Public Safety
Man killed with bow and arrow in Vancouver, arrest made
Richard Vanderhoek faces a charge of murder in the second degree.
Portland woman pulled up in a Tesla with 2 kids in car seats to sell pot to undercover cop in Lake Oswego
Grocery bags of psilocybin mushrooms, cases of hard seltzer, rolled marijuana joints, hash oil and fruit-flavored vape cartridges filled the car, according to police.
Portland man sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for 2023 shooting at homeless camp
Ryan Fardreamer pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree attempted assault.
1 dead, 1 injured in SE Portland shooting
Police couldn’t find the suspects.
Readers respond: Punish graffiti offenders with cleaning
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Car theft suspect broke into Wood Village home, evaded police for 2 hours before arrest, police say
David Aldis Knight, 54, was booked into county jail.
Former head of Portland police union returns to city as chief’s top aide
“I’ll tell you, I never really liked retirement."
Gov. Tina Kotek signs new law making drug possession a crime again, says ‘business as usual’ cannot continue
“Success of this policy framework hinges on the ability of implementing partners to commit to deep coordination at all levels,” Kotek wrote in a letter Monday to Senate President Rob Wagner and House Speaker Julie Fahey.
MAX passenger lunged at rider unprovoked, stabbed him to death on train in NE Portland, records show
Shondell Larkin, 51, told police he heard voices before the stabbing, according to court records.
$6 million worth of Oregon property forfeited as part of black-market marijuana trafficking ring
A Houston man led the drug trafficking ring and was sentenced in federal court in July to two and a half years in federal prison.
Portland woman arrested after string of burglaries in past year, police say
Police said the value of the items stolen total more than $50,000.
The Oregon police chief fired by two small towns: Beat Check podcast
On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Catalina Gaitán talk about small town politics in the age of toxic divides.