One Teenager shot by another at Clackamas Town Center
On Friday, 12/20/24, an 18-year-old shot in the hand a 15-year-old in Clackamas Town Ctr Parking Lot
Here's the KATU news reporting on this event:
18-year-old arrested for attempted murder in Clackamas Town Center shooting
(posted by Elvis Clark on December 23, 2024)
Follow up on September 29th officer Shooting of unarmed man
The 21 year old driver, said to be resisting arrest, shot in the head, still in critical condition
KOIN news reports that the 21 year olds' family says the bullet, fired by Milwaukie Police Officer, is lodged in his brain and is inoperable. Here's the KOIN news update of the Milwaukie Officer shooting that occurred late last month (September 2024): Milwaukie police shooting: Hunter Newton did not get aid for 30 minutes, family says . This officer shooting incident is described in the section just below this section.
The shooting is under investigation by the Clackamas County Sheriff's office. Eventually, the body cam footage will be released to the public, after the investigation is completed. The Milwaukie police department is really scratching its collective head to try to figure out what went wrong in this attempted arrest. One of the two officers involved in the arrest is an 8-year veteran of the Milwaukie police force. The other is a recent graduate of thorough police academy training.
Milwaukie Police have not shot and killed one single person in at least the last four years. The annual number of arrests involving force (physical altercation or involving drawing a weapon) runs about 40 to 50 per year.
(posted by Elvis Clark on October 25, 2024)
MIlwaukie Police shoot driver in Milwaukie Market Place lot
Turns out, the driver is unarmed when shot but is resisting getting out of his car as asked (9/30/24
The shooting took place at the Milwaukie Market Place Taco Bell, off of Oak Street in central Milwaukie. The 21-year-old driver is critically wounded. He supposedly has a suspended license.
The 2 Milwaukie officers involved in the shooting are on administrative leave now, awaiting investigation by Clackamas County's Sheriff's Office on the legalities of this shooting. Milwaukie Police Department is already short staffed by 4 police officers with one on admin leave being investigated for child porn and now these two under routine investigation that occurs when a police officer fire their weapon. One of the Milwaukie police officers is only 8 months on the job after getting police recruit academy training.
Milwaukie's police chief Ryan Burdick apologizes to the family of the driver. That maybe indicates a misstep by the Milwaukie officers.
Here's OPB's brief report on this Milwaukie police shooting incident:
Man injured in Milwaukie police shooting was unarmed, prosecutors say - OPB
(photo of Milwaukie police to the right is just a generic-like photo)
(posted by Elvis Clark on October 3, 2024)
Milwaukie Police report stabbing downtown Milwaukie
Seems one of two women who know each other stabbed the other near the Axle Tree apartments downtown
Here's Milwaukie's police news release on this stabbing incident earlier this month of June 2024:
Meanwhile, a man is stabbed by a woman around a homeless encampment near McLoughlin Boulevard Milwaukie, this last week. Man survives and is arrested for outstanding warrant for his arrest. Here's the link to KOIN's reporting on this incident:
Man, woman hospitalized after knife fight in Milwaukie (koin.com)
This Just in: Driver of stolen car bashes into police cars while being pursued by Clackamas Deputy Sheriffs, and driver is shot by Deputy(s). Driver survives and is now in stable condition. Here's the Clackamas Sheriff's reporting on this incidence:
(posted by Elvis Clark on June 27, 2024, and updated on June 29, 2024))
Identity theft still something to watch out for
Milwaukie area man sentenced to 12 years for identity theft, as an Apple tag located him for arrest
Here's KOIN News reporting on the case of a Milwaukie area man burglarizing and then "washing" and forging his victims' checks - checks he took while burglarizing them, or stealing checks out of mailboxes:
Milwaukie man sentenced to prison after 'incalculable' ID theft damage (koin.com)
(posted by Elvis Clark on May 17, 2024)
Milwaukie area man and cohort arrested in murder case
Clackamas County Sheriff detectives make the arrests in this murder case
Very few details released by the Clackamas County Sheriff's office concerning this murder case, the murder said to have happened on April 29, 2024. Here's the Sheriff's Office news release:
UPDATE (May 9, 2024): Detectives arrest second suspect in April 29 shooting | Clackamas County
(posted by Elvis Clark on May 10, 2024)
Milwaukie benefits having a Behavioral health SpecialISt
Milwaukie Police officers are very grateful for Glen Suchanek, their Behavioral Specialist
Glen Suchanek , Milwaukie Police Department's Behavioral Health Specialist, helps place homeless people into shelters and seek mental health care for those folks having mental health episodes that are encountered by the Police. At Public Safety Advisory Committee meetings, Milwaukie's police Captains/sergeants regularly praise Glen Suchanek for helping them solve issues that come up with folks living on the street or folks acting out improperly.
