Public Safety
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Police Chief Bob Day takes on permanent role to accelerate long-sought improvements at the bureau
The chief is focusing on transforming community relations and reducing both crime and the fear of crime.
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Portland area voters overwhelmingly disapprove of how local governments are tackling crime, poll shows
Police data shows a decrease in total reported crime, but residents remain wary
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Man killed in shootout with police had decades-long criminal history
Richard Perez was facing several criminal cases when he died.
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Man dead from ‘head trauma’ in Aloha; suspect in homicide investigation arrested after fleeing
Austin Chan, 24, has been booked on a murder charge, according to jail records.
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Man who hurled racist slurs at basketball players in Idaho won’t face charges, DA says
The 18-year-old high school student admitted yelling the slur at the visiting Utah women's basketball team members.
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Oregon Supreme Court orders immediate release of woman whose commutation was revoked
For the second time in two years, Oregon appellate courts have weighed in on the governor’s clemency powers
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Federal agent tells man who kicked him in groin during escape attempt: ‘I don’t hold any resentment’
Jerrold Thomas Moffett, 27, was sentenced to three years and nine months in federal prison for the aggravated assault of the agent and for conspiring to commit bank fraud and identity theft.
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Police arrest man in downtown Portland shooting that killed 1 in March
Alexander J. Lewis, 33, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Aaron Beasley.
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Milwaukie man faces murder charges in April killing
Cody Denewith was booked in Clackamas County Jail this week.
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Man hit by driver in NE Portland dies; driver arrested, police say
The driver faces reckless driving, driving under the influence of intoxicants and other charges.
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Attorney who represented Terry Bean in tangled sex abuse case fights to keep his law license
The state bar is seeking to strip veteran lawyer Derek Ashton of his license to practice law in Oregon. The hearing began Tuesday and is continuing.
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State alleges judge in Oregon foster care lawsuit is ‘not impartial,’ but she rejects bid to oust her from case
U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken on Tuesday denied the state's motion.