
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.
In the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in Portland
Property damage and vandalism are still happening with frequency in Portland, Oregon.
On November 12, 2020, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Portland Central Precinct officers
responded to a business located in the 2700 block of Southeast Milwaukie Avenue on reports that demonstrators had vandalized and broke windows at the location. Officers arrived on scene and learned several demonstrators had applied graffiti to the building with spray paint as well as broke two of the businesses glass windows.
No suspects have been arrested at this time in regards to this incident.
Anyone with additional information about this incident are encourage to submit a tip with Crime Stoppers. Tips may be submitted safely and securely to
Crime Stoppers of Oregon online or by phone at 503-823-HELP (4357).
Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime and tipsters can remain anonymous.
--Ben FisherPost Date: 2020-11-14 16:11:35 | Last Update: 2020-11-14 16:20:31 |