Suchanek is hired by the Milwaukie Police Department back in December 2022. Kudos to Milwaukie's former City Manager, Ann Ober, for advocating for Suchanek's hiring.
Here's a brief KGW interview of Glen Suchanek, earlier this year:
Oregon man invited to State of the Union 2024 as guest of honor | kgw.com
(posted by Elvis Clark on April 27, 2024)
80-Year Old Man dies hit by vehicle on MCloughlin Blvd
The News reports suggest the man hit by vehicle on McLoughlin is crossing illegally - Jay walking
News reports say the traffic fatality occurred at near 22nd and McLoughlin, an area of poor driver visibility. In the above photo, 22nd and McLoughlin (in Milwaukie proper) is about where the 99E circle is.
Here's the link to the KGW reporting on this tragedy:
Milwaukie police identify man hit and killed by driver | kgw.com
(posted by Elvis Clark on April 11, 2024)
Traggic dui & storm fatalities plus milwaukie chief retiring
2 die in HWY 224-Freeman Way DUI crash, Police Car DUI crash & Milwaukie Hi student dies-downed wire
2 die in HWY 224-Freeman Way DUI crash, Police Car DUI crash & Milwaukie Hi student dies-downed wire
2 die in HWY 224-Freeman Way DUI crash, Police Car DUI crash & Milwaukie Hi student dies-downed wire
First case: A Driver under the influence crashes into another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 224 and Freeman Way, killing a passenger in his car and the driver in the other car. Here's the KPTV news report link for this case:
2 dead, driver faces manslaughter, DUII after 3-car crash on Hwy 224 in Clackamas Co. (kptv.com)
Second Case: A Milwaukie Highschool and his sister and her signficiant other die during last week's ice storm when a power line from a fallen tree drops on their car, and they are all three electrocuted. A baby sister in the car is the one survivor. Here's the KPTV news report link for this case:
Third Case: While Milwaukie police were apprehending a prowler in the Linwood neighborhood, a Driver under the influence crashes into one of Milwaukie's police cars which has its lights flashing while sitting on LInwood Avenue. The crash nearly hits a Milwaukie policeman and the arrested prowler. Here's the KPTV news report link for this case:
Suspected drunk driver caught on camera crashing into parked Milwaukie police car (kptv.com)
Wild and woolly week out there on the roads.
(posted by Elvis Clark on January 26, 2023)
Milwaukie Police Chief Luke Strait retiring, April '24. Photo from 5 years ago when he became Chief
2 die in HWY 224-Freeman Way DUI crash, Police Car DUI crash & Milwaukie Hi student dies-downed wire
2 die in HWY 224-Freeman Way DUI crash, Police Car DUI crash & Milwaukie Hi student dies-downed wire
Milwaukie Police Chief Luke Strait is retiring this April 2024 after 27 years with the police department. He is supposedly moving to Arizona.
He was a great chief from my own interaction with him. A straight arrow.
