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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...
KATU digs into recent violent crime in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — KATU is on your side, digging into violent crime impacting the city of Vancouver. One person told KATU crime is just part of life in a growing city, but others said they must keep looking over their shoulder. The Vancouver Police Department is investigating a...
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.
Newborn baby found dead in N Portland; Police investigating
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A baby was found dead in north Portland on Friday and police are investigating, according to PPB. At about 11 a.m., officers responded to the area of North Fenwick and North Argyle after someone reported finding a dead newborn or infant baby. People in the area...
Man stabbed, seriously injured at NE Sandy gas station, deputies say
FAIRVIEW, Ore. — The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man was found stabbed on NE Sandy early this morning. Deputies were sent to a gas station at the 20800 block of NE Sandy just after 2 a.m. on the report of a stabbing. When they arrived,...
Teen arrested for driving 137 mph on I-5 in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly driving 137 mph on I-5 in Northeast Portland on July 23. The Portland Police Bureau said that Rolando Mendoza was clocked at the deadly speed while driving southbound on I-5 between Alberta Street and Columbia Boulevard at 8:21 p.m. Police seized Mendoza’s yellow muscle car and he was booked into the Multnomah County jail for reckless driving and attempting to elude police by vehicle — a class C felony.
Victims robbed at gunpoint at Gresham skate park, 2 suspects arrested
GRESHAM, Ore. — Two suspects were arrested Thursday evening after robbing a victim at gunpoint at a skate park, the Gresham Police Department says. Officers were sent to the Gresham Skate Park at 49 SE Roberts Ave. shortly before 9:30 p.m. on the report of a robbery at gunpoint. Callers reported three suspects had left the scene, and that the victims had fled into Johnson Creek to escape the robbers.
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