The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Sandy man for alleged drunken driving and disorderly conduct whose erratic operation of a red Subaru station wagon was caught on a video uploaded to YouTube Oct. 18. In the footage, a vehicle reportedly driven by Philip M. Ramirez, 25, can be seen weaving between lanes ahead of a […]
Woodburn man arrested for alleged stabbing
A Woodburn man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man during a fight early Monday morning. Police responded to a report of a fight around 2 a.m. Oct. 24 at 287 Brown St. in Woodburn. Upon arriving, police discovered a victim with multiple stab wounds from a knife. He was taken to an area […]
Georgia man arrested in Oregon with pot-packed U-Haul
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Marijuana arrests in Oregon may not be what they once were since the recreational drug was legalized, but they aren’t impossible. Just ask the Duluth, Ga. man who now faces a major felony charge. He soon found out, if he didn’t already know, that carrying nearly 300 pounds of processed marijuana […]
Man wanted in Oregon murder investigation caught in Oklahoma
MILWAUKIE, Ore. – A nationwide search for the suspect in a Milwaukie, Oregon murder is over after police in Oklahoma arrested the man overnight Saturday, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said. Dean Boettcher was wanted for the stabbing death of his roommate, Matthew Nelson Timmons on October 18. Police in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma arrested Boettcher […]
State Felon Voting Laws
Two states allow felons to vote from prison while other states may permanently ban felons from voting even after being released from prison, parole, and probation, and having paid all their fines. The chart below provides links to each state’s laws on felon voting and places each US state within one of five categories ranging […]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day
On average, one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty somewhere in the United States every 61 hours. Since the first known line-of-duty death in 1791, more than 20,000 U.S. law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice. The Memorial Fund serves as a nationwide clearinghouse of information and statistics on […]
Gun Ownership Vs Crime
Gun Ownership Vs Crime an international perspective Highest Gun Ownership Rate PER 100 RESIDENTS Highest Intentional Homicide Rate PER 100,000 RESIDENTS 88.8 USA 54.8 YEMEN 45.7 SWITZERLAND 45.3 FINLAND 91.6 HONDURAS 69.2 EL SALVADOR 56.9 CÃâ€TE D’IVOIRE 52.2 JAMAICA 4.8 USA A recent study published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public […]
How are guns being used by citizens
How are guns being used by citizens in America each year?   = homicide + accident + suicide1            = self defense2 Every year, guns are used over 80x more often to protect a life than to take one!*