Police identify female officer hit by stolen truck December 26 2020
The suspect in the Dec. 24 incident that injured the 15-year veteran is still at large.
The Portland police officer injured Thursday night, Dec. 24, when struck by a stolen vehicle has been identified as Jennifer Pierce, a 15-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau.
According to the bureau, Pierce suffered a broken pelvis and is recovering in an area hospital. She is also the officer who fired a weapon during the confrontation in which the suspect escaped.
Police had previously described the officer as lucky to be alive.
The incident unfolded shortly before 9 p.m. on Dec. 24 when police responded to a report of a stolen truck with two people inside at a gas station in the 3900 block of Southeast Powell Boulevard. It had been stolen Monday, Dec. 21, from a nearby repair shop.
Portland police identify officer hit by stolen truck
Updated Dec 26, 2020;
Portland police identified the officer hit by a stolen truck Christmas Eve as Officer Jennifer Pierce, a 15-year bureau veteran who works patrol out of Central Precinct. Pierce suffered a fractured pelvis and remains hospitalized, police said in a statement Saturday.
Police responded to reports of a stolen pickup truck at a 76 gas station on Southeast Powell and Cesar Chavez Boulevards just before 9 p.m. When police cars attempted to box in the stolen truck, the 1988 Chevrolet pickup rammed into Pierce, who was standing outside of her patrol car, pinning her between the two vehicles, according to the pickup truck’s owner. The 42-year-old truck owner, who asked not to be named because of safety concerns, said he and his girlfriend were at the scene when the police surrounded his stolen pickup.
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PORTLAND, Ore. The Portland Police Bureau identified an officer hit by a stolen truck Christmas Eve as Officer Jennifer Pierce. She is a 15-year police veteran who works patrol out of Central Precinct. Pierce suffered a fractured pelvis and remains hospitalized, police said in a statement Saturday.
PPB responded to reports of a stolen pickup truck at a gas station just before 9 p.m. Thursday. When police units attempted to box in the stolen truck, the 1988 Chevrolet pickup rammed into Pierce, who was standing outside of her patrol car, pinning her between the two vehicles, according to the pickup truck’s owner.
Portland officer injured when stolen truck rammed patrol car Christmas Eve remains hospitalized
Updated Dec 25, 2020;
Posted Dec 25, 2020
Lt. Greg Pashley talks about the officer who was injured Christmas Eve when a stolen truck rammed into her patrol car in the lot of the 76 gas station at Southeast Powell and Cesar Chavez boulevards on Christmas Eve.
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A Portland police officer who fired at a stolen truck that rammed into her and her patrol car at a Southeast Portland gas station on Christmas Eve remains hospitalized with pelvic and back injuries.
The officer, who has not been identified by the Police Bureau, is a 15-year bureau veteran who works patrol out of Central Precinct.
Man shot in Southeast Portland’s Foster-Powell neighborhood early Sunday
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 20, 2020
Police provided a photo of a car that was apparently hit by bullets during the shooting, too.Portland Police Bureau
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Portland police said a man was seriously injured in an apparently “random” shooting early Sunday in Southeast Portland.
Police said they responded to reports of the shooting shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday. They found a man shot multiple times at the intersection of Southeast 68th Avenue and Southeast Powell Boulevard.
The man’s injuries were serious but not life-threatening, according to Portland police. They did not identify him. Police provided a photo of a car that was apparently hit by bullets during the shooting, too.