Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying human remains that were discovered near Lake Tapps in 2019, and they are hoping someone might recognize the rings she wore on her fingers. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD), on Aug. 28, 2019, an excavator clearing debris and garbage on a property near Lake Tapps noticed a blue yard waste bin that was screwed shut. They made the shocking discovery a day after opening it and dumping out the contents. "They opened it up with the excavator, and they dumped out the contents," said Darren Moss, Spokesperson for...…Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying human remains that were discovered near Lake Tapps in 2019, and they are hoping someone might recognize the rings she wore on her fingers. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD), on Aug. 28, 2019, an excavator clearing debris and garbage on a property near Lake Tapps noticed a blue yard waste bin that was screwed shut. They made the shocking discovery a day after opening it and dumping out the contents. "They opened it up with the excavator, and they dumped out the contents," said Darren Moss, Spokesperson for...WW…

Several arrests were madePosted: Aug 5, 2020 / 07:55 PM PDTUpdated: Aug 6, 2020 / 12:06 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officers declared a riot Wednesday night as protesters tried to break into the Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct during the 69th straight night of demonstrations in Portland.Portland police declared a riot once a group of people cracked the glass front doors to the precinct. The group proceeded to barricade the doors and set a fire. Shortly after, police used tear gas to disperse the crowd along with other crowd control munitions. PPB said during the dispersal, someone...…Several arrests were madePosted: Aug 5, 2020 / 07:55 PM PDTUpdated: Aug 6, 2020 / 12:06 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officers declared a riot Wednesday night as protesters tried to break into the Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct during the 69th straight night of demonstrations in Portland.Portland police declared a riot once a group of people cracked the glass front doors to the precinct. The group proceeded to barricade the doors and set a fire. Shortly after, police used tear gas to disperse the crowd along with other crowd control munitions. PPB said during the dispersal, someone...WW…

Police said there were no arrestsPosted: Jul 31, 2020 / 07:05 PM PDTUpdated: Aug 1, 2020 / 04:27 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Protests in Portland culminated in people setting fires in the street in the early hours after midnight, though several hours preceding that remained peaceful at demonstrations all over the city in the name of Black Lives Matter.Friday night, demonstrations continued largely without the presence of police or federal officers. Several hundred people still filled the street on SW 3rd Avenue outside the Justice Center and federal courthouse building.Portland police...…Police said there were no arrestsPosted: Jul 31, 2020 / 07:05 PM PDTUpdated: Aug 1, 2020 / 04:27 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Protests in Portland culminated in people setting fires in the street in the early hours after midnight, though several hours preceding that remained peaceful at demonstrations all over the city in the name of Black Lives Matter.Friday night, demonstrations continued largely without the presence of police or federal officers. Several hundred people still filled the street on SW 3rd Avenue outside the Justice Center and federal courthouse building.Portland police...WW…

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A crowd became violent and smashed windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters during a march through the east side of Portland on Inauguration Day.A crowd of around 100 people gathered at Revolution Hall around 2 p.m. and then began marching around 3 p.m. down Stark Street.Officers clashed with some of the protesters over blocking streets and various objects were confiscated.As the group moved towards Irving Park, it appeared some traffic stops were made by Portland Police and some arrests were made.At a press conference in Portland Tuesday, law...…PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A crowd became violent and smashed windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters during a march through the east side of Portland on Inauguration Day.A crowd of around 100 people gathered at Revolution Hall around 2 p.m. and then began marching around 3 p.m. down Stark Street.Officers clashed with some of the protesters over blocking streets and various objects were confiscated.As the group moved towards Irving Park, it appeared some traffic stops were made by Portland Police and some arrests were made.At a press conference in Portland Tuesday, law...WW…

Crowds clashed with police outside the East Precinct on Wednesday and ThursdayPosted: Aug 7, 2020 / 09:07 PM PDTUpdated: Aug 8, 2020 / 02:30 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland police declared an unlawful assembly Friday night as hundreds of people gathered near a shared law enforcement building on the east side of the city during the 71st consecutive day of protests.About 200-400 people gathered at Laurelhurst Park and started marching to the Penumbra Kelly Building at East Burnside Street and NE 47th Avenue, a building shared by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Portland...…Crowds clashed with police outside the East Precinct on Wednesday and ThursdayPosted: Aug 7, 2020 / 09:07 PM PDTUpdated: Aug 8, 2020 / 02:30 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland police declared an unlawful assembly Friday night as hundreds of people gathered near a shared law enforcement building on the east side of the city during the 71st consecutive day of protests.About 200-400 people gathered at Laurelhurst Park and started marching to the Penumbra Kelly Building at East Burnside Street and NE 47th Avenue, a building shared by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Portland...WW…

