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FBI: Hospital shuttle, citizens help stop Key Bank robber

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Thu, 2010-03-18 09:42

Photos at the scene, including the top image of the vehicle in question crashed into a hospital shuttle, courtesy of KATU.com Reporter Bill Roberson.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland police and two citizens captured a suspected bank robber - believed to be from Oregon City - after a chase through Northeast Portland and Providence Portland Medical Center.

Around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, 28-year-old Nathan Brent reportedly walked into the Key Bank branch at 444 S.W. 5th Ave. in Portland. There the Oregon City man flashed what appeared to be a firearm and demanded cash, the FBI reports in a press release.

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Sumner residents: Help clean up your neighborhood

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Mon, 2010-03-15 14:40

Photo courtesy Flickr user mynamemattersnot.

If you missed helping out with February's litter pickup around the Sumner neighborhood, there's another one coming up at the end of March.

The Sumner Association of Neighbors reports limited success with the last litter patrol and they are hoping for a bigger turnout the next time around.

The next litter patrol will be on March 27. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Central Northeast Neighbors office at 4415 N.E. 87th Avenue.

 

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Friends of Trees is looking for volunteers

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Thu, 2010-03-11 14:47

They are holding a planting day this weekend and need folks to come help out. The plan is to plant more than 150 trees throughout several Northeast neighborhoods.

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Sumner's going on litter patrol

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Sat, 2010-02-27 07:00

Sumner will be holding its first monthly litter patrol on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m.

Meet in the parking lot of the Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN) at 4415 N.E. 87th Avenue.

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Missing man found, at home

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Sat, 2010-02-20 19:25

NORTHEAST PORTLAND, Ore. -  Detectives from the Portland Police Bureau's Missing Person's Unit on Saturday asked the public's help in locating the man pictured above, 65-year-old Hilton Ward. 

They said Ward was last seen in the area of Northeast 30th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard around 2 p.m. Saturday. Late Saturday night, it was reported that Ward was found safe - at home.

Police said Ward suffered from a medical condition that if left untreated could be life-threatening.  

Portland Police had asked anyone who sees him to call 9-1-1 immediately. That request is no longer in force.

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Laurelwood brews pouring for Haiti

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Sat, 2010-02-20 14:47

Northeast Portland's Laurelwood Public House & Brewery is bringing its brews to Jantzen Beach for "Hearts For Haiti: A Community Benefit and Concert" - a fundraiser running through midnight tonight.

The beer is donated, and all proceeds benefit Partners In Health. Partners In Health is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded 20 years ago to bring modern medical care to Haiti.

Laurelwood is Oregon’s first certified organic beer maker and winner of the Champion Brewery award at the 2004 World Beer Cup. Other food and beverage donations for "Hearts for Haiti" come from The Good Pizza Co., Widmer and the Rusty Grape.

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AMA: Jesse Jackson here on Tuesday

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Sun, 2010-02-14 19:52

Rev. Jesse Jackson (right) in a June 1, 2007, Associated Press file photo during a news conference at the Rainbow/Push Coalition headquarters in Chicago, courtesy M. Spencer Green.

PORTLAND - A North Portland organization's invitation to Rev. Jesse Jackson, to join a community rally in Northeast Portland responding to the Jan. 29 shooting death of Aaron Campbell, apparently has been accepted.

A spokesman says Jackson will be in Portland on Tuesday for its Feb. 16, press conference and rally.

The Albina Ministerial Alliance's "Coalition for Justice and Police Reform" will host the news conference with Jackson at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The press conference is at Maranatha Church Fellowship Hall, 4222 N.E. 12th Ave. Senior pastor of Maranatha Church is Dr. T Allen Bethel.

The community rally will kick off at 6:30 p.m. from the Maranatha Church sanctuary on the 12th Avenue side at Northeast Skidmore Street. Bethel said Rev. Jackson is expected to speak there as well.

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Protestors: Just say no to new Planned Parenthood

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Sun, 2010-02-14 17:27
Picketers gather outside a new Planned Parenthood in Portland, Oregon. Portland's KATU TV has the story.

NORTHEAST PORTLAND - Protesters are out in force on Northeast MLK Boulevard protesting the grand opening of the new Planned Parenthood clinic at the corner of Northeast MLK Boulevard and Beech Street.

The move by anti-abortion protestors comes after the original construction company for the Planned Parenthood clinic pulled out of the project in mid-2008. Company executives cited pressure from pro-life groups.

The developer reportedly then pulled together a team of its own contractors. The move ended up saving the project an undisclosed amount on construction costs.

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New sidewalks on tap

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Tue, 2010-02-09 09:00

Both sides of Northeast 82nd Avenue from Northeast Prescott Street to Northeast Alberta Street will get new sidewalks as part of a city project.

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Urban dogs on search for 9 year old

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Sat, 2010-02-06 15:00

NORTHEAST PORTLAND – A 9-year-old girl was reported missing, and police combed Northeast 42nd Avenue and Northeast Killingsworth Street Saturday morning looking for anyone who may have seen her.

UPDATE: Lillian has been found at a friend's house and is being returned home. "She is safe and uninjured," reports a Portland Police release.

Lillian was describes as about 4 feet tall and thin, with straight black hair to her shoulder and brown eyes.  She was last seen wearing blue jeans with purple trim, a white backless summer shirt, a purple sweater, a pink knee length coat with fur on the sleeves and hood and a black backpack.

The search effort convened at the Portland Community College parking lot near the area. Urban search dogs were used. As such, police had asked that citizens "minimize scent contamination of the surrounding neighborhoods."

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