Milwaukie providence issues apology in death of DEScamps
Seems Providence staff assessed that Mr. Descamps was not suffering physically, and should leave
Descamps (who seems a poor man, and kind of a lost soul by my account) sought admission to the hospital voluntarily back on December 12, 2023. The initial reporting of this story is in the section below here.
Milwaukie Police were called upon by the hospital to escort Descamps out of the hospital. Milwaukie Police offered to take Descamps to a shelter, but he refused. Milwaukie Police asked Providence Milwaukie for Descamps' hospital discharge papers, but since Descamps had voluntarily entered the hospital and is viewed by hospital staff as not warranting treatment, the hospital prepared no discharge paper.
Milwaukie Police radioed the County jail to take in Descamps who had warrants for his arrest, but the jail staff decided they didn't have the right resources to handle him.
So, instead, Milwaukie Police is left with no options but to take Descamps to Unity Behavioral Health Center. Enroute to Unity the preliminary medical exam report says Descamps died of a drug overdose.
I am not showing Mr. Descamps photo in my posting here. It is available in the following police body cam footage and KOIN news reporting on this incidence:
Milwaukie body cam released in transport death (koin.com)
I think I have seen Mr. Descamps sometimes in and around 32nd and Harrison Streets.
Here's some of the key statements in this tragic incidence:
First, I cite Milwaukie Police dialogue:
Despite warrants for his arrest, the jail wouldn’t take him in the condition he was in. They [Milwaukie Police officer(s)] weighed whether to take him to a homeless shelter.
Milwaukie Police say to Desantis:
“Here’s the deal. You can either go to the homeless shelter, alright? Or you can go outside and be cold. You can’t stay here,” an officer said.
Here is Providence Milwaukie hospital's statement of apology:
"Providence is sorry about the death of Jean Descamps, and we extend our apologies and sympathy to his family and friends for their loss. In this case, we fell short of our goal of providing safe, reliable, compassionate care to our patient.
The Milwaukie Police Department video is difficult to watch, and Providence is committed to doing all we can to learn from this and improve our response to our most vulnerable patients.
Immediately after we learned of the death, Providence Milwaukie Hospital began a thorough internal review of our processes and procedures. We are working with our colleagues at Oregon Emergency Physicians — the organization that provides the doctors for our emergency department — as well as the Oregon Health Authority. Providence leaders have already taken action, and are identifying additional actions we need to take so that people in our community can be confident in the care we provide.
Finally, on behalf of all our caregivers at Providence Milwaukie, we give you our promise: We will do better."
(posted by Elvis Clark on January 4, 2024)
Milwaukie's Police Depart. sting catches 5 child predators
Pictured above (left to Right) are Milwaukie Police Chief Strait, Captain Tony, three behavioral and social workers who assist the police department in dealing with the occasional troubled person(s), and Captain Ryan Burdick.
What makes Milwaukie Police great is that they are well-trained and have many years with the Milwaukie Police Department. They often have roots in the City. They are flexible in their approaches to dealing with police incidents and are willing to enlist the help of social workers who are adept at dealing with people under mental distress, homelessness, or addiction.
In this week's Milwaukie Police news:
On December 12, 2023, Milwaukie Police ran a Sting operation to try to hinder incidences in which adults try to lure underage children, teens into having sex with them, often ending up abusing them. This sting catches 5 adult men who thought they had arranged through on-line social media platforms to have sex with a 15-year-old boy or girl. But the 15 year old boy or girl turned out to be a decoy Milwaukie Police officer. Well, here's KOIN's reporting on Milwaukie Police Department's recent sting operation:
5 men arrested in Milwaukie sex sting operation (koin.com)
None of the five men arrested are residents of the City of Milwaukie.
