April 01 2021
After the Forest Grove family was frightened, police didn t tell the victims their alleged intruder was a fellow cop.
Steven Teets, the off-duty Forest Grove police officer accused of criminal trespass against a Latino couple flying a Black Lives Matter flag last Halloween, was so intoxicated and belligerent when contacted by other officers that he was ready to fight his fellow cops, Pamplin Media Group has learned.
The new details, contained in a five-page Washington County Sheriff s Office memo, substantiate the account of Forest Grove resident Mirella Castaneda, which first received widespread media coverage in early November.
Shortly before 1 a.m. on Halloween, Castaneda poked her head outside to see who had set off the alarm on her family s pickup truck, at which point an unknown man charged at her in apparent rage, pounded on her front door and appeared eager to fight. She saw him bang on her Black Lives Matter flag as well.
April 01 2021
After the Forest Grove family was frightened, police didn t tell the victims their alleged intruder was a fellow cop.
Steven Teets, the off-duty Forest Grove police officer accused of criminal trespass against a Latino couple flying a Black Lives Matter flag last Halloween, was so intoxicated and belligerent when contacted by other officers that he was ready to fight his fellow cops, Pamplin Media Group has learned.
The new details, contained in a five-page Washington County Sheriff s Office memo, substantiate the account of Forest Grove resident Mirella Castaneda, which first received widespread media coverage in early November.
Shortly before 1 a.m. on Halloween, Castaneda poked her head outside to see who had set off the alarm on her family s pickup truck, at which point an unknown man charged at her in apparent rage, pounded on her front door and appeared eager to fight. She saw him bang on her Black Lives Matter flag as well.
Clackamas County investigates homicide of Oak Grove man March 08 2021
Pawn-shop owner Jimmy Alan Pearson, 63, found dead in home last Wednesday, March 3; detectives seeking tips
The Clackamas County Sheriff s Office is investigating the suspected murder of 63-year-old Jimmy Alan Pearson who was found dead at his Oak Grove home last Wednesday, March 3.
According to a press release published by the sheriff s office Monday, March 8, Pearson was found by an employee who went to his residence at 1711 S.E. Oak Shore Lane to check on Pearson after he didn t show up at work.
Pearson bought his house along the Willamette River for $1.2 million in 2015, according to the county assessor s office, which estimates its current value as $2.1 million. State business filings show that Pearson owned a marijuana processing company and small chain of pawn shops called A-1 Hawk, which are still doing business at outlets in Gladstone and Portland.
TriMet police force drops to 19 cops as MCSO preps for helm March 09 2021
Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese will take command of TriMet s contracted police force under new agreement.
The number of armed cops patrolling bus stops and train cars across the region has dropped to a 25-year low as the Multnomah County sheriff prepares to take charge of the shrinking regional police force next month.
TriMet s Transit Police is budgeted for 51 sworn officers, on paper at least. But the actual staffing count for 2021 is just 19 officers the lowest amount since 1994 officials said at a Multnomah County board briefing on March 9.
February 25 2021
Proposed 12-cent increase per $1,000 of assessed value in county s local option property tax will come before voters in May
Clackamas County commissioners were split over whether to send a proposed increase of the local option public-safety levy to voters on the May ballot.
In a purely symbolic vote, commissioners decided 3-2 to support Clackamas Sheriff Angela Brandenburg s proposal to increase the levy by 12 cents. County Chair Tootie Smith, who ran for chair on a campaign of ensuring county public safety is well-funded, and Commissioner Mark Shull, who was appointed board liaison for public safety earlier this week, were the two Nay votes.