HOMELESSNESS <<Portland City Council approved a new policy that criminalizes homeless camping Wednesday. The ordinance bans camping on public property from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and introduces stricter rules on camping during all other hours.>> <<Opponents, including people currently experiencing homelessness, said the proposal sets unrealistic expectations on people who may struggle to pack …
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3/19/2023 News Roundup
PPB EMPLOYEE ARRESTED <<An administrative employee for the Portland Police Bureau is facing criminal charges for allegedly hindering the prosecution of her husband on manslaughter charges. In a statement Friday, the bureau said police have arrested 38-year-old Bruce Chirre for the 2021 killing of Jack Dekker in Portland’s Goose Hollow neighborhood. Chirre faces charges of …
2/18/23 News Update
RIOT CHARGES <<A soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington exchanged text messages with people on the street in Portland, egging them on to smash windows and damage property and broke out windows himself at the Blazer Boys and Girls Club during protests in 2021, according to an indictment filed in court this month. …
2/9/23 News Update
SHOOTING <<Two Albany police officers shot and killed a man in a mental health crisis Wednesday morning after the man pointed a gun at them, the Associated Press reports. The officers were initially responding to a welfare check for a man reported to be suicidal at a home in southwest Albany. The Albany Police Department …
1/5/23 News Update
POLICE SHOOTING <<A Boardman Police officer shot at a suspect Wednesday before taking him into custody in Morrow County. The suspect and the officers were not injured. The officers tried to contact 39-year-old Matthew Lous Spargo during a traffic stop about a violation to a restraining order when the shooting happened. Spargo was taken into …
12/29/22 News Update
HATE CRIME << West Linn family said they feel targeted by a racial slur written on a neighbor’s house. The family who feels like the racist language written on a house on Sunset Avenue is directed towards them tells FOX 12 not enough is being done to keep them safe. The Channel family said they’ve …