Law & Justice Archive
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Lifting Spirits this Season
Posted on December 28, 2011 | No CommentsThe Portland Police Bureau and the new Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel teamed up this year to provide sick children with toys and smiles to help lift their... -
Gang Sweep Leads to 31 Arrests
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsPortland Police have made 31 gang-related arrests in recent days with more to come, officials announced Tuesday. Police said the enforcement is focused on one of the city’s most violent... -
A Tradition of Giving
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsSunshine Division boxes up food for needy families By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Known throughout the metro-area for their holiday food boxes, the non-profit Sunshine Division, in partnership with the... -
Lesson Delivered in Sharing the Road
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsCrosswalk enforcement brings awareness By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer In an effort to raise awareness on traffic safety and traffic law, the Portland Bureau of Transportation and the Portland Police... -
Audit Check Sinks CEO
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsUrban League fiscal practices threaten services By Mindy Cooper/ The Portland Observer After Urban League of Portland President and Chief Executive Officer Marcus Mundy resigned Friday in response to scrutiny... -
Misguided Attacks on Voting Rights
Posted on December 14, 2011 | 1 CommentSelf-serving politicians threaten democracy By Benjamin Todd Jealous Our voting rights are under attack. In legislatures across the county, misguided state politicians have proposed, and in too many cases have... -
A Moral Outrage and Wake Up Call
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsChild poverty in America By Marc H. Morial The Census Bureau delivered disturbing news this month about how the Great Recession and its aftermath are affecting the most vulnerable among... -
Community Forum to Address Gangs
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 1 CommentYouth gang violence will be the subject of a public forum at Jefferson high school on Thursday, Dec. 1. The goal is to give citizens, parents and students an opportunity... -
Transitioning Futures: Challenges rise for women after prison
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsBy Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer With the number of homeless women throughout the city on the rise, one local non-profit organization, in association with a historically African-American church,... -
Youth Violence Prevention Advocate Dies
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 3 CommentsBy Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Rob Ingram, director of Portland’s Office of Youth Violence and Prevention, died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack at the age of 38. Ingram’s... -
Occupy March against Big Banks
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No CommentsHundreds of police officers lined the streets on Thursday as Occupy Portland demonstrators congregated downtown to protest big banks, their banking practices, home foreclosures and other economic injustices. Seven downtown... -
Governor Will Stop Executions
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No CommentsCalls death penalty morally wrong and unjust Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Tuesday that he will not allow the planned execution of Gary Haugen or any death row inmate while... -
Parking Manager Charged: Former official accused of taking bribes
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No CommentsA former parking operations manager for the city of Portland has been charged with accepting bribes in connection with steering multimillion dollar city contracts to a Florida parking meter supplier.... -
Gang-Related Death a Wake-Up Call
Posted on November 16, 2011 | 1 CommentMurder victim was youngest in a decade By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer A 13-year-old boy has become Portland’s youngest gang-involved victim in over a decade, raising community concerns. Julio Cesar... -
A Court for At-Risk and Suffering Vets
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsPeer mentors reach out to those trying to cope By Cari Hachmann/The Portland Observer Larry Phelps was welcomed back from Vietnam like many soldiers returning from the violent and controversial...