(posted by Elvis Clark on December 14, 2023)
Sunny Corner market Robbed & protest shuts down BPA Hq
Sunny Corner Market (Monroe & Home) gets robbed by person bearing a hand gun
Meanwhile, a BPA employee who lives in Milwaukie tells me how protestors trap her co-workers
Meanwhile, a BPA employee who lives in Milwaukie tells me how protestors trap her co-workers
Milwaukie Police Captain Burdick says police department is still investigating the Sunny Corner Market robbery that occurs on October 30, 2023.
The only news reporting on this I can find is the following Nextdoor link:
(posted by Elvis Clark on November 30, 2023)
Meanwhile, a BPA employee who lives in Milwaukie tells me how protestors trap her co-workers
Meanwhile, a BPA employee who lives in Milwaukie tells me how protestors trap her co-workers
Meanwhile, a BPA employee who lives in Milwaukie tells me how protestors trap her co-workers
A Milwaukie resident who works at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) headquarters building in Portland, across from Lloyd Center, tells me that Protestors calling for a cease fire in the Gaza-Israel conflict caused the BPA building to be locked down for several hours (November 22, 2023). These protestors were targeting their demonstration against Congressman Blumenauer's office - which is also in the same BPA HQ building.
Federal agents, as a consequence of the protest, locked down the BPA building, not letting BPA employees inside go home for several hours into the evening and trapping employee cars in the building's basement parking facilities overnight. One of the entrapped BPA employees lives in Tacoma, Washington, and commutes to the BPA HQ building once per week, with the rest of his days spent working remotely from his home in Tacoma.
The Milwaukie BPA employee tells me she finally is allowed to come rescue her co-worker who lives in Tacoma, the night of this protest - his car remaining stuck down in the basement of the BPA building. So, she ends up driving her co-worker to Longview, Washington, where he meets his wife and family, who then drive him back home in Tacoma.
Here's the related press reporting on this protest at BPA Headquarters:
The moral of this story is: Don't park your car inside a government building in the protest prone City of Portland.
Milwaukie municipal Court case leads to bomb threat
Seems an associate of a defendant in a Milwaukie Municipal Court Case calls in a bomb threat
The bomb threat caused the closure of Milwaukie City Hall on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Here's a link to KOIN news's reporting of this bomb threat incident:
Milwaukie OR City Hall evacuated after bomb threat, suspect arrested (koin.com)
(posted by Elvis Clark on November 9, 2023)
Milwaukie Police host Sex trafficking sting
One Male gets arrested twice in the same day by Milwaukie's Sex Sting operation
There are other legal, wholesome ways to get some satisfaction, guys. Like marriage to a lovely woman (I suppose in this particular case that the arrestee is a heterosexual male). On another front: the Oregon legislature had a bill this year that would legalize prostitution in Oregon, just as it is in the state of Nevada. So, there's also Nevada or waiting for Oregon to go-Nevada-on-us.
Here's how Raymond Rendleman, Pamplin Media, reports on this Sex Sting operation netting the same guy twice in one day earlier this month of October 2023:
“On Oct. 5, Michael McCord, 51, was arrested as part of a police operation to apprehend alleged sex buyers who engaged with undercover decoy officers.”
McCord reportedly didn't even go one day before committing the same offense.
Just after being released from Clackamas County Jail, McCord is accused of promptly engaging a second decoy officer online and was again taken into custody, lodged on the two counts of prostitution and felon in possession of a restricted weapon.”
“On Oct. 5, the Milwaukie Police Department hosted the Human Trafficking Mission, where decoy officers posed as escorts on popular dating applications and websites, providing locations in and near Milwaukie to meet with purchasers of sex.”
(posted by Elvis Clark on October 13, 2023)
Milwaukie's Police Department always on the Ball
While meeting with the Safety Committee, Captain Tony works his cell phone to clear Harrison St.
While meeting with the Safety Committee, Captain Tony works his cell phone to clear Harrison St.
While meeting with the Safety Committee, Captain Tony works his cell phone to clear Harrison St.
On Thursday evening (9/28/23), others and me of Milwaukie's Public Safety Committee meet with Milwaukie Police Captain Tony Cereghino (pictured above) to review the City's police activities during the last month.
