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Crime in Oregon. The rate of crime in Oregon, at least since 1985, has varied from below the United States national average to slightly above, depending on if one is looking at violent crime or property crime statistics. The violent crime rate remained below the national average every year between 1985 and 2022, while property crime generally ...
1947-04-15. Escaped prisoner shot and fatally wounded an Oregon State Police officer. Murder of Thelma Taylor. Portland. 1949-08-06. Teenager abducted and murdered. Jeannace June Freeman. 1961. Murdered two children of her lover, first woman sentenced to death in Oregon.
On May 26, 2017, Jeremy Joseph Christian fatally stabbed two men and injured a third after he was confronted for shouting racist and anti-Muslim slurs at two black teenagers, Destinee Mangum and Walia Mohamed, on a MAX Light Rail train in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Two of the victims, Ricky John Best of Happy Valley and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai ...
Shootings, theft and other crime test city's progressive strain. Jenny Jarvie. February 10, 2023 at 3:00 AM. Frank, a homeless man, sits in his tent with a river view in Portland, Ore., on June 5 ...
Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers of Oregon, that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime and tipsters can remain ...
Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers of Oregon, that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime and tipsters can remain ...
Jim Elkins (criminal) James Butler Elkins (1901–1968) was a crime boss in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-20th century. [1] Elkins was involved in numerous illegal activities for several decades in the mid-20th century. He reportedly ran gambling rackets and nightclubs like the 8212 Club and was known for his brutality.
Portland DA’s defeat underscores challenges Democrats face on crime. Julia Mueller. May 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM. The defeat of a progressive prosecutor in an Oregon district attorney’s race this ...
Death (s) 1. Injuries. Unknown. Arrested. 970+ [1] Starting in May 2020, protests following the murder of George Floyd were held in the city of Portland, Oregon, concurrent with protests in other cities in the United States and around the world. By July 2020, many of the protests, which had been held every day since May 28, drew more than 1,000 ...
The Portland Police Bureau ( PPB ), officially the Portland Bureau of Police, is the law enforcement agency of the city of Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. While oversight of Portland's bureaus shifts among the five City Commissioners, the mayor has historically been assigned to the Police Bureau as the police commissioner .