Two men seriously wounded in Fairview March 13 2021
The Multnomah County Sheriff s Office is asking anyone in the area with a home security system to check for suspicious activity.
Two men were shot and seriously wounded in Fairview late Saturday, March 13.
The names of the victims were not immediately released. No suspect information was available, either.
According to the Multnomah County Sheriff s Office, at 9:23 p.m. March 13, deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 2600 block of Northeast 205th Avenue in Fairview. When they arrived, the deputies located two adult male victims with gunshot injuries. Both victims were transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
Leaders call for an end to protest violence
Mayor Ted Wheeler defends the controverial police kettling tactic during a Monday press conference.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and other city leaders called for an end to violence and property destruction on Monday, March 15, after a group damaged businesses in the Pearl District on Friday night. They re not going to get away with it, Wheeler said.
Elected officials and community leaders joined Wheeler in the call for peace during an online press conference on Monday. They included former Portland Trail Blazer Terry Porter, former State Sen. Margaret Carter, former State Sen. Avel Gordly, and Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Asphaug. All denounced the ongoing violence as criminal activity and not legitimate political protest.
Two men seriously wounded in Fairview March 13 2021
The Multnomah County Sheriff s Office is asking anyone in the area with a home security system to check for suspicious activity.
Two men were shot and seriously wounded in Fairview late Saturday, March 13.
The names of the victims were not immediately released. No suspect information was available, either.
According to the Multnomah County Sheriff s Office, at 9:23 p.m. March 13, deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 2600 block of Northeast 205th Avenue in Fairview. When they arrived, the deputies located two adult male victims with gunshot injuries. Both victims were transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
TriMet police force drops to 19 cops as MCSO preps for helm March 09 2021
Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese will take command of TriMet s contracted police force under new agreement.
The number of armed cops patrolling bus stops and train cars across the region has dropped to a 25-year low as the Multnomah County sheriff prepares to take charge of the shrinking regional police force next month.
TriMet s Transit Police is budgeted for 51 sworn officers, on paper at least. But the actual staffing count for 2021 is just 19 officers the lowest amount since 1994 officials said at a Multnomah County board briefing on March 9.