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August 03 2021 The unionized burger joint in Portland s Lents neighborhood is no longer safe for employees, says Burgerville CEO Jill Taylor. Burgerville has locked the doors of its Lents area eatery in Southeast Portland. The closure billed as temporary comes after many months of worsening conditions at the neighborhood burger joint, 3504 S.E. 92nd Ave., due to rising problems with crime and vandalism, the company said in an Aug. 3 statement. The iconic Pacific Northwest chain says it hired private security in an effort to improve employee and customer safety, but to no avail. The environment around the restaurant has deteriorated seriously, a company spokesperson told the Tribune. Police are now being called daily. Burgerville employees have found weapons, drug paraphernalia and human waste on the property. ....
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Tense hospital scene after shooting increases alarm over Portland’s gun violence ‘crisis’ Updated 8:36 PM; 2 Facebook Share A flood of Portland police cars responded late Monday to break up a report of a gang fight at the doors to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center’s emergency department, where four people with gunshot wounds had just arrived. The scene was reminiscent of scenarios two decades ago when officers, street outreach workers and pastors routinely headed to the hospital to cool tensions between rival gangs. Those days are back, say police, former gang members and community leaders. The city is on track to shatter its record annual homicide count of 70 in 1987. So far this year, 33 people have died in homicides and about 130 have been wounded in more than 400 shootings. Four people have been killed in the city since a week ago Sunday. ....