Captain Tony periodically leaves our meeting and helps lead the clearing of Harrison and 32nd - clearing the street of a rather large recreational vehicle (RV) which had quit running and become stalled right in this intersection (blocking traffic).
Captain Tony reported to us that the driver and owner of this RV did not have insurance or money to afford towing the RV away. So, Captain Tony worked his cell phone to get the RV towed away by a uniquely large tow truck (just the regular size tow truck would not have worked).
Milwaukie Police Captain talks of the value of City owning and using police drones.
While meeting with the Safety Committee, Captain Tony works his cell phone to clear Harrison St.
While meeting with the Safety Committee, Captain Tony works his cell phone to clear Harrison St.
In a recent incidence, a parole violator from the state of Montana is harassing someone in the Hillside Manor in Milwaukie.
This violator had successfully fled on several other occasions Milwaukie Police pursuit - This person having escaped through emergency doors and hiding in the bushes.
But the Milwaukie Police finally caught this perpetrator by using one of the five drones the City Police department owns. The drone has a heat sensor and is able locate this perpetrator hiding along the railroad tracks in some bushes on the westside of Hillside Park manor.
Milwaukie Police borrow a police dog from a nearby City police department; and this dog is guided by officers using drone coordinates, dog then finds and locks down the perpetrator in place. Perpetrator surrenders to Milwaukie police without trouble having been held in place by the borrowed police dog.
This person is now being extradited back to Montana.
Drones are really changing the world - such as in the Russia-Ukraine war where navies and jet aircraft are eliminated by relatively inexpensive drones. Is the U.S big aircraft carriers vulnerable to drones? Seems plausible.
Milwaukie Police respond to an organized act of theft at the King Road Safeway
While meeting with the Safety Committee, Captain Tony works his cell phone to clear Harrison St.
Milwaukie Police respond to an organized act of theft at the King Road Safeway
Even in the City of Milwaukie organized retail theft is a problem.
Recently, at the Safeway on King Road in Milwaukie a group of criminals stole several thousand dollars worth of diapers and other baby care items. These items are said to be most easily sold in a grey/black market by organized crime.
Unfortunately, Milwaukie Police were unable to locate all but a portion of the stolen baby care merchandise, in this Safeway case, as the organized criminals are very quick at conducting retail raids.
In the City of Portland which still suffers from its defunding of its police department, businesses are closing because of retail theft losses.
The most recent retail shop closures are three Target stores in the City of Portland. (See Wall Street Journal article on crime-driven retail business closures nationally, one section down from here called:
"TargtClosWSJ23Sep." (Download PDF.)
As a side note, my two cousins in the City of Portland are kind of crazy; and actually voluntarily, as customers, confront and stop persons they believe are stealing the store's merchandise.
These two crazy cousins of mine worry about their local grocery store being closed permanently because of rampant shoplifting. I myself worry about my cousins getting hurt or maybe arrested for getting involved in stopping retail theft at their local Fred Meyer grocery store (seeing how this isn't their job and they don't get paid being such good citizens).
(posted by Elvis Clark on September 29, 2023)
Clackamas County Democrat party headquarters struck again
Someone shot bee-bee like bullets through window of the Clackamas Democrat Party Oregon City Office
For the second time this month of September the Oregon City Office of the Democrat Party is vandalized by a passerby. This time - on September 18th or 19th - another frontage window of the Party Office in downtown Oregon City is vandalized. Earlier this month, a brick or rock of some sort smashes through another of the Office's windows.
