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The Portland Police Bureau has made multiple arrests in Northeast Portland as part of an ongoing effort to combat human ...
Portland Police’s “Human Trafficking” Arrests Aren’t What They Seem ... In Oregon, commercial sexual solicitation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $6,250 fine.
Portland has become a center for human trafficking for several reasons, said Keith Bickford, a Multnomah County sheriff's detective who heads the Oregon Human Trafficking Task Force.
The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) says the intersection is a known hotspot for trafficking.Its human trafficking unit arrested ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit carried out another mission last week, arresting or citing 12 people on charges related to Commercial Sexual Solicitation. ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill in an effort to crack down on human trafficking in illicit massage businesses. On Thursday, the Oregon House passed House Bill ...
Officers stopped a shooting between two cars, and cited a Gresham man for a human trafficking charge early Saturday morning in southeast Portland, according to the PPB. News Section of OR 217 to ...
There have been 3,721 assaults, 16 human trafficking offenses, 43 kidnappings or abduction and 236 sex offenses. Compared to last year, homicides in 2021 are up 65% over 2020.
After interrupting a “car date,” Sgt. Kristi Butcher, supervisor of the Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit, gathers information from a suspected sex buyer in Northeast Portland ...
EUGENE, Ore. - A 34-year-old Eugene man will serve five years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine, ...
FOX 12 Investigates got exclusive access to the Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit’s work, joining them in the field for several missions.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill in an effort to crack down on human trafficking in illicit massage businesses.On Thursday, the Oregon House passed House Bill 3819, which ...