On this day, August 17, 2014, two people were kiled after a disabled man jumped on his mother's lap in a motorized mobilized device hitting the controls and propelling both of them into a gap between two light-rail train cars as the train left the station in Gresham.
Also on this day, August 17, 2019, Oregon police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons as Antifa rioters swarmed downtown Portland.
No arrests have been made
On November 20, 2020 at 6:45 p.m.,Portland North Precinct officers responded to the 4700 block of Northeast 106th Avenue on reports of a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver being kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint.
The UPS Driver had been delivering packages and was outside of his truck when four black male suspects confronted him. One suspect pointed a pistol at the driver demanding he give them his delivery truck. The other suspects duct-taped the UPS driver's wrists and forced him into their Honda with them. One suspect drove the UPS truck while the Honda followed. A short distance later, they stopped and the suspects stole packages from the UPS truck. The UPS driver was released unharmed. The suspects left the truck and fled in their light colored Honda.
Robbery Detectives responded to the scene and have assumed the investigation. If anyone witnessed this incident or has information about it please contact Portland Police Bureau
Robbery Detective Brett Hawkinson. or call 503-823-HELP (4357).
--Ben Fisher| Post Date: 2020-11-21 14:24:52 | Last Update: 2020-11-21 16:38:57 |