Riot declared near East Precinct on Wednesday nightPosted: Aug 6, 2020 / 01:14 PM PDTUpdated: Aug 6, 2020 / 10:17 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Luana Elliott spent a portion of her Thursday morning outside the Portland Police East Precinct building, the site of recent unrest from protesters that have turned into riots a handful of times —Elliott wasn’t there to protest. She was there to clean up the plaque outside the police precinct, the plaque “in honor of all good police officers that have died in the line of duty,” she said. “Thomas Jeffries is a really good man.”by a man sought for...…Riot declared near East Precinct on Wednesday nightPosted: Aug 6, 2020 / 01:14 PM PDTUpdated: Aug 6, 2020 / 10:17 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Luana Elliott spent a portion of her Thursday morning outside the Portland Police East Precinct building, the site of recent unrest from protesters that have turned into riots a handful of times —Elliott wasn’t there to protest. She was there to clean up the plaque outside the police precinct, the plaque “in honor of all good police officers that have died in the line of duty,” she said. “Thomas Jeffries is a really good man.”by a man sought for...WW…

Series of protests expected through weekend in PortlandPosted: Mar 11, 2021 / 04:09 PM PSTUpdated: Mar 12, 2021 / 03:49 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Protests erupted outside the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse Thursday night as fires were set, resulting in federal service officers using tear gas and chemical munitions to move the crowd back.A group of about 50-60 people dressed in black were seen ripping down plywood, spray painting graffiti and setting fires. After a while, Federal Protective Officers pushed them back with tear gas and less-lethal munitions.Over the course of about two...…Series of protests expected through weekend in PortlandPosted: Mar 11, 2021 / 04:09 PM PSTUpdated: Mar 12, 2021 / 03:49 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Protests erupted outside the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse Thursday night as fires were set, resulting in federal service officers using tear gas and chemical munitions to move the crowd back.A group of about 50-60 people dressed in black were seen ripping down plywood, spray painting graffiti and setting fires. After a while, Federal Protective Officers pushed them back with tear gas and less-lethal munitions.Over the course of about two...WW…

Posted: Feb 27, 2021 / 10:50 AM PSTUpdated: Feb 28, 2021 / 10:12 AM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland police say they arrested two people during a protest in the Pearl District Saturday night.Dozens marched in response to immigration policy under the Biden administration, according to social media posts.Police said the group gathered at and marched from The Fields Park on Northwest Overton Street, at around 9 p.m.The demonstration lasted over two hours.Businesses in the district have been coated with graffiti decrying police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Demonstrators also...…Posted: Feb 27, 2021 / 10:50 AM PSTUpdated: Feb 28, 2021 / 10:12 AM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland police say they arrested two people during a protest in the Pearl District Saturday night.Dozens marched in response to immigration policy under the Biden administration, according to social media posts.Police said the group gathered at and marched from The Fields Park on Northwest Overton Street, at around 9 p.m.The demonstration lasted over two hours.Businesses in the district have been coated with graffiti decrying police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Demonstrators also...WW…

Posted: Feb 8, 2021 / 10:35 AM MSTUpdated: Feb 8, 2021 / 10:35 AM MSTPORTLAND, Ore. () — Patrick Cunningham was delivering a pizza during his DoorDash shift in Portland on Saturday night when he stopped to help a pedestrian who had been hit by a driver.But Cunningham says Portland police officers rammed his car and arrested him in a case of mistaken identity during the hit-and-run investigation. Cunningham said his kids and fiancée were also in the car when officers pinned the family in with their patrol cars and pulled out their weapons.It began when a shortly before 7 p.m. The woman later...…Posted: Feb 8, 2021 / 10:35 AM MSTUpdated: Feb 8, 2021 / 10:35 AM MSTPORTLAND, Ore. () — Patrick Cunningham was delivering a pizza during his DoorDash shift in Portland on Saturday night when he stopped to help a pedestrian who had been hit by a driver.But Cunningham says Portland police officers rammed his car and arrested him in a case of mistaken identity during the hit-and-run investigation. Cunningham said his kids and fiancée were also in the car when officers pinned the family in with their patrol cars and pulled out their weapons.It began when a shortly before 7 p.m. The woman later...WW…

OSP lead agency on Capitol grounds, but Salem PD 'set up, ready to go'Posted: Jan 15, 2021 / 08:38 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 15, 2021 / 10:11 PM PSTSALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — As barricades go up around the Oregon State Capitol, Salem police are making fortifications of their own. Although the Oregon State Police will be the lead law enforcement agency on the Capitol grounds for any and all expected protests during the week of Joe Biden’s inauguration, Salem PD is ready to back them up as needed.That’s what Lt. Treven Upkes told KOIN 6 News on Friday night.“We are preparing in anticipation for events...…OSP lead agency on Capitol grounds, but Salem PD 'set up, ready to go'Posted: Jan 15, 2021 / 08:38 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 15, 2021 / 10:11 PM PSTSALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — As barricades go up around the Oregon State Capitol, Salem police are making fortifications of their own. Although the Oregon State Police will be the lead law enforcement agency on the Capitol grounds for any and all expected protests during the week of Joe Biden’s inauguration, Salem PD is ready to back them up as needed.That’s what Lt. Treven Upkes told KOIN 6 News on Friday night.“We are preparing in anticipation for events...WW…