Milwaukie Police arrest driver of stolen truck, trailer

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The driver had backed the truck with trailer in tow into a parking space at the Milwaukie Market Place on March 11, 2025, in the evening.  A security guard reported to Milwaukie police this suspicious driver and vehicle.

The driver is arrested and held in custody with no resisting of arrest.  This driver of the stolen vehicle and trailer did have a gun in his possession, but did not get into a gun altercation with the officers.

Here's KOIN's reporting on this crime scene:   Suspect rammed stolen truck into a patrol car, Milwaukie police say 

(posted by Elvis Clark on March 12, 2025)

Photo of Milwaukie Oregon Police Captain Tony to the right here.  This last week Captain Tony gave a summary of Milwaukie's police activities in the year 2024, to Milwaukie's Public Safety Advisory Committee.

He reports that Milwaukie's police department received almost 23,000 calls for service in the year 2024.  The police department filed nearly 8,000 police reports and made nearly 800 arrests.  Of these 800 arrests, nearly 50 involved a threat of physical force or actual physical force.

Tony also played a video of how the police department is utilizing drone technology to reduce injuries to police and suspect(s).  Drones with thermal imaging can spot where fleeing suspects might be hiding in the bushes or in alley ways or other; and this really helps police focus and handle such arrests more delicately so as to be more prepared in capturing the suspect(s).

I asked Tony if he could share his video, which showed an actual case of Milwaukie's use of thermal-imaging-drones to help capture two suspected burglars who fled on foot and were hiding along railroad tracks in the bushes.  But privacy prevents Tony from sharing this video - at least for now.  But I link here to another video where a police department in another state uses drones to help capture suspects:

Police drone helps catch suspect in Washington County

Thermal imaging is originally commercialized and lead by an Oregon Company a couple decades ago now - namely, Flir corporation which is now owned as a subsidiary and operated by Teledyne corporation.

(posted by Elvis Clark on March 2, 2025)

While the City of Milwaukie draws people to its downtown with its Bing Cherry Drop, ushering in the New Year 2025, the Portland Police conduct a sting operation of a person suspected of a string of burglaries.  The sting operation had the suspect drawn to sell his ill-gotten merchandise at the meet up point of the RoadHouse restaurant just across from Milwaukie's Kellogg Lake.  

This meet up is going down at the same time as Milwaukie's Bing Cherry Drop event.  The suspect gets suspicious while at the RoadHouse that his meet-up is actually a sting operation, and seeing the plains clothes police, he makes a run for it (to escape) by crossing McLoughlin Blvd - and to evade these police he jumps into and swims across Kellogg Lake.

Milwaukie's police are called on to find this suspect by the Portland police.  Milwaukie's police department uses one of its drones with thermal imaging and spot the suspect hiding in the bushes at the south end of downtown.  The Milwaukie police tell the suspect to surrender using the drone speaker.  The suspect then jumps back in Kellogg Lake and tries swimming away, but the pursuing drone makes his escape impossible.  He finally gives up for arrest, having become too cold as it is in Kellogg Lake.

Interestingly, some observers say that the suspect is somewhat surprised that when he jumps into Kellogg Lake, he discovers the lake is actually only waist high deep, such that at times he stands up out of the water in Kellogg Lake.

(posted by Elvis Clark on January 24, 2025.)

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)

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)

Here's Milwaukie's police news release on this stabbing incident earlier this month of June 2024:    

Female transported with non life threatening stab wound to head. | City of Milwaukie Oregon Official Website

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:   

Man in stable condition following June 28 officer involved shooting; Major Crimes Team, DA’s Office lead investigation | Clackamas County

(posted by Elvis Clark on June 27, 2024, and updated on June 29, 2024))

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 shot, critically injured while serving Tualatin eviction identified: 10-year WCSO veteran (msn.com) 

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)