LAWSUIT <<A Portland protester who was yanked off the street and thrown into a van by federal officers in 2020 has lost his case in federal appeals court, because… *checks notes*… Congress hasn’t made a law about the feds kidnapping citizens off the street?>> https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-afternoon-news/2023/02/03/46334872/good-afternoon-news-multcos-new-plan-to-house-homeless-today-in-wealthy-portland-crybabies-and-balloon-balloon-ballooooooooon SHOOTING <<The Marion County District Attorney’s Office says five Salem …
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2/3/23 News Update
POLICE UNION <<Brian Hunzeker, the Portland police officer responsible for leaking false information linking former city commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty to a 2021 hit-and-run, has been reinstated to his position with the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). While Hunzeker was originally fired in March 2022 for his involvement in the leak, a labor arbitrator from the …
2/2/23 News Update
CRIME STATS << Despite frequent negative media coverage, Portland is not even close to one of the most dangerous cities in the nation, according to FBI data. An article published Tuesday in the prominent business magazine Forbes lists the most dangerous and the safest cities in the United States, based on a new study that …
1/27/23 News Update
INSTEAD OF PRISON <<The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office launched two new programs last year to divert people accused of violent offenses from prison time. The first was profiled in this week’s paper: a treatment court for Measure 11 offenders. The second is called Restorative Roots. It’s a partnership among prosecutors, public defenders and a …
1/22/23 News Update
THE FASH <<A Portland woman, QAnon adherent who espoused antisemitic views and frequently attended local far-right demonstrations in the region pleaded guilty Wednesday for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. She is one of nine people with Oregon and Southwest Washington ties to be charged for their participation in …
1/21/23b News Update #2
THE FASH <<Prominent Proud Boys member Tusitala “Tiny” Toese was in court on Friday after being arrested Thursday. Toese has been arrested several times, and a warrant for his arrest was issued in November following an incident where Toese’s GPS monitor died for more than 24 hours. After being arrested, he appeared before a judge …
1/21/23a News Update #1
AARON CAMPBELL A commission of international human rights groups is investigating: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/01/portland-police-shooting-of-aaron-campbell-in-2010-under-scrutiny-by-international-commission.html DEMOS “Crowds of people across Portland turned violent on Inauguration Day, smashing windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon and later targeting the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility where federal officers declared an unlawful assembly. A crowd of around 150 people gathered at …
1/20/23 News Update
JANE’S REVENGE <<Multiple regional FBI offices, including the one in Portland, have begun offering a $25,000 reward for information as part of a nationwide investigation into series of arson and vandalism incidents at reproductive health care centers last year. Three of the 10 incidents were in Oregon. The other seven targeted facilities were in Colorado, …
1/19/23 News Update
LESS LETHAL <<Portland and Multnomah County are paying a combined $80,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a man shot with less-lethal munitions by a Portland police officer and a county sheriff’s sergeant during a declared riot downtown on July 4, 2020. The city will pay $75,000 and the county $5,000 to Erik Hoofnagle, …
1/15/23 News Update
SAM ADAMS <<The alleged workplace conduct by Sam Adams that Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler says prompted him to fire his senior mayoral adviser consisted of belittling, interrupting and yelling at multiple female employees in roughly a dozen instances over 16 months, public records show. The experiences left several female employees in tears, humiliated and even …