CRIME & SAFETY
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...
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.
Man sentenced to over 12 years in prison for 2 armed robberies in Hillsboro
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) - A man will spend more than 12 years behind bars after being convicted of two armed robberies, according to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office. Cristian Michael Abarca was found guilty of two counts of first-degree robbery. He was sentenced on April 18 to 150...
$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 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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