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Boy held by intruder with a knife, police can’t respond for 96 minutes because of Portland protests

Boy held by intruder with a knife, police can’t respond for 96 minutes because of Portland protests 1

PORTLAND, OR– On August 22, Henry Kirim walked out of his Southeast Portland apartment, to search his car for a missing bank card, when a stranger ran into his ground-floor unit and locked himself inside. One major problem, Kirim’s 12-year-old son was still inside. 

Thankfully, Kirim had his house key on him, and was able to get into the apartment immediately. 

Once inside, he saw the man grab a large knife from his kitchen counter. He also picked up a 20-pound dumbbell he found and charged at Kirim. 

Kirim’s son suddenly ran past his dad and out the front door. Kirim backed out and started banging on the doors and windows of neighboring apartments to get help or a cellphone to call 911.

He said:

“I was so scared,” 

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It took one hour and 36 minutes for the first officer, Officer Ben Davidson to respond to the call. 

Kirim said:

“Every neighbor here was expecting the police to come. We called about a million times, and the police would not show up,” 

Portland Police realized this was an unacceptable response time, and gave the explanation of the fact that their ranks are strapped by record retirements, covering months of social justice protests and other constraints.

Deputy Police Chief Chris Davis said:

“This is not the service our community expects, nor is it what we want to provide,” 

He continued:

“In this particular case, police were responding at the same time to a tactical call in East Precinct that required a special team and also were monitoring what turned out to be a violent clash between dueling protesters in downtown as well as preparing for another nightly protest.”

According to Oregon Live, here is how the events of the night unfolded:

  • The first emergency call, presumably from a neighbor, came in at 12:41 p.m.: Intruder in the house. Has a knife. Boy still inside.
  • Dispatch noted at 12:49 p.m.: “No units avail,” meaning no officers available to respond.
  • Over the next 15 minutes, the man with the knife ransacked the two-bedroom apartment. Then he suddenly ran out the back of the apartment, breaking down a screen door.
  • Neighbors and Kirim chased after him. They caught him less than a block away in a nearby driveway after he tried to enter another home.
  • At 1:22 p.m. – nearly a half-hour later — a neighbor alerted dispatch: The suspect still had a knife, had tried to fight the neighbors but now was just sitting on the ground.
  • Neighbors circled the stranger, telling him he couldn’t leave.
  • Police dispatch records noted at 1:27 p.m., an officer reported: “Trying to clear up units to go.”
  • At 1:55 p.m., a 911 caller told a dispatcher that the stranger “is very high” and didn’t understand what was happening. The caller relayed that the residents were “taking it into their own hands since police won’t show.”
  • At 2:10 p.m., a North Precinct sergeant reported to dispatch that police were “working on sending someone.”
  • A moment later, police canine handler Officer Ben Davidson answered the call, headed to the address at Southeast 132nd and Powell Boulevard.
  • Davidson said he was driving back into Portland, returning from a Multnomah County call that required a police dog in Gresham, when he saw the intruder call holding.
  • After Davidson pulled up, he learned the man with the knife had run off about five minutes before.
  • Davidson had arrived at 2:17 p.m., an hour and 36 minutes after the initial emergency call.
  • After so long with no officer in sight, the man made his getaway.

In response to the delay, Davidson said:

“That should be an immediate dispatch,

“I’ve been here 17 years and I’ve never heard of anything like that,” 

And Deputy Police Chief Davis said:

“The reason why somebody didn’t go right away was because people were all tied up on other calls. That’s a nightmare scenario,

“Dispatch was continuing giving updates of this harrowing event going on, and still nobody was able to go. That’s just not acceptable.”

Kirim said since his son fled the apartment, he has refused to come back out of fear, and is living with his aunt. 

Kirim said:

“Everyone is frightened because if the man is not arrested, who knows if he can come back anytime and break in the house,” 

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PORTLAND, OR – Authorities have reported that during a riot in Southeast Portland that began on Saturday night, September 5th, firebombs, mortars, rocks, and other harmful objects were thrown at officers. 

Again.

