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Overall, Portland saw a decrease in the number of shooting incidents in 2024 compared to the year before. However, some ...

Officers had arrived on the scene in response to reports of a man pointing a gun at people in Old Town. The suspect reportedly fired shots and then flagged down the TriMet bus and boarded it, causing ...

Nearly three years after the deadly mass shooting at Normendale Park, Portland’s Chief of Police, Bob Day, published a formal ...

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Crisis Unfolds in Portland as Police Chief Defies Federal Law** Portland is facing a growing crisis as Police Chief Bob Day openly refuses to cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

A Portland Police Special Emergency Reaction Team and the Crisis Negotiation Team are on the scene of a possible barricade ...

A suspect was barricaded inside a home in the area of North Hudson Street and North John Avenue, with police asking people to ...

On Wednesday, Portland police responded to a St. Johns home where a possibly armed suspect was barricaded inside. Also on ...

The Portland Police Bureau said officers are on the scene negotiating with a suspect after he allegedly fired shots and then ...

Police said the suspect fired shots and then got on the bus. He ordered the passengers out, and then later the driver. He ...

Workers for the City of Portland have voted in favor of a strike if they can’t reach an agreement with the city.