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Portland Tribune, June 28, 2016 Clackamas County is refusing to pay the parents of a 19-year-old who was killed by police for the damages to their apartment by bloodstains and a tear-gas bomb launched by SWAT members. After living at the apartment in Oak Grove for more than 15 years, lrene and Antonie Kalonji didn’t […]
UPDATE: March 14 – Clackamas County declined to repair the $15,000+ damage the Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputies did to the Kalonji apartment with bombs and bullets on January 28. Clackamas News Review – March 7, 2016 A Clackamas County grand jury has concluded that county deputies were justified in using deadly defensive force in the […]
Eds. Note – the text below is from The Portland Indymedia Video Collective. Their online film was an important inspiration to the makers of Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse. In the early afternoon of September 8, 2005, police encountered Fouad Kaady shortly after he was in an accident that left him […]
From The Oregonian, August 24, 2013 [Eds. We typically don’t run this low-end stuff but the headline is local-priceless.] A man intentionally drove his motor home into the Timber Pub & Grub tavern, in Boring, early Saturday as the establishment was closing down for the night, Clackamas County authorities reported. Only a small number of […]
By Steve Beaven, The Oregonian, March 30, 2013 A clinic that treats Portland-area sex offenders quietly moved into a nondescript office complex on Southeast Stark Street on March 1, two months after angry parents forced the clinic out of the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood in Southeast Portland. It wasn’t easy to find new offices for Whole Systems […]
From Fox 12 Oregon Clackamas County has people willing to listen if you are facing traumatic thoughts following Tuesday’s deadly shooting at the Clackamas Town Center. County health workers encourage anyone experiencing a mental health crisis or traumatic stress to call the Clackamas County Crisis Line at 503-655-8585. Experts say traumatic stress is a normal […]
The Centerstone Clinic is the first of its kind in Oregon, blending traditional mental health services with Peer Delivered Services. The Centerstone Clinic is for residents of Clackamas County to access help 7 days per week. It opens later this month near the Clackamas Town Center. In addition to offering traditional crisis supports, persons can […]
By David Stabler, The Oregonian, Friday, February 24, 2012 Hours before they bedded down Tuesday night under the Morrison Bridge, Carter “Joe” Hickman and Albert “Allen” Dean, sought shelter at an Old Town homeless tent area, said Ibrahim Mubarak, who runs the shelter. They were turned away for lack of room — an increasingly common […]
By Emily Fuggetta, The Oregonian, Friday, February 17, 2012 To the city of Estacada, the shedlike outbuildings at 224 N.E. Pierce St. represent a decades-old nuisance. For 53-year-old Pepsi Rea, they represent hope. For more than four months, Rea has rented a structure the size of a small bedroom with towels hanging during the day […]
By Rick Bella, The Oregonian, Wednesday, February 08, 2012 A committee of law-enforcement professionals will consider whether to recommend revoking state certification for a former Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy who has admitted his struggle with addiction to painkillers. The state Police Policy Committee will weigh the case against former Deputy Matt A. Harikian, who resigned […]
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