Murmurs: Willamette University Professor Raises Outcry for Migrant Children In other news: ICE contractor cuts ties with a Proud Boy.
Oregon Lawmakers Close Loophole That Allows Easy Car Theft in Portland The bill makes it easier for prosecutors to prove that a person is guilty of stealing a car.
Murmurs: Charles McGee, Aubré Dickson Trial Begins In other news: Car theft reforms considered, again.
Multnomah County Prosecutors Are Cracking Down on Repeat Car Thieves After Oregon Lawmakers Dropped the Ball Portland has the third-highest rate of stolen cars among major U.S. cities.
Oregon Lawmakers Failed to Close the Loophole That Allows Rampant Car Theft in Portland Nearly everyone who worked on the legislation is eager to blame someone else.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Adds Support for Increasing Car Theft Convictions WW first reported in November the effects of Portland’s high auto-theft rate on working-class residents.
Portlanders Can Tell the City How To Fix a Policy that Allows Tow Companies to Hold Stolen Cars for Ransom The Portland Police Bureau is asking for suggestions to improve its stolen vehicle policy until Jan. 30.
Portland Towing Policy That Costs Car Theft Victims Hundreds of Dollars Poised to Change Following WW Story The bureau will seek public comments on a policy change in the first two weeks of January.