January 04 2021
UPDATE: Police say David Michael Dahlen II escaped after a holding cell door was accidentally left unlatched by a cleaning crew member.
A man accused of trying to kill a Portland police officer last month escaped police custody after a holding room door didn t fully latch when it was closed, according to authorities.
David Dahlen, 24, escaped custody at Portland Police Bureau s Central Precinct on Saturday night and is still at large after he allegedly rammed a police officer s patrol car with a stolen pickup truck on Christmas Eve in Southeast Portland. The officer in the car, Officer Jennifer Pierce, is still recovering from injuries.