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Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
Portland police shared a photo of property damage to the Starbucks on Southwest 6th Avenue in downtown Portland on New Year s Eve.
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LeAnn Dolan arrived at her downtown Portland store, Ecru Modern Stationer, on New Year’s Day to find a shattered front window and merchandise strewn across the floor.
More than a dozen businesses and buildings were damaged over two successive nights heading into the New Year as vandals clashed with police in downtown Portland. The worst of the damage came on New Year’s Eve as people shattered numerous storefront windows and burglarized several businesses, prompting police to declare a riot.
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The number of major criminal and civil trials has dropped during the pandemic.
The Multnomah County District Attorney s Office announced the conviction of two teenagers on weapons charges in early December. Both were charged in connection with a May 2019 shooting that sent bullets into homes, businesses and vehicles. Both defendants were convicted of unlawful use of a firearm, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Although the number of shootings in Portland is on track to double this year, the DA s office said this was only the third felony trial to be held in the county since March and the only one involving a shooting.
The number of major criminal and civil trials has dropped during the pandemic.
The Multnomah County District Attorney s Office announced the conviction of two teenagers on weapons charges in early December. Both were charged in connection with a May 2019 shooting that sent bullets into homes, businesses and vehicles. Both defendants were convicted of unlawful use of a firearm, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Although the number of shootings in Portland is on track to double this year, the DA s office said this was only the third felony trial to be held in the county since March and the only one involving a shooting.