Public Safety
Police arrest suspect in NE Portland road rage hatchet attack
The victim was treated at OHSU Hospital for a leg laceration and a fractured tibia and fibula, prosecutors said.
Judge throws out civil rights claims in case of man strangled with seat belt in back of Eugene police car
The suit had alleged Eugene police failed to properly secure Michael Amador Sanchez, 34, in the back of a patrol car to ensure his safe transport to a hospital and didn’t monitor his conduct in the rear seat or summon an ambulance to properly care for him.
Police ID man, 27, fatally shot by Portland police officer
Isaac L. Seavey, 27, is the third person to have been shot and killed by Portland police so far this year.
Appeals court upholds convictions in Malheur Refuge takeover but finds fault with juror screening
The three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions and sentences of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupiers Jason Patrick, Duane Ehmer, Darryl Thorn and Jake Ryan. But the panel found U.S. District Judge Anna Brown improperly excused some of the prospective jurors for cause without input from the defendants and their lawyers
Drunken Portland bartender who fatally shot her boyfriend guilty of manslaughter, jury finds
Barbara Michelle killed her boyfriend Justin Williams on Thanksgiving Day in 2022.
Fatal shooting of Koben Henriksen by Portland police in 2019 leads to $100,000 city offer to settle suit
Koben Henriksen's family alleged police failed to de-escalate their encounter when they shot the 51-year-old man who was homeless and in mental distress, waving knives at passing cars near Mall 205 on Dec. 8, 2019.
Off-duty pilot accused of mid-flight sabotage posts bail: ‘Mr. Emerson has nothing to hide’
“Is he criminally responsible? No. Does he need help? Yes,” said a defense attorney for Joseph Emerson.
2 Multnomah County jail deputies indicted for ‘official misconduct’ relating to 2 inmate deaths
The alleged misconduct relates to two unnamed inmates who died while in jail earlier this year.
Portland police sergeant pleads guilty to touching woman inappropriately at bar
He was sentenced to two years of probation.
Readers respond: Gun ruling insensitive, unrealistic
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
Multnomah County Library employees feel unsafe at work, audit finds
Librarians, clerks and others reported being sexually harassed and threatened with knives. And they're responding to more drug use and overdoses in libraries.
Watch now: ‘Firecracker’ documentary debuts about Carol Ryan cold case in Syracuse
The hit true crime podcast "Firecracker" is now a feature documentary by syracuse.com.
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