January 11 2021
Beavercreek suspect previously arrested for trespassing while in possession of a gun during an unlawful assembly at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly firing a gun into the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in downtown Portland on Friday.
According to the Oregon U.S. Attorney s Office, just after 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 8, Cody Melby of Beavercreek was reportedly seen jumping over a security fence at the courthouse and firing several rounds into the building s exterior using a 9 mm handgun.
Two security officers who had been watching Melby via closed-circuit cameras then went outside to confront him. Once the officers approached Melby, he told them he had a gun and was arrested without further incident.
January 07 2021
Officers say two people were shot 90 minutes before the new year in the King neighborhood.
Portland Police have released the identity of the 18-year-old man shot dead during an incident in Northeast Portland on New Year s Eve.
North Precinct officers say Ja mere Malik Brown died at the scene of a shooting near Northeast Alberta Street and Mallory Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. An autopsy determined that he died by homicide by gunshot wound, according to a news release.
Another person at the scene also was shot, but police haven t made public any other information regarding the person s identity or the extent of their injuries. No arrests have been made in the case.
Sherwood teacher charged with child sex abuse in Portland January 05 2021
Brian Trostel was placed on administrative leave prior to arrest on numerous charges for abuse that allegedly occurred in Portland.
A teacher at Sherwood High School has been arrested on 29 charges relating to the sexual abuse of a child, according to court documents.
Brian David Trostel, who lived in Portland and taught at Sherwood High until recently, turned himself in to Portland Police Bureau officers on Jan. 4, according to a news release.
Trostel, 60, faces a 29-count indictment, with the charges including two counts of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, eight counts each of first- and second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse, as well as eight counts of first-degree invasion of privacy and three counts of invasion of personal privacy in the second degree.
January 03 2021
OPINION: Tigard and Southwest Portland s state representative reflects on 11 years in the Oregon House.
As my time as your state representative for House District 35 winds down, I want to express my sincere thanks to all of the citizens who sent me back to Salem for the past 11 years. It has been an honor to represent you.
When I was appointed in August of 2009, I felt that I could make a difference for the citizens in Tigard and Southwest Portland.
I was raised in Southwest Portland. Went to grade school in Multnomah and graduated from Wilson High School, so I knew the area. I have lived in Tigard since 1989 and been involved in the community for the past 20 years. Little did I know that what I did in Salem would make what I coin as a quiet difference.