Stabbing, robbery reported at Gateway MAX platform April 10 2021
Robert Garcia-Geldman faces first-degree robbery charges after he allegedly stabbed a man and stole his wallet.
Portland Police have made an arrest after a man was allegedly stabbed after he refused to give up his wallet while waiting for the train in Northeast Portland.
Robert C. Garcia-Gedman, 23, no fixed address, faces charges of first- and second-degree robbery, as well as second-degree assault, according to Multnomah County Circuit Court records.
Police found victim Ethan Webster bleeding heavily from numerous stab wounds on his back and right side at the Gateway transit platform, 1101 N.E. 99th Ave., around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Pedestrian killed by MAX train
A pedestrian died Wednesday evening after being hit by a MAX train in Southeast Portland.
The name of the victim was not immediately announced.
The Multnomah County Sheriff s Office said the person was struck near the Clinton Street and Southeast 12th Avenue station on March 32. Detours and shuttles were used in place of the Orange Line MAX train.
Transit police were investigating the crash. Deputies said the investigation was being treated as a suicide. No other details were immediately available. is a news partner of the Portland Tribune.
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Senator Chuck Riley proposes westward MAX expansion to Cornelius and Forest Grove.
For more than 15 years now, state Sen. Chuck Riley has been pushing for an extension of the Metro area s regional light rail system beyond Hillsboro to Cornelius and Forest Grove.
Why?
When asked that same question during a conversation with the District 15 Democratic representative this past Monday, Feb. 8, the veteran legislator responded rather simply: Why not?
Riley introduced Senate Bill 308, which directs TriMet to study the feasibility of extending the light rail system westward to Forest Grove, on Jan. 11.
It was in 2005 that the senator first broached the possibility when he was in the House and was asked to support a similar bill for what became the MAX Green Line to the Clackamas Town Center.
TriMet appoints interim general manager
TriMet has appointed its current chief operating officer as its interim general manager.
The regional transit agency s Board of Directors appointed Sam Desue, Jr. to temporarily succeed Doug Kelsey at its Feb. 24 meeting. Desue will become the interim general manager after Kelsey retires when his contract expires on March 6. I am honored to serve as TriMet s interim General Manager and I look forward to aiding the agency and the region as we continue to move through this pandemic, said Desue. Forward momentum and leadership will be critical during this time of transition, and I will bring a community-driven and consensus-building focus.