An individual was robbed of their e-bike at gunpoint late Friday morning close to the intersection of South Sheridan Road and S. Moody Avenue. The suspect was described as a white male driving a gray BMW SUV.
The incident occurred round 11:30 AM underneath the quite a few overpasses of the I-5/405 interchange, close to Portland’s South Waterfront Park and the Knight Most cancers Analysis Constructing of the Oregon Well being & Science College. There haven’t been any arrests.
The theft occurred on the finish of the identical week that the Portland Bureau of Transportation launched bicycle depend statistics exhibiting that biking has dropped precipitously since 2019, and that the Portland Clear Vitality Fund launched a draft plan for a $20 million income-qualified e-bike rebate program.
It represents an escalation from the same old property theft of a secured bike and comes two years after the Portland Police Bureau dismantled its Bike Theft Process Drive, citing a “vital staffing scarcity.”
The Knight Most cancers Institute warned their group concerning the incident by way of electronic mail yesterday afternoon as stipulated by the Clery Act which requires universities to report crimes within the neighborhood of their campuses.
Clery Act Warning: Incident on South Waterfront
On March 17 at roughly 11:30 a.m., an individual was robbed at gunpoint for his or her electrical bike underneath the overpass close to the intersection of S. Sheridan and S. Moody. No arrests have been made, and the topic was described as a white male driving a gray BMW SUV.
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Lisa Caballero has lived in SW Portland for over 20 years. She is on the Transportation Committee of her neighborhood affiliation, the Southwest Hills Residential League (SWHRL) and might be reached at lisacaballero853@gmail.com.
