3 people face charges, 2 more arrested following May Day unrest in Portland KATU Staff UP NEXT
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has filed charges against three people who were arrested following unrest on May Day.
Two separate groups took to the street Saturday night and clashed with law enforcement, prompting authorities to declare a riot downtown and an unlawful assembly in south Portland.
Phoebe Loomis is facing one count of felony riot and three counts of criminal mischief in the first degree. Police say that Loomis is accused of destroying windows at three Starbucks locations and at least one other business. According to the DA s office, the damage at each business is estimated to cost more than $1,000.
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• Mayor Ted Wheeler has found time in his busy schedule of fretting about broken windows to release a proposed city budget for the coming year. But before you nod off to sleep, this shit is actually important and YOU can influence where this money goes (not to cops, right?). Our Alex Zielinski has done the heavy lifting of digging deep into the budget and deftly explaining it all to dummies like me. CHECK IT OUT!
Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese lowers jail booking criteria
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By Kyle Iboshi | KGW (8)
Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese sent out a special order to deputies allowing people arrested for misdemeanor crimes, including reckless burning and criminal mischief, to be booked into jail.
Previously, police officers issued a citation for the misdemeanor crimes and ordered the person to appear at a future court date. The change in booking criteria took effect on April 23, according to a memo signed by Reese.
Sheriff’s office spokesperson Chris Liedle explained the changes were in the “interest of public safety” and will have little to no impact on the corrections system.
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• Starting today, 15 Oregon counties move back to the extreme risk category due to a worrying spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. What does that mean for you? Our Blair Stenvick breaks it all down.
Apr 30, 2021
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced a partnership between both offices to investigate the death of Robert Douglas Delgado.
Both District Attorney Schmidt and Attorney General Rosenblum recognize the importance of always maintaining actual and perceived prosecutorial legitimacy and fairness.
Attorney General Rosenblum will assign an Assistant Attorney General to work with two Multnomah County Deputy District Attorneys to oversee the criminal investigation being conducted. Additional resources from either the Oregon Department of Justice or the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office may be assigned to this investigation if deemed necessary and appropriate by either the Oregon Attorney General or Multnomah County District Attorney.