High winds and flooding cause damage to Oregon
Hurricane force winds and flooding around Oregon resulted in damage to buildings, the closing of highways and the death of an elk hunter, according to The Oregonian.
Nathan Christiansen, 52, was killed when a tree fell on his tent near Nehalem Monday morning. He had been elk hunting with family and friends.
High speed winds along the coast rolled trucks and destroyed a Tillamook barn. Flood warnings were issued for numerous rivers along the coast, including the Nehalem River in Vernonia and Tillamook’s Wilson River.
Courthouses throughout Oregon receive bomb threats
Seventeen courthouses from various Oregon counties received bomb threats on Monday. The threats were received between 2:30 and 3:30, according to The Oregonian. Some courthouses were evacuated, while others were searched, but no devices were found in any of the courthouses.@@I was there!! -PA@@
Similar bomb threats were made in Washington last week.
Police car rolls over man in custody
A 31-year-old man was taken to the hospital after a police car rolled over him when he was arrested for jaywalking in Portland, The Oregonian reported.
Jimmy Miles Duffey was caught by an officer after he ran from police when they saw him jaywalking. Duffey was taken into custody and was on the ground when a police vehicle arrived. The officer got out, but forgot to put the car in park. The back tire rolled over Duffey’s chest before another officer stopped the car.
Duffey was released from the hospital and is being held in the Multnomah County Detention Center for disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer.
The incident is being investigated by the police traffic bureau.
Woman rescued after being trapped by flooding creek
A homeless woman and her dog were rescued by a fire and rescue crew after she was trapped by the flooding creeks near a transient camp in Clackamas, according to The Oregonian.
The crew used a small boat to get Susan Seale, 35, out of her campsite in the Three Creeks Natural Area.
Seale declined medical transport.
Multimillon-dollar settlement announced in Washington County case
On Tuesday morning, the Washington County Commissioners Board approved a $2.575 million joint settlement in the case of Lukus Glenn, an 18-year-old who was fatally shot in 2006.
The Glenn family was awarded $2.5 million in August, but the county requested a federal judge reduce the settlement in October, according to The Oregonian.
Washington County police shot Glenn in 2006 after his mother made a 911 call saying that he was drunk, holding a pocket knife and threatening to commit suicide. Glenn was shot when he did not follow officers’ orders to drop the knife.