Here's KGW's reporting on this vandalism:
Clackamas democratic party building has been vandalized twice | kgw.com
(posted by Elvis Clark on September 21, 2023)
Washington Deputy shot, critical condition-kin in milwaukie
Washington County Deputy (photo: right) shot several times serving eviction papers, shooter dead
Deputy Sheriff Chuck Doze is in serious but stable condition in the aftermath of getting shot in the face, arms and chest. Doze was serving an eviction warrant after the renter failed to show in court to defend against their eviction. Not showing means the landlord gets to have the Sheriff remove the renter after giving the proper 72-hour notice. Here's the news reporting link to this tragic incident:
Deputy Sheriff Doze is related to Milwaukie City Councilor Adam Khosroabadi - I spoke to Adam yesterday and he mentioned having a tough month and mentions the shooting of his Uncle Washington County Deputy Doze.
Deputy Doze has a Go Fund Me Account for helping him through this tragedy. Here's the link:
Fundraiser by Patrick Altiere : Deputy Charles "Chuck" Doze' and family (gofundme.com)
In another note. The Milwaukie Police Officer who got hit by a Clackamas County Sheriff vehicle when the police (both departments) were trying to stop an armed robber ... this Milwaukie Officer sustained a fractured arm.
In yet one other note, the Milwaukie Police officer who got dismissed (for sexual misconduct) this last Spring happen to be the officer who ran the City's Canine (K9) program. So, with this officer now gone, Milwaukie's Canine program is on hold until a new Canine officer can be trained - might be several months or more before the City Police have a dog assistant.
Blue Lives Matter.
(posted by Elvis Clark on July 28, 2023)
crazier summer than normal for Milwaukie Police
Milwaukie Police Officer injured in crash with Clackamas Deputy Sheriff car
Then on July 4th, a man tries to take a 3 year old from his father at Milwaukie Bay Park
Meanwhile two Clackamas Deputy Sheriffs are shot by burglar on Johnson Creek Blvd
On July 11, 2023, an armed robbery suspect stole a Ford Ranger pickup from a Car Dealership near Courtney Road in Oak Grove area. Clackamas and Milwaukie Police pursue after locating the stolen Ranger from the air.
While trying to stop the suspect in the Ranger, Milwaukie Police Officer is hit by a Clackamas Sheriff police vehicle. The Milwaukie Police Officer sustained non-life threatening injury.
Here's the link to this KGW story:
Milwaukie police officer hurt while chasing suspect | kgw.com
As a side note, at last month's June Milwaukie Public Safety Advisory Meeting the Police captain reported that Milwaukie already has three or so Officers laid up by injury. And I think the total number of Milwaukie Police officer positions is something like 38. So, injuries are quite significant in causing police staff to be short recently. That and a shortage of training academies for new police recruits.
(precision immobilization technique ) or TVI (tactical vehicle intervention) is a pursuit tactic in which a pursuing vehicle forces a fleeing vehicle to turn sideways abruptly, causing the driver to lose control and stop.
Meanwhile two Clackamas Deputy Sheriffs are shot by burglar on Johnson Creek Blvd
Then on July 4th, a man tries to take a 3 year old from his father at Milwaukie Bay Park
Meanwhile two Clackamas Deputy Sheriffs are shot by burglar on Johnson Creek Blvd
The two Clackamas Deputy sheriffs were shot while investigating a robbery of a business on Johnson Creek Blvd on July 3, 2023. Both Deputies are released from hospital and recovering from their wounds.
Here's the link to Microsoft's reporting on this story:
Milwaukie police officer hurt while chasing suspect | kgw.com
(This trilogy of local police events posted by Elvis Clark on July 13, 2023)
Then on July 4th, a man tries to take a 3 year old from his father at Milwaukie Bay Park
Then on July 4th, a man tries to take a 3 year old from his father at Milwaukie Bay Park
Then on July 4th, a man tries to take a 3 year old from his father at Milwaukie Bay Park
Seems a homeless man tried kidnapping right out of a father's lap the father's three old son, while Father and Son were watching fireworks across the river from Milwaukie Bay Park.
Here's the KOIN news reporting on this incident:
Milwaukie, OR suspect arrested after attempting to grab child at firework show (koin.com)