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‘I’m scared for my life’: Dozens of Northwest Portland businesses facing theft, vandalism, break-ins on a weekly basis
Northwest Portland businesses report weekly vandalism, break-ins | kgw.com
Watch the vid...
Northwest Portland businesses report weekly vandalism, break-ins | kgw.com
Watch the vid...
Concerns grow over condition of Portlands famed rose garden | kgw.com
I hear ya, brother.
City of weeds indeed.
I hear ya, brother.
City of weeds indeed.
Makes me sad I live in a 3rd world desert shithole, we don't get any of that fun.
hey brasstax, got something for ya
Bwahhhh ha.
Fucking brilliant.
I would totally do that if I had to sneak through Portland now.
"You must spread" etc
Oregon's drug decriminalization effort a 'tragedy'| Fox News
I really don't care if drug use is decriminalized.
But, that doesn't mean that crimes committed by users and addicts should be allowed.
What Portland did was not just decriminalize drugs but quit punishing crime committed by drug addicts.
I really don't care if drug use is decriminalized.
But, that doesn't mean that crimes committed by users and addicts should be allowed.
What Portland did was not just decriminalize drugs but quit punishing crime committed by drug addicts.
Portland Spirit hit by bullet between bridges during dinner cruise
No one was hurt but everyone was startled
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A bullet pierced a window on The Portland Spirit during a Monday night dinner cruise, a gunshot apparently fired from somewhere on land in the downtown riverfront area.
People who were on the Portland Spirit told KOIN 6 News they heard glass shattering and thought some glasses broke. But they soon realized it was a bullet that shattered a window on the boat.
Another passenger, Jesse Bruno, said he brought his family to the Portland Spirit for a night out on the river since they are out-of-town visitors.
“I was coming out of the bathroom on the Portland Spirit dinner cruise and heard what sounded like someone dropping a glass or a bottle,” Bruno said. “Turned the corner and saw a couple people staring at the table where my family was sitting at and immediately saw it was a gunshot.”
Bruno also told KOIN 6 News it happened somewhere between the Burnside and Morrison bridges. Investigators found the bullet and are trying to determine if the shooting was intentional or not.
No one was hurt. An active investigation is underway.
Jesse Bruno was a passenger on the Portland Spirit when a bullet shattered a window on the lower deck, June 20, 2022 (KOIN)
No one was hurt but everyone was startled
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A bullet pierced a window on The Portland Spirit during a Monday night dinner cruise, a gunshot apparently fired from somewhere on land in the downtown riverfront area.
People who were on the Portland Spirit told KOIN 6 News they heard glass shattering and thought some glasses broke. But they soon realized it was a bullet that shattered a window on the boat.
Another passenger, Jesse Bruno, said he brought his family to the Portland Spirit for a night out on the river since they are out-of-town visitors.
“I was coming out of the bathroom on the Portland Spirit dinner cruise and heard what sounded like someone dropping a glass or a bottle,” Bruno said. “Turned the corner and saw a couple people staring at the table where my family was sitting at and immediately saw it was a gunshot.”
Bruno also told KOIN 6 News it happened somewhere between the Burnside and Morrison bridges. Investigators found the bullet and are trying to determine if the shooting was intentional or not.
No one was hurt. An active investigation is underway.
Jesse Bruno was a passenger on the Portland Spirit when a bullet shattered a window on the lower deck, June 20, 2022 (KOIN)
Exactly but the FOXFED uniparty won't bring that up.
Portland protester arrested for twerking in bike lane gets $75,000; woman hit with plastic buck shots to receive $30,000
The city will pay $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a woman arrested by Portland police in 2019 after she was seen twerking in a bike lane downtown and had flipped off officers during a protest.
Alonna Mitsch was acquitted of second-degree disorderly conduct at trial in Multnomah County Circuit Court in February 2020.
Under the lawsuit settlement, filed in U.S. District Court in Portland earlier this month, the city says the payout to Mitsch is “not to be construed as an admission of liability.” Portland’s City Council approved the settlement on June 1.
Mitsch’s lawyer, Maya Rinta, has argued Mitsch was arrested for “twerking in a bike lane” to the N.W.A. song “(Expletive) tha Police,” having participated in a counterprotest and stand against white supremacy in August 2019.
Mitsch also challenged the arrest before Portland’s Citizen Review Committee, which hears appeals of findings in police misconduct complaints. The committee last year voted 6-4 to affirm the Police Bureau’s finding that the arrest was reasonable, though many members said they were disturbed by police actions.
