
A new $23 million lawsuit says the Oregon Department of Human Services failed to respond to reports that a Portland man was abusing his 4-year-old son, just weeks before the boy died. Jhorden Clay died May 3, 2023, after emergency medical personnel responded to his father’s home on reports that the boy was seizing and not breathing. The child died in a hospital operating room. He had bruising and injuries...
Man sentenced to six years in prison for 'Operation MistleTow'
A Portland man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for stealing vehicles and illegally selling them to a scrap metal company. Joseph Beard, 51, was found guilty of three charges related to stealing vehicles after an April trial. Beard pleaded guilty to a number of charges in other cases as part of a plea agreement with the Multnomah County District Attorney. ...
Portland double killer described as ‘monster’ will be eligible for parole in 46 years
A Portland steelworker who killed twice, decades apart, and managed to hide both bodies until an old strand of DNA revealed his dark secrets has been sentenced to life in prison. A jury convicted Christopher Lovrien earlier this month for the murder and dismemberment of a man he met at...
‘They’re Hurting Children’: White Boy Punches Black Girl In the Face, Called Her ‘N-Word’ at Portland Middle School and the School District Allowed It, Lawsuit Alleges
A new civil rights lawsuit against the largest school district in Oregon alleged that a 14-year-old Black student was subjected to “physical violence” and a […] ‘They’re Hurting Children’: White Boy Punches Black Girl In the Face, Called Her ‘N-Word’ at Portland Middle School and the School District Allowed It, Lawsuit Alleges
Police recover 10 stolen vehicles, arrest 7 during collaborative mission
More stolen vehicles were recovered in East Multnomah County during a multi-agency mission Monday, April 22. Helmed by Portland Police and Gresham Police, the mission recovered 10 stolen vehicles, led to several arrests, and removed an illegally-possessed gun from the streets. During the mission one of the stolen vehicles stopped had multiple occupants flee. They were found and taken into custody by Port of Portland Police near the 2000 block...
Mom says Portland school refused to share evidence in hallway attack against her 15-year-old — until she hired a lawyer
Lannette Kali says the first notice that her daughter had been kicked and slapped more than a dozen times in a Roosevelt High School hallway in February was a phone call home – not from the school – but from her daughter who was sitting in the school office with a bag of ice and what turned out to be a traumatic brain injury known as a concussion.
Police looking for man after 3 women groped in NE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland Police are looking for a man they say is harassing and groping women in broad daylight in the northeast Portland Irvington neighborhood. PPB said that in early December, a 33-year-old woman was near Northeast Thompson Street & Northeast MLK Bloevard when a man touched her buttocks and ran away.
Protesters set up encampment in South Park Blocks
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A protest in the South Park Blocks had several dozen people and around 20 encampments, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said. On Thursday afternoon, PPB was told of social media posts calling for an encampment in the South Park Blocks. Thursday evening, a group began forming in the 1800 block of Southwest Park Avenue, south of Southwest Montgomery Street. They started setting up tents and barricades.
Portland metro bars, deli robbed at gunpoint within 30 minutes of each other, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police are tracking three armed robberies that all happened within 30 minutes of each other in Northwest Portland and the Beaverton area on Thursday. Detectives are looking into whether the three robberies are connected to each other. At 10:56 a.m. officers responded to reports of...
Portland Police Conduct Major Crime Sweep in St. Johns and Surrounding Areas, Resulting in Multiple Arrests and Vehicle Impounds
Portland's streets got a clean-up on Wednesday as the boys in blue hauled off lawbreakers and deadbeat vehicles in a massive crime reduction blitz. In a tightly coordinated effort, North and Central Precinct officers targeted hotbeds of illegal activity in the St. Johns, Portsmouth, and Delta Park neighborhoods. Using a...
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