Protesters interfere in man s mental health crisis, police claim January 16 2021
Portland police claim the man s mom begged the two crowds to stop protesting, but they refused.
Specially-trained officers were trying to calm an armed man who was threatening to kill himself and hurt others when two crowds of protesters showed up Friday, Jan. 15.
Portland officers got the call about a man in crisis at 1 p.m. The man had reportedly jumped from a second-story window of an apartment building on Southwest Fourth Avenue, pulled out a knife and was waving it around at passing cars and people.
When officers arrived, the 30-year-old man pressed the knife to his neck and said he would kill himself if they came closer, according to police. An officer trained for such situations started talking to the man while others worked to clear the area to keep the situation calm.
Judges dismiss or recommend throwing out 2 civil suits that challenged Portland police ‘kettling’ tactic
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
On June 4, 2017, Portland police detained more than 300 people on Southwest Fourth Avenue between Southwest Morrison Street and Southwest Alder Street after closing down Chapman and Lownsdale Squares and ordering protesters to disperse north.
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Two federal judges in separate opinions have either dismissed or recommended throwing out two civil suits challenging the mass police detention of hundreds of people during competing demonstrations downtown in June 2017.
Despite heavy community objection to the tactic called “kettling” and a critical report from Portland’s police review office, the rulings mark a win for the city.
Portland metro Tuesday traffic: Rain, wind bring slides, flooded roadways, power outages
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
Crews will be clearing this rockfall on Willamette Drive in West Linn and could close travel lanes.Photo courtesy of West Linn Police
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A strong and wet front packing heavy rains and blustery winds may bring delays in traffic and hazardous driving conditions Tuesday.
A small rockfall on U.S. 30 near Linnton closed a lane eastbound early before being cleared by Oregon Department of Transportation crews before 6 a.m., according to KGW News reports.
Road crews actively clearing rocks off Hwy 30 Eastbound, just West of Linnton. Please slow down, move over and give @OregonDOT a chance to make your commute safer. @KGWNewspic.twitter.com/BCUcVaf6EM Eric Patterson (@KGWphotog) January 12, 2021
Multnomah County courthouse to reopen after damage from ruptured sprinkler; cost to be ‘significant’
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
FILE The new Multnomah County Central Courthouse opens Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, near the west end of the Hawthorne Bridge after decades of lobbying for funds and four years of construction. (Motoya Nakamura / Multnomah County)
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By The Oregonian/OregonLive
The new Multnomah County courthouse in downtown Portland is expected to reopen Wednesday after an overhead sprinkler ruptured this past weekend, causing extensive damage.
It remains unclear why a seventh-floor sprinkler head failed early Saturday morning, according to a county spokeswoman, and an investigation has begun. A damage estimate isn’t yet available, but the costs of repairs at the recently completed $324 million building will be “significant,” spokeswoman Jessica Morkert-Shibley said.