May 2 Menacing Activity At around 7:27 p.m., Campus Public Safety officers responded to threats being made against a student by a non-student at the University Pointe Apartments. May…
Crime Blotter March 25–30
March 25 Attempted Fraud by Deception At around 2 p.m., CPSO took a fraud report from a student about an attempted fraud of money by phone. The attempted fraud call…
Crime Blotter March 11–15
March 11 Hit and Run At approximately 7:49 p.m., a vehicle hit a student crossing SW 6th Ave and SW Harrison St, causing minor injuries. The victim declined medical assistance….
Crime Blotter Jan. 28–Feb. 3
Jan. 28 Harassment It was reported to CPSO that a customer in Millar Library’s coffee shop had thrown a shoe at an employee, grazing their face. It was also reported…
Crime Blotter Jan. 23-27
Jan. 23 Theft A non-student at University Pointe apartments was arrested after the individual had stolen an employee’s lunch and refused to leave the building. Fraud CPSO responded to concerns…
Hill to Hall Nov. 13–Nov. 16
Nov. 13: Cause of Woolsey may be nuclear plant, officials say The Safety and Enforcement division of the California Public Utilities Commission is cooperating with state investigators to find the…
Two-alarm fire in Park Plaza apartment sends one resident to hospital
A two-alarm fire in an 11th floor Park Plaza apartment near Portland State’s campus sent one resident to the hospital just after 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 7. The 149-unit residential building overlooks…
(Podcast Ep. 1): Run for your life
The Columbia River Gorge caught fire on Sept. 2 after a group of teens allegedly lit hazardous fireworks in Eagle Creek Canyon. The fire burned for weeks and still smolders…
The Eagle Creek wake-up call
I woke up to the fire’s Level One Evacuations only ten miles away and so much smoke that I could barely breathe properly inside my house. Somewhat alarmed, my mom…
Hundreds displaced as unconfined fire blazes 20 miles outside Portland
A devastating, 10,000 acre wildfire burns fierce in the Columbia River Gorge, sweeping up old-growth forest and decimating prime, natural areas. The blaze has displaced hundreds from their homes and…
Downtown electrical fire near public restroom emits toxic smoke, cancels concert
An underground substation in downtown Portland caught fire around 5 p.m. tonight and continued to emit toxic smoke more than four hours later. Portland Fire & Rescue and the Portland…