On this day, May 6, 2000 the first geocaching cache was found hidden outside Portland, Oregon, by Mike Teague.
Also on this day, May 6, 2004, facing allegaions of rape of a teenage babysitter back in 1973, former Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt resigned from the Oregon State Board of Higher Education and other public positions. Soon, he released a confession that he "had an affair with a high school student." The scandal not only implicated the former governor, but raised questions about why the media never reported on it for decades.
Police find gun, stolen car, drugs on welfare check call
On March 21, 2021, at about 3:30 a.m., Portland Police officers assigned to North Precinct were dispatched to check the welfare of a person passed out behind the wheel of a stolen car. The car was in a parking lot near Northeast Wasco Street and Northeast Grand Avenue.
When officers arrived they found a person still passed out in the driver seat. They could see a pistol on the front passenger seat in plain sight. Officers took the driver into custody, and conducted an investigation.
Officers determined the suspect, later identified as 58-year-old Robert Marshall Chambers, was in possession of over 27 pounds of marijuana, over 11 grams of methamphetamine, and about one and half grams of heroin. Officers recovered the drugs and other evidence, as well as the loaded pistol and stolen car. Chambers had stolen property officers were able to return to rightful owners.
Chambers was booked into jail for Unlawful Possession of a Loaded Firearm, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Distributing a Controlled Substance -- Heroin, Distributing a Controlled Substance -- Methamphetamine, Distributing a Controlled Substance -- Over 8 pounds of Marijuana in Public Place.
--Bruce Armstrong| Post Date: 2021-03-22 13:10:08 | Last Update: 2021-03-22 13:16:43 |
