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From The Oregonian, April 26, 1992 – not available elsewhere online. Mari Lyn Sandoz could see the twinkling Christmas lights on the bus mall to her left. She angled away from them. Just staggered out of the phone booth and left the receiver hanging there. She had warned them, and now she was going to […]
From The Oregonian, April 25, 1992 The Portland Police Bureau studied 29 police shootings from 1988 through 1991. The Oregonian analyzed the study and found: WHO – In two-thirds of the cases the suspect was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and in one-third the suspect had suicidal tendencies. – All but two cases […]
From the Oregonian, January 19, 1992 – not available elsewhere online A little more than a year ago, two Portland policemen fired 22 rounds of ammunition at one suspect in one shooting incident. Last week, three policemen shot 16 times at a man holding a boy at knifepoint. Those totals were far greater than the […]
From The Oregonian, December 6, 1990 Mari Lyn Sandoz wanted a police officer to do her the ultimate “favor” — take her life. Two unwitting Portland policemen fulfilled her wish Tuesday night when the despondent Longview, Wash., woman pointed a pellet pistol at them that was a replica of a semi-automatic handgun. Police Sgt. Michael […]
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