Kirsten Naito Drops from Multnomah County District Attorney Race

Kirsten Naito, the assistant attorney general at Oregon’s Department of Justice and former Deschutes County prosecutor, announced Thursday morning that she is withdrawing from the race for Multnomah County District Attorney.

Prosecutors Will Not Seek the Death Penalty For Portland MAX Stabber Jeremy Christian

On Tuesday, the Multnomah County District Attorney filed a brief that would alter the charges against MAX stabber Jeremy Christian so that the alleged killer would not face the death penalty, Oregon Public Broadcasting first reported.

Kirsten Naito’s Candidacy Changes Dynamics in Multnomah County District Attorney’s Race

Defense Attorneys Have Tried to Raise Doubt at Every Turn in the Murder and Hate Crime Trial of Russell Courtier and Colleen Hunt.

Prosecutors will have to show racial bias motivated the crime. That seems harder than it did when the trial began.

Police Made A Mathematical Error Calculating Speed of the Jeep that Killed Larnell Bruce, Jr.

Police said Russell Courtier was driving at least 51 miles-per-hour when he struck a black teenager with his girlfriend’s jeep. But they made a mistake.

Hate Crime Trial Begins For 2016 Slaying of Black Teenager Larnell Bruce, Jr.

Video shows Russell Courtier and Colleen Hunt ran down and the teenager in front of a 7-Eleven in Gresham.

Loss Prevention Manager at a Portland Fred Meyer Convicted of Stealing Over $200,000 From Self-Checkout Machines

The loss prevention manager at the Gateway Shopping Center Fred Meyer was convicted for stealing almost $230,000 from self-checkout machines.

Car Thefts Slightly Down In 2018 After Prosecutors Cracked Down On Repeat Offenders

The Portland Police Bureau attributes the 4.6 percent decrease to aggressive enforcement in car-theft hot spots and increased prosecutions for repeat thieves.