Mid-county Memo Blog

A suspect was arrested in the stabbing incident that occurred at Gateway Transit Center Tuesday night. He was apprehended in the area between Rocky Butte, I-205 and Maywood Park dubbed Gateway Green by area activists. The news release from the Portland Police Bureau follows.

“On Wednesday August 25, 2010 at 1:26 a.m., Portland Police Officers received a call from a witness to this stabbing case and the witness reported that the suspect in the stabbing had returned to the area of the old Rocky Butte Jail, between Interstate 205 and Maywood Park.

Lat night there was a stabbing incident at the Gateway Transit Center. A news release from the police about the incident follows. They have an incorrect location for the transit center.

“On Tuesday August 24, 2010 at 10:22 p.m., Portland Police Officers responded to the report of a stabbing at the Gateway Transit Station, Northeast 82nd and Halsey. As officers arrived in the area, additional information was developed that the stabbing victims were actually much further east and were actually in a greenspace between Interstate 205 and the community of Maywood Park [Gateway Green].

A news release from the Portland Police Bureau about seven shooting incidents that occurred Wednesday night follows. Three in north Portland, four in east Portland. Portland Police Gang Detectives are on high alert because of the rash of shootings.

“The Portland Police Bureau’s Gang Enforcement Team is investigating 7 overnight shootings that occurred in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland.

“The first shooting occurred at 11:21 p.m. at North Albina and Killingsworth. Multiple gunshots were heard and officers arrived to find a TriMet bus kiosk damage. No victims or witnesses were located by police.

What can an Oregon State Representative do for you? Find out tomorrow at Oregon State Rep. Michael Dembrow’s (D-District 45) Constituent Coffee meeting. His missive follows.

“Dear Friends and Neighbors,

“I hope this e-mail finds you well and enjoying the summer sunshine. Tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 7th, we will be having our monthly constituent coffee in NE Portland at the Manhattan Café, located at 2735 NE Broadway.

“We’ll be meeting from 9:30 to 11 a.m.  It’s a great opportunity for me to hear about the issues that are important to you and stay connected to the district.

A note from Dan McCue, Special Projects at David Douglas School District, follows.
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“As you probably are aware, the annual Adequate Yearly Progress reports have been released. We have an article up on our website about our results, along with links upon links that provide all the information anyone could want about AYP, assessments, and our schools. Get to it all here:

A news release from Portland Police Bureau Crime Stopper’s about a Mid-county murder murder follows. Crime Stoppers and police need your help solving this crime.

“Crime Stoppers, in cooperation with the Portland Police Bureau, wants your help in solving a homicide that occurred in East Portland.

“On June 11, 2010, at approximately 12:51 in the morning, 33-year-old David Cosmo Jenkins was shot and killed while driving a light blue, 1991 Oldsmobile westbound on E. Burnside at 90th Ave. Detectives believe he was coming from the area of 162nd and E. Burnside just prior to his death.

A news release from Portland Police about a shooting in outer east Portland on Monday night follows:

“Last night (7/26) around 8:30 p.m., Portland Police Officers responded to the 3800 block of SE 136th Avenue on a call of a shooting that had just occurred.  When officers arrived, they were unable to locate a shooting victim but received information from witnesses that shots had been fired from a vehicle.

A news release from the Portland Police about a teenager missing from his mother’s side —with permission — at Ventura Park in the Hazelwood neighborhood of east Portland. The police are asking the public for help.

“Detectives from the Portland Police Bureau’s Missing Person’s Unit are asking the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Levi Richard Parker. Parker was last seen in Ventura Park located at Southeast 117th and Stark Street on Thursday, July 22, 2010.

Three unedited news releases from the Portland Police Bureau about the murder, investigation and subsequent arrest at Northeast 103rd and Clackamas Street in the Hazelwood neighborhood early Saturday, July 10 follow.

“Portland Police Homicide Detectives arrested 27-year-old Thomas A. Kolpin yesterday, July 12, 2010, in connection with the stabbing death of Carroll Williams last Saturday morning.  Mr. Williams was stabbed after an altercation in the area of 103rd and Northeast Clackamas Street.

“Kolpin was charged with one count of Murder and one count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and was lodged in the Multnomah County Jail in downtown Portland.  The US Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force assisted in the arrest of Kolpin.

A release from Dave Smith of the East Precinct Involved Citizens committee follows.

“Are the Portland Police well trained, or do they act on their own during a crisis?  What guidelines do the police use in hostage situations, and violent confrontations?

“Join us on [Monday] July 28, 2010 to learn, first hand, what the police are trained to do, and why.

“You will see demonstrations of potentially dangerous situations and the actions and reactions that are a part of police officers jobs.