Police said that hundreds of people gathered at Ventura Park around 7 p.m. on what would be the 100th night straight of protests in the city of Portland. Within two hours, shortly after 9 p.m., when Molotov cocktails where thrown at officers, law enforcement authorities declared the large gathering a riot.

According to authorities, rioters marched toward the East Portland Community Policing Center, which is an active police station adjacent to townhouses and is across the street from a school and community center. Not to mention, the same area has already been a target of violence during past demonstrations.

Police reported that many individuals in the large crowd were carrying large shields and dressed in protective gear including helmets, gas masks, and body armor.

The Portland Police Bureau said in a statement:

“It was clear that the intent of the crowd was not a peaceful protest.”

Authorities said that around 9:15 p.m., firebombs were first thrown at police. Due to the violence of others, one person subsequently caught on fire. They were treated on scene by Portland Fire & Rescue medic before being taken to the hospital for further evaluation. 

Prior to fire and rescue’s arrival, police assisted the rioter in putting the fire out, despite his being there to riot against the police.

As the crowd grew larger and more violent, police used a loudspeaker to tell the protesters that the demonstration had been declared a riot and that they were to leave the area immediately. Police reported that fires were being set in the street, including dumpsters, garbage cans, and wooden pallets. 

Police reported that a sergeant was hit with a commercial grade firework, which burned through his glove and his hand. Several officers and state troopers were hit by rocks and an Oregon State Police vehicle was damaged by rocks, including smashed windows.

Police also recovered an “unexploded” mortar. The Portland Police Bureau stated that the criminal activity happening presented an extreme danger to life safety for all community members. The crowd was warned through the loudspeaker that failure to adhere to the order to leave the area immediately may subject them to arrest, citation, or crowd control agents. 

The crowd control agents included, but were not limited to tear gas and/or impact weapons. Individuals in the crowd did not listen and instead continued to throw harmful objects at the officers. Police reported that at least one individual had a “wrist-rocket” type of slingshot launching unknown objects.

In order to protect themselves from the assaults, officers used crowd control munitions, including tear gas. Officers made more than 50 arrests that night. Police reported that one had a dagger and one had a knife. In a news release, the names and charges of those arrested are listed. 

Authorities reported that a 2 a.m., there were 150 calls for service pending in the city of Portland because officers and state troopers had been pulled from their regular posts and patrol to assist with the riot.

During the riot and numerous confrontations with officers, several officers and troopers were struck by rocks in the head, arms, shoulders, and feet.  Only their protective gear prevented serious injuries. 

Oregon Live reported that Portland police arrested 59 in all between Saturday night, September 5th and Sunday morning, September 6th, which is by far the most arrests from a single protest since the protests began 101 days ago.

Allegedly, the arrests were mostly for low-level misdemeanors as well as the felony charge of a riot. It is no surprise at all that Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has already said that he plans to “dismiss” charges for the riot and many of the common misdemeanors if they do not involve “deliberate” property damage, theft or force against another person or threats of force.

Police Chief Chuck Lovell maintains that his officers make good arrests and that the nightly protests attract a couple hundred criminals. At the end of August, Governor Kate Brown announced a sweeping plan to bring in multiple local and state law enforcement agencies to help quell vandalism and violence during the protests.

Brown said she also planned to secure an agreement from police and sheriff’s agencies from surrounding cities and counties to assist.

However, mayor Brown’s plan might not go as she exactly hoped for, because Washington and Clackamas counties’ sheriffs along with the statewide police chief and sheriff coalition released statements saying they refuse to lend front-line policing to Portland.

The same is true of nearby Washington State agencies, Vancouver Police Department and Clark County Sheriff’s Office, who regularly provide mutual aid to the city.

Why?

Because of the condemnation of police violence from some of the elected leaders and the fact that Attorney Schmidt continually refuses to prosecute protesters charged with low-level crimes. Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett said in a statement:

“The lack of political support for public safety, the uncertain legal landscape, the current volatility combined with intense scrutiny on use of force presents an unacceptable risk if deputies were deployed directly.”

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