July 3, 2019
The
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INSIDE L O C A L N E W S
Week in Review
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The Portland Police Bureau released images of three suspects wanted for robbery and assault in
connection to violent protests in Portland on Saturday.
M ETRO
C ALENDAR
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Violent Street Protests
Police call for
public’s help
after mayhem
The Portland Police Bureau
asked for the public’s help Mon-
day in investigating violent as-
saults from competing demonstra-
tions that spilled into the streets of
downtown Portland on Saturday,
with fights breaking out in places
as marchers clashed.
At least three groups had
planned rallies or demonstrations
at different sites in the city, in-
cluding members of the right wing
Proud Boys and left wing anti-fas-
cist groups that include “antifa.”
The fights occurred when partici-
pants of the opposing groups met.
The Portland Police Bureau
said three people were arrested
Saturday on assault and harass-
ment charges in connection with
the protests. Police said medics
treated eight people, including
three police officers, at the scene.
Three people were taken to hospi-
tals after they were attacked, po-
lice said.
Andy Ngo, who describes him-
self as an editor at the conserva-
tive website Quillette,” said on his
Twitter feed that he was attacked
by anti-fascist protesters and had
to be taken to the hospital to treat
injuries to his face and head. Ngo
also said the attackers took his
camera equipment.
Protesters also clashed with po-
lice, throwing water bottles and
eggs at officers. Police responded
with the use of pepper spray. In
separate social media posts, police
declared the situation to be a civil
disturbance and warned partici-
pants faced arrest.
The bureau also said that it has
received reports that milkshakes
that were thrown by protesters
contained quick-drying cement,
an observance one officer claimed
from seeing a shake with what
looked like and smelled of pow-
der added, along with a recipe
that was shared on social media
for making a toxic shake, but no
physical evidence was offered.
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
photo by D anny p eterson /t he p ortlanD o bserver
Portland Water Bureau crews examine a broken 30-inch cast iron pipe that had burst beneath
Northeast Skidmore Street, between 23rd and 24th Avenues, last March 26, flooding basements
.Last week, the city council agreed to pay for the damages caused by the break.
City to Pay Flood Damages
O PINION
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C LASSIFIEDS
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The Portland City Council vot-
ed last week to help neighbors with
legitimate claims related to a ma-
jor water main break that occurred
at Northeast 23rd and Skidmore
Street last march March sending a
wall of water into adjacent streets.
The deadline to file a claim for
those potentially affected by the
break is July 15. Residents who
previously submitted a claim do
not need to re-apply, officials said.
The cause of the pipe failure
remains unknown. It was built
in 1915 with a useful life of 200
years, officials said.
““This was a very rare and iso-
lated incident,” said Water Bureau
Director Mike Stuhr.
City Commercial Amanda Fritz
said while the city found there was
no negligence by the Water Bureau
and the city was not responsible
for damages, she and Mayor Ted
Wheeler agreed that the city had
a moral responsibility to compen-
sate.