Portland police believe a shopper found dead Monday in a Fred Meyer parking lot in Northeast Portland was shot and killed while trying to stop a purse snatching. The initial investigation suggests Jonathan Trent, 47, witnessed the robbery and intervened, police said Thursday. A suspect or suspects shot him before fleeing, they said.

Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to flood downtown Portland in response to President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday.

According to new details from the Portland Police Bureau, Trent witnessed the robbery and tried to stop it. “People trying to act as heroes do not need to have their lives ended in a senseless act,” said Christina, a Hazelwood resident. According to Portland police, his death is now being investigated as a homicide.

The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) identified the victim in Monday’s deadly robbery at a northeast Portland Fred Meyer.

Police will have an increased presence on the streets on Inauguration Day and the days surrounding it as a precaution.

The Portland Police Bureau chief and city officials said on Wednesday that they are working to be ready for protests on or around Inauguration Day next week.

A 19-year-old was arrested in connection to the shooting and killing of 21-year-old Malik Wilkerson in September.

PBOT will never reach Vision Zero without a big change in driving culture. More enforcement of traffic laws is an essential part of that culture change. They need to not only do the enforcement, but publicize it at every opportunity so that more Portlanders get the message that they need to operate their vehicles safely and according to the law.

Portland Police Bureau is enforcing a new city code that allows for the towing of vehicles without license plates or vehicle identification numbers, in an effort to address a growing problem since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multnomah County Animal Services seized more than 100 animals from Woofin’ Palooza after complaints of abuse and neglect.

A man has been sentenced after intentionally setting a UPS facility on fire in 2023, and has a history of “anarchist” behavior, according to court documents.

The Portland Police Bureau, in collaboration with other law enforcement partners, conducted an online child exploitation mission.