2 people shot in NE Portland, police seeking witnesses
A man and a woman were shot in the area of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Dekum Street on Wednesday night. Both suffered life-threatening injuries.
Credit: Richard Gordon, KGW
A man and a woman were shot in the area of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Dekum Street in Portland, Ore. on Wednesday, May 13, 2021. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 5:55 AM PDT May 13, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. A man and a woman were shot in Northeast Portland on Wednesday night. Both were taken to the hospital and have life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Updated May 11 Kex, the first spinoff of an upscale hostel in Iceland that initially launched in late 2019, will finally welcome guests back to its hotel after the pandemic forced the company to cancel overnight stays for most of last year. The property at the corner of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Couch Street is scheduled to reopen all its amenities, including two restaurants, on June 9. Originally opened as a “social hotel” with dorm-style lodging, Kex used the time it was closed to redesign the rooms. There are now 26 private quarters in all with added parlor sitting areas in some as well as mini-fridges and work spaces. Also new is a self check-in system once the hotel resumes operations.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler Declares State of Emergency, Says National Guard is On Standby Ahead of Anticipated Civil Unrest Tonight In an April 19 nighttime march, Portland-area anarchists and police abolitionists smashed the windows of local businesses and the Boys & Girls Club youth community center. A Portland police officer surveys damage to buildings on Northeast Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. (Justin Yau) Updated 6:34 PM Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and said the National Guard is on standby, minutes before former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd.
Case involving Portland man’s missing tattoos in police altered mugshot reaches plea deal
Updated Apr 14, 2021;
Posted Apr 14, 2021
Portland police altered the mugshot photo of a bank robbery suspect - painting over all his tattoos - before showing them to tellers for identification, but never documented the changes in their reports. Allen s lawyer unsuccessfully urged a federal judge to throw out the witness identifications.Court exhibit
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A 52-year-old Portland man whose manipulated mugshot was used to help build a criminal case against him has pleaded guilty to four bank and credit union heists but likely will avoid federal prison under a plea deal that calls for time-served.
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The Gun Updated April 10 at 11:28 PM It’s 9:50 on a Wednesday night, in the Safeway parking lot on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. I’m looking into the passenger-side window of a gray Chevy Tahoe, with $160 in my fist. In the back seat lies a green pillowcase. Inside that pillowcase is a loaded 9 mm handgun. I want that gun. I’m firearms shopping in Northeast Portland not out of self-defense or vigilante delusions. I want to find out how easy it is to buy a gun on the streets. I’ve been at it for less than three hours, and now I could be moments away from getting one.