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 …
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8/17/2023 News Roundup Part 1
THE FASH << Five people affiliated with white nationalist hate group Patriot Front are suing a Seattle-area man who they say infiltrated the group and disclosed their identities online, leading them to lose their jobs and face harassment. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for Western Washington, The Seattle Times reported on Tuesday. …
7/20/2023 News Roundup
NOT COPS <<Dozens of Portland nonprofits, businesses, advocacy groups and state lawmakers are urging the city’s elected officials to fully fund and expand Portland Street Response, the city program that sends mental health workers — instead of police — to 911 calls related to people having behavioral health crises outside. The coalition released a petition …
6/15/2023 News Roundup
PRIVATE COPS <<A new religious organization has hit the streets of Northwest Portland, offering the homeless food and access to shelter. Barely a year old, it’s already winning public grants, philanthropic checks, and nods from city leaders. Loving One Another, while registered as a 501(c)(3), is not your typical nonprofit. It was created by Alex …
4/22/2023 News Roundup
STREET RESPONSE <<At least one Portland Street Response worker has resigned since Portland Fire Chief Sara Boone announced a controversial change to the city’s mental health crisis response team last week. On April 11, Boone announced the team must respond to homeless sweeps to assist campers when asked by city contractors or leaders at Portland …
3/30/2023 News Roundup
THE FASH <<Dan Tooze spent most of the day on Aug. 22, 2021, sporting a Proud Boys T-shirt and body armor. Like many in the group, Tooze was armed — a wooden baton in hand and a pistol on his belt. He was in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood for a rally held by the violent, extremist …
3/9/2023 News Roundup Part 2
RACIAL PROFILING <<Jordan Dinwiddie, Eberechi Onyenze, Ramone Palmore, Nathaniel Poe and Larry Wright say they were discriminated against for shopping while Black.>> Dinwiddie is one of more than a dozen clients on whose behalf the Kafoury & McDougal law firm is filing lawsuits in Multnomah County Circuit Court in the coming weeks. The lawsuits name …
3/9/2023 News Roundup Part 1
3/9/2023 News Roundup NORMANDALE <<The man accused of shooting five people, killing one, near Portland’s Normandale Park last year pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges on Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Benjamin Smith, 44, faces the potential of life in prison. He’ll be sentenced on April 18. Victims will get to make …
3/3/2023 News Roundup
RIOT COPS <<A yearlong investigation into how an image glorifying violence against protesters made it into Portland police training materials has finally produced results—and more questions. Last week, the city suspended Portland Police Sgt. Jeff McDaniel for 10 days without pay after concluding he was “more likely than not” responsible for inserting the meme, which …
2/25/2023 News Roundup
MENTAL ILLNESS <<Legislative leaders often say they don’t want to criminalize mental illness. But data reviewed by KOIN 6 News shows that is literally what they’re doing. The bar is so high for involuntary civil commitment in Oregon — that is, forcing someone into treatment — just about the only way to get into the …