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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.

Suspects Involved in Setting Booby Trap That Snared Portland Cyclist Told Police They Wanted to “Harass Transients”

Two of the suspects arrested for stringing a web of twine across a Portland bike path last week made their first court appearance yesterday.

Multnomah County Prosecutor Takes Job With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Chris Wyrostek, who worked as a prosecutor since March 2015, publicly listed his new job title at ICE as “assistant chief counsel” on his LinkedIn page.

Murmurs: Multnomah County Prosecutor Takes ICE Job

In other news: School district changes rules after probe.

Despite Oregon’s Sanctuary Laws, Emails Show Portland Prosecutors Volunteered Information to ICE Agents

Emails obtained by WW cast doubt on the claim that undocumented immigrants living in Portland can report crimes and show up in court without risk of deportation.

A Grand Jury Declines to Indict Any of the Seven Officers Who Fired on a Man in a Homeless Shelter Last Month

Police shot and killed John Andrew Elifritz, 48, on April 7.

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