One of the men, Sergio Jimenez, 30, of Springfield was arrested on allegations of unlawful street takeover, possession of a loaded gun in a public place and unlawful possession of a firearm, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement.
A 47-year-old man was fatally shot at an Oregon grocery store after he apparently saw a robbery and tried to stop the suspect, police said. Jonathan Trent of Portland was taken to a hospital after the Jan. 13 shooting at a Fred Meyer store and later was pronounced dead, according to police and news reports.
On Friday evening, police were notified about a group of drivers "drifting" in a parking lot, located in the 15900 block of North Columbia Boulevard.
Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to flood downtown Portland in response to President Donald Trump's second inauguration on Monday.
A police review board recommended that the officer, previously identified as Sgt. Jeffrey McDaniel, be fired. Bureau leaders declined.
According to new details from the Portland Police Bureau, Trent witnessed the robbery and tried to stop it. “People trying to act as heroes do not need to have their lives ended in a senseless act,” said Christina, a Hazelwood resident. According to Portland police, his death is now being investigated as a homicide.
Portland Police Bureau is enforcing a new city code that allows for the towing of vehicles without license plates or vehicle identification numbers, in an effort to address a growing problem since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Portland police believe a shopper found dead Monday in a Fred Meyer parking lot in Northeast Portland was shot and killed while trying to stop a purse snatching. The initial investigation suggests Jonathan Trent, 47, witnessed the robbery and intervened, police said Thursday. A suspect or suspects shot him before fleeing, they said.
The FBI said Thursday the suspect in the Oregon and Washington ballot box fires in October used a welding material that can burn at 4,000 degrees.
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center opened its new community safety office on Southwest Oak Street in Downtown Portland on Tuesday.
More than 300 Oregon firefighters were sent to help battle the Los Angeles wildfires, and last week, a crew from Douglas County helped rescue an elderly couple.
An Oregon man has been sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women in separate instances Portland television station KGW reports 31-year-old Negasi Zuberi was sentenced Friday in federal court in Medford.