CRIME & SAFETY
Suspect arrested in E Portland murder case
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A suspect has been arrested for the December killing of Michael McFadden in the Centennial Neighborhood. On Dec. 1 around 10:30 p.m., Portland police officers responded to a report of a shooting near southeast 148th Avenue and southeast Taggart Street. When they arrived on scene, they found McFadden injured. He died after being taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Tigard police search for suspect in alleged carjacking at gunpoint
The Tigard Police Department is searching for a suspect who allegedly carjacked someone at gunpoint in a parking lot right after attempting to commit fraud at another location. Read online: www.koin.com.
$17 million lawsuit says DHS ignored report of 4-year-old with bruised head; 2 weeks later he was dead
The estate of a 4-year-old boy who prosecutors believe was kicked and stomped to death by his Portland dad filed a $17 million lawsuit Wednesday against the state, faulting Oregon’s child-welfare agency for failing to investigate a report two weeks earlier that the boy’s forehead was inexplicably bruised.
Portland transitional housing resident accused of slashing dog with a machete
A 53-year-old man living in a transitional housing property in Portland’s Buckman neighborhood was arrested for multiple animal abuse charges on April 21 after he allegedly slashed another resident’s dog with a machete.
Portland Man Accused of Stealing DHS Vehicle, Leading Authorities on 100 mph I-5 Chase
A Portland man was taken into custody Wednesday after leading law enforcement on a car chase involving a stolen Department of Homeland Security vehicle, per the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office. The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Travis Grygla, allegedly swiped the vehicle during an arrest earlier that day and then barreled down Interstate 5 reaching speeds over 100 mph.
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