At the committee hearing, Mitsch said her arrest was traumatic and she felt police had targeted her because of her dancing. Her attorney told the committee members that the arrest seemed particularly unreasonable when police had escorted Proud Boys and their supporters across the Hawthorne Bridge that day, yet her client, who is Black, was arrested.
Portland police Cmdr. Erica Hurley defended the arrest at the hearing, saying officers had probable cause to arrest the woman who wasn’t allowing traffic to move through. Police cars need to get through traffic just like any other cars, she said.
In another settlement, the city is poised to pay $30,000 in a lawsuit filed by Erica Christiansen in Multnomah County Circuit Court. It goes before the City Council for approval on Wednesday.
Christiansen alleged battery against the city in an encounter with Portland police on Aug. 9, 2020. Around 10:30 p.m. Christiansen was on the sidewalk in the 2000 block of North Kilpatrick Street when an officer pushed her to the ground and shot her at point-blank range five times with penetrating plastic buck shots as he stood over her, the suit alleged.
Christiansen was visiting a friend’s apartment while a protest was occurring at a park nearby. She and others in the area shouted at police to leave the neighborhood when an officer singled Christiansen out, tripped her and then fired less-lethal shots at close range, striking her in the breast, groin, hip and upper thigh, according to her lawyers.
The city argued in court papers that the officers’ actions were lawful, justified and necessary to carry out their duties amid a declared riot.
Portland protester arrested for twerking in bike lane gets $75,000; woman hit with plastic buck shots to receive $30,000 - oregonlive.com
The city will pay $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a woman arrested by Portland police in 2019 after she was seen twerking in a bike lane downtown and had flipped off officers during a protest.
Alonna Mitsch was acquitted of second-degree disorderly conduct at trial in Multnomah County Circuit Court in February 2020.
Under the lawsuit settlement, filed in U.S. District Court in Portland earlier this month, the city says the payout to Mitsch is “not to be construed as an admission of liability.” Portland’s City Council approved the settlement on June 1.
Mitsch’s lawyer, Maya Rinta, has argued Mitsch was arrested for “twerking in a bike lane” to the N.W.A. song “(Expletive) tha Police,” having participated in a counterprotest and stand against white supremacy in August 2019.
Mitsch also challenged the arrest before Portland’s Citizen Review Committee, which hears appeals of findings in police misconduct complaints. The committee last year voted 6-4 to affirm the Police Bureau’s finding that the arrest was reasonable, though many members said they were disturbed by police actions.
At the committee hearing, Mitsch said her arrest was traumatic and she felt police had targeted her because of her dancing. Her attorney told the committee members that the arrest seemed particularly unreasonable when police had escorted Proud Boys and their supporters across the Hawthorne Bridge that day, yet her client, who is Black, was arrested.
Portland police Cmdr. Erica Hurley defended the arrest at the hearing, saying officers had probable cause to arrest the woman who wasn’t allowing traffic to move through. Police cars need to get through traffic just like any other cars, she said.
In another settlement, the city is poised to pay $30,000 in a lawsuit filed by Erica Christiansen in Multnomah County Circuit Court. It goes before the City Council for approval on Wednesday.
Christiansen alleged battery against the city in an encounter with Portland police on Aug. 9, 2020. Around 10:30 p.m. Christiansen was on the sidewalk in the 2000 block of North Kilpatrick Street when an officer pushed her to the ground and shot her at point-blank range five times with penetrating plastic buck shots as he stood over her, the suit alleged.
Christiansen was visiting a friend’s apartment while a protest was occurring at a park nearby. She and others in the area shouted at police to leave the neighborhood when an officer singled Christiansen out, tripped her and then fired less-lethal shots at close range, striking her in the breast, groin, hip and upper thigh, according to her lawyers.
The city argued in court papers that the officers’ actions were lawful, justified and necessary to carry out their duties amid a declared riot.
Portland protester arrested for twerking in bike lane gets $75,000; woman hit with plastic buck shots to receive $30,000 - oregonlive.com
Brasstits, why do you stay in that mess? You're a well travelled dood so you know there are a billion nicer places to spend the last 30 or so years of your life.
Why dood?
Why dood?
Mostly my boy. He turns 21 this year. I'll be making some changes after that.
Might be going back towards Europe for a bit. Either France, Switzerland or Blighty for a stint.
Solid plan. Except the blighty part.