SHOOTING <<Law enforcement officers in Lane County shot and killed someone who allegedly stole a vehicle Thursday morning. Oregon State Police say they received a call about a stolen vehicle around 9:10 a.m. Thursday. In their press release, OSP did not say where the vehicle was reported stolen nor the kind of vehicle it was …
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9/14/2023 News Roundup
THE FASH <<The State of Oregon has taken legal action against the Board of Directors overseeing Fox News, alleging that the media company disseminated misinformation related to the 2020 election. The Oregon Attorney General’s office has accused Fox Corporation of knowingly propagating false claims, characterizing it as a high-stakes pursuit of profits. In an official …
9/9/2023 News Roundup
HATE CRIMES <<Sean Milligan said he was on a walk with his dog near a restaurant in Northwest Portland’s Slabtown district when he heard a man shout “I hate Asians!” at a group of Asian people who had just scurried inside. The man followed that up by throwing patio chairs, dishes and drinking glasses at …
9/8/2023 News Roundup
SHOOTINGS <<A man wanted on stalking charges died in an exchange of gunfire with police after an hours-long standoff in a Hillsboro neighborhood Thursday afternoon, according to the Beaverton Police Department. Officers from the Hillsboro Police Department responded to a home on Southeast Duke Drive shortly after 11:30 a.m. to arrest a man named Ryan …
9/7/2023 News Roundup
HATE CRIME <<The man accused of stabbing two Black teenage boys in a racially motivated attack at a MAX stop in Southeast Portland was released by police just days before the alleged attack, despite a judicial order to hold him in custody. Portland police arrested Adrian Cummins on August 30, carrying out an arrest warrant …
8/26/2023 News Roundup
SHOOTING <<Oregon State Police are investigating a shooting involving Grants Pass police officers that occurred in Josephine County on Thursday around 8:52 a.m. According to officials with OSP, officers found Dennis McGuire, 69, armed with a firearm after locating the victim, 63-year-old Robert Mills near the M Street Market at 1000 SE M Street. Details …
8/19/2023 News Roundup
SHOOTING <<A Portland police officer was justified in fatally shooting Immanueal Jaquez Clark-Johnson, 30, last year, a grand jury ruled Wednesday. Officer Chris Sathoff responded to a call about an armed robbery shortly after midnight on Nov. 19, 2022, near Southeast 50th Street and Powell Boulevard. Officers followed a car matching the description of the …
7/14/2023 News Roundup
DEATH SQUAD <<A federal lawsuit alleges police in Washington state had no plan other than to use deadly force against a fugitive who was on the run in 2020 after shooting a supporter of a far-right group during clashes between supporters of then-President Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter in the streets of Portland, Oregon. …
7/1/2023 News Roundup
POLICE SHOOTINGS <<A man fatally shot by police after firing at them in a Vancouver Safeway parking lot in May was carrying a 9mm handgun and a handwritten robbery note and had a wig, burglary tools and a pipe bomb in his car, investigators said Friday. James Wilson, 43, had active warrants for his arrest …
4/21/2023 News Roundup
SHOOTING <<A Marion County grand jury found an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper’s use of force was justified in a deadly shooting on Interstate 5 near Salem this month. The Marion County District Attorney’s office released videos showing three different angles of the incident that took place April 10. One perspective came from OSP trooper …