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Killed at a cemetery: Arrest made after local doctor's death

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Fri, 2010-03-19 14:54

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. - The death of a naturopathic doctor that was thought to be a suicide has been ruled a homicide and police have arrested a man they suspect is the killer.

Around 8 a.m. March 14, Washington County Sheriff's Deputies received a call of a suspicious vehicle located at 1500 N.W. Cornelius Schefflin Road in unincorporated Washington County. A Sheriff's Deputy arrived and found southeast Portland resident Dr. David Greenspan, 46, dead in his car - apparently due to a gunshot to the head. His car was parked at the Emanuel Cemetery.

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Police search for stabbing suspects

Submitted by Bill Roberson on Mon, 2010-03-15 08:27

PORTLAND, Ore. -  A homeless man is recovering after police said he was the victim of a knife attack under the Hawthorne Bridge.

Investigators said the incident took place just before midnight Sunday near the East Bank Esplanade.
  
Witnesses report seeing at least two people attacking the man, who police said suffered multiple stab wounds.

Police said the victim should survive but his attackers are still on the loose. No suspect descriptions were released by police, but an investigation is continuing.

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Last-known images of missing Portland bicyclist released

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Sun, 2010-03-14 16:56

PORTLAND, Ore. - Tyler Brady, a 22-year-old bicyclist from Southeast Portland, has been missing since Feb. 27 and now, in an effort to instigate leads in the case, Portland police detectives are releasing images captured from surveillance cameras the day Brady disappeared.

Brady's roommates reported his disappearance after realizing he failed to return home and his valued personal possessions were found to have been left behind without explanation. 

Despite an extensive search and canvassing effort, media coverage and numerous interviews, Tyler Brady's whereabouts remain a mystery, with no information to explain his sudden disappearance.

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Three hurt in SE home invasion

Submitted by Bill Roberson on Fri, 2010-03-12 08:36

PORTLAND, Ore. - Two men are in custody after an alleged home invasion robbery in southeast Portland but police said they are still looking for an accomplice who got away.

Three people were hurt in the robbery, which happened around 4 a.m. Friday on Southeast 72nd Avenue and Southeast Reed Way.

Officers searched two neighborhoods with canine units for the missing suspect without success.

They said they believe the suspects ditched their car at Southeast Hawthorne and Southeast 50th Avenue.

When a detective arrived at the scene, one of the officers indicated that the crime took place at a ground-floor unit in an apartment complex.  

Dispatchers tell KATU News three people were hurt when they were roughed up by three men. It is not known if the suspects and victims knew each other.

No details on if any weapons were involved have been released.

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SE Portland man arrested for hit-and-run near West Linn

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Wed, 2010-03-10 09:15

WEST LINN, Ore. -- A southeast Portland man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on multiple charges following an alcohol-related injury crash on Interstate 205 in the West Linn area.

According to Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Yvette Shepard, a 1998 Honda Civic driven by southeast Portland resident James William Tomlinson IV, 30, was reportedly traveling southbound on Interstate 205 at 4 p.m. at a high rate of speed north of Oregon City. Witnesses described the Honda being driven at times on the inside shoulder and median, weaving in and out of traffic and nearly striking another vehicle.

Near milepost 6, the Honda struck the left rear side of a passenger car driven by Mark Kay, 60, from Wilsonville. Kay lost control of his car as it went airborne and came to rest on its side off the freeway.

Despite being damaged in the crash, the Honda continued southbound for about one-half of a mile before it stopped because of a mechanical problem related to the crash. A Clackamas County deputy detained the driver until Shephard arrived at the scene.

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Police: Arrest made after Woodstock market holdup

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Tue, 2010-03-09 14:51

Above: A Google Streetview image of the Woodstock Market.


PORTLAND, Ore. - Neighbors heard shots Monday night at the corner of Southeast 86th Avenue and Woodstock Boulevard.

Now Portland police are saying they responded to the scene, and discovered the shots were related to a robbery at 8601 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., home of the Woodstock Market.

Just before noon on Tuesday, Portland police officers and detectives arrested Chiew Tong Saechao, a 22-year-old male, "in relation to this case." Saechao is being charged with attempted murder, robbery in the first degree and other weapons-related offenses.

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Benson High teacher changes plea to guilty in meth case

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Mon, 2010-03-08 12:27

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Benson High School teacher accused of dealing meth on the side changed her plea to guilty on Friday and was sentenced to 45 days in jail.

A second count of possession against Zuleyma Figueroa, a Spanish teacher at the high school, was dismissed in the case.

Figueroa was arrested late last year after investigators used confidential informants to buy meth from her and a co-defendant multiple times over a six-month period. Documents in the case indicated she and her roommate sold drugs out of a home they shared in southeast Portland.

When Figueroa was arrested, students at Benson High School were shocked to learn what the popular teacher was accused of doing in her spare time. Figueroa had been teaching at the school for eight years and even filled in as an administrator from time to time.

Principal Steve Olczak said at the time of Figueroa's arrest that there was no evidence to suggest she sold meth to students or committed any crimes on campus.

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Sellwood crime spree puts business owners on alert

Submitted by Adam Ghassemi on Sat, 2010-03-06 18:37

SELLWOOD, Ore. - Business owners in Sellwood are on alert again this weekend, after a string of break-ins targeting as many as 13 shops so far this year.

A member of the local Neighbor Business Alliance tells us at first the burglars were after the obvious: cash and computers. Now shops are losing merchandise that ranges from being very expensive to not worth much at all.

Musiqal PDX at 7908 Southeast 13th Avenue seems to be the most recent victim. Last week someone broke the front window out, after first trying to pry their way through the front door with a crowbar.

The owner of Musiqal PDX said that, even with an alarm system, whomever broke in was able to steal six guitars in a matter of seconds. The guitars ranged from low-end models to a $4,000 classic guitar.

Business owners such as Brent Heeb, who owns Stars Antiques Malls which also has been hit, worry businesses will continue to be violated until someone catches the person or people in the act.

"I think we're all at risk," Heeb said.

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After family sold off her stuff, local woman gets justice

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Mon, 2010-03-01 18:09

We brought you the story of 83-year-old Evelyn Roth in August 2009, who tried to return home after recovering from a seriously illness in the hospital and discovered her Southeast Portland home had been sold and everything in it was gone.

On Monday we reported live from the Multnomah County Courthouse, where the two women granted power-of-attorney for Roth while she was sick were sentenced.

Watch the video above, or read this story at KATU.com.

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Just trying to rob a bank can land you in big trouble

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Fri, 2010-02-26 16:18

PORTLAND, Ore. - A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery at a local Wells Fargo bank branch.

Brian Patrick Marlin is accused of trying to rob the branch at 3625 S.E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. on Feb. 25.

According to the FBI, attempting to rob a bank carries the same charge as actually robbing one.

A 911 call from the bank led police to Marlin, who was found sitting next to a building nearby. He matched the description of a man who walked into the bank, demanded cash and left when he was unsuccessful. The bank has protective glass walls that protect the employees from robbers. Witnesses said the man implied that he had a weapon but no weapon was seen.

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