Council majority proposes alteratives to police funding to fight violence April 01 2021
Four of the five Portland City Council members support spending more money on alternative programs and services.
Some members of the City Council have put forth a proposal aimed at combating gun violence in Portland and it does not include increased funding for police.
The proposal, which KOIN 6 News obtained Thursday, April 1, from the office of Commissioner Carmen Rubio, is in response to a $2 million proposal floated by Mayor Ted Wheeler for the Portland Police Bureau s Enhanced Community Safety Team. It is also supported by commissioners Jo Ann Hardesty, Mingus Mapps and Dan Ryan.
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Vancouver police arrest man Saturday in Portland shooting case
Traffic stop that led to arrest slowed freeway traffic early Saturday evening
Published: February 28, 2021, 7:57am
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Vancouver police arrested a man Saturday evening in connection with a shooting earlier in the day in Portland’s St. Johns Neighborhood, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
A statement from the police bureau said Jaron Mulkey, 35, was arrested on an arrest warrant charging him with attempted murder, assault in the first degree and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Portland police had located Mulkey’s vehicle as it drove north on Interstate 5 into Washington at about 5:15 p.m. Saturday. Vancouver police were brought in to assist and stopped his vehicle on northbound Interstate 5 just south of the 78th Street interchange.