Good evening and 1st at 5 streets in
one Southeast Portland neighborhood
are back open following an hours long
search for two armed robbery suspects.
Thanks for joining us. I'm David Molko,
people living near Adventist hospital.
We're told to stay inside and lock all
their doors as officers looked for the
suspects who are now in police custody.
Let's bring in Mike Benner who's
outside central precinct tonight.
Mike's part of the reason this took so
long to resolve a lengthy standoff with
the man and woman allegedly involved here.
Yeah, that's right, David.
That standoff lasted several hours.
Right now we're outside Central precinct,
where those suspects will be brought
and booked into jail very shortly,
if they haven't already.
And it marks an end to a very long
and intense stretch for specially
trained officers here at the Bureau.
Wednesday morning in Southeast Portland,
tactical teams from the Portland
Police Bureau gear up ahead of a
search for two armed robbery suspects.
Neighbors are left stunned.
Little shocking this morning.
A little concerning,
but definitely feel a lot safer
with all the police force out here.
It all started around 6:30 in the morning.
Police say a man and woman robbed the
711 at SE 92nd and division at gunpoint.
Responding officers spotted the suspects
who ran into the nearby neighborhood.
Crisis negotiators and the special
emergency Response Team, or CERT for short,
were called out to assist in the search.
This is definitely a heavy
lift for our tactical folks,
but they also trained for this and
they're they're ready for this.
Sergeant Kevin Allen calls it a
heavy lift because this is the
second call out in a matter of hours
for the Bureau's tactical teams.
Late Tuesday night they helped in the
hours long search and apprehension of
a man behind a violent crime spree.
Authorities say 30 year old Christopher
Shawn O'Connor stole a car and drove
it to a fast food restaurant near
NE 103rd and Weidler. From there.
Police say O'Connor ran into a restaurant,
grabbing a meat cleaver from the kitchen.
Then this happened.
I got a phone call from my son and he
had told me that a gentleman had just
tried to hijack his car, tried
to stab him and take my
little 2 year old grandson.
He told him if you don't let me take the car,
I'm going to kill you.
Detectives say O'Connor was involved
in multiple carjackings and attempted
carjackings before his eventual capture.
This thanks in large parts of
the work of the Bureau's tactical
teams that were back at it
Wednesday and again successful.
We're told.
A little afternoon they detained the
man and woman believed to be involved
in the early morning armed robbery,
much to the relief of neighbors,
but it seems like they are right on
top of it so and got a hold of it.
Yeah, we mentioned the workload
for the tactical teams,
but it's really detectives to the
men and women who are doing follow
up on today's armed robbery are
the same detectives working follow
up on last night's crime spree.
So a very busy time, David,
for so many at the Bureau.
Back to you,
that's an understatement.
Mike Benner downtown.
Thank you, Mike.
Let's bring you an update.
Now just into The Newsroom,
the tow truck driver who allegedly
struck another tow truck operator in
Portland over the weekend and kept going.
Has now been found.
You might remember Mike Benner's
reporting about the hit and run on I-84.
The victim said he was responding to a
crash on Sunday and was outside his truck
when he was struck and nearly killed.
Now, the driver of the second tow
truck says he saw news reports and
then reached out to authorities.
He told police he didn't immediately
know that he hit someone.
He says a tarp had landed on his
windshield and he temporarily could not see,
though he did hear a thump.
Now at this point,
there are no arrests or citations
and we have a little good news.
Here, the injured truck driver was
released from the hospital earlier today.
We'll keep you posted.
One person is dead tonight following
a stabbing in downtown Portland
near the Art Museum.
This was last night in the South Park
blocks area near SW 12th and Jefferson,
Police have made an arrest.
A 25 year old named Jonathan Grawl.
No word on what led to that stabbing.
Police say they will publicly identify
the victim once his family is notified.
Meanwhile,
Portland police say two officers
were hurt on Monday when a suspect.
Attacked them authorities say the call
came in from an apartment complex
on SW 21st near Providence Park.
Residents said a man was checking
door handles and threatening to
sexually assault people inside.
Police then say the suspect attacked
them when they entered the building
with the help of two other people.
The officers say they arrested the man,
who they have identified as Lonnie Hart.
The officers had to be treated at the
hospital while he owns a business that
encourages its workers to wear a bit less.
And now the owner of this so-called.
Bikini Barista Type coffee shop
in Hillsborough is behind bars.
Let's bring in Tim Gordon at the
Hillsborough County Jail complex.
Tim,
the suspect here,
is accused of sexual abuse against
both job applicants and workers,
and this allegedly goes back years.
Yeah, David, a lot of charges against
a man named Jeffrey Hebner accused
of sex abuse of multiple victims
from 2015 until just last November.
So you're right, a long period of time there.
This is a 61 year old Hillsborough
business owner appearing before a judge
via jail video link this afternoon.
He was arrested by police yesterday after
an indictment came down against him.
Investigators say the long list of charges
are for crimes against at least seven women,
ranging from public indecency to sex abuse.
****** attempted rape and rape.
They center around Hebner's business,
Dreamgirls espresso,
a coffee drive up spot along
Tualatin Valley Highway,
and how Hebner abused his power as a boss
and business owner against Young Women.
They all follow this pattern of him
under the guise of interviewing people
to work at his business, then
plying them with alcohol,
convincing them that they should. They
had sexual relations with them, but then
more often the assaults
and without consent.
I'll have her will remain in jail for now.
He has a release hearing set for
February 8th and if he is released,
there is a protective order against him
in place to protect alleged victims.
In the meantime, Hillsborough detectives
are thankful for the brave alleged
victims that have come forward already,
but they do fear that there are
potential additional victims out there.
And if you fall into that category,
or if you have any information about
this case, call Hillsborough police.
We made it easy.
We've got a phone number for
detectives in our web story.
Kgw.com live in Hillsborough,
Tim Gordon, KGW News David thank
you, Tim. We've got some new
information tonight coming in.
After police in Southern Oregon
say the kidnap suspect they were
searching for killed himself.
Authorities now say Benjamin Foster
was also behind a double murder.
Now yesterday, police say they
tracked foster down to a house in
Grants Pass and surrounded him.
They say he refused to communicate
and eventually shot himself and
died on the way to hospital.
The House, the very place
officials say he beat and tortured.
Woman a week ago Tuesday,
sparking the initial manhunt.
So here is the update.
The chief and Grants Pass revealed that
Foster killed two men nearby in Sunny Valley.
That was sometime between last Thursday
when police nearly arrested him.
And on Monday they also say Foster
stole some of their belongings,
including their dog.
The victim in the beating case right
now remains in critical condition.
Well,
NATO will follow up on a KGW
investigation into a former Portland
lawyer who embezzled millions
of dollars from her clients,
in some cases stealing insurance
money meant for those who had
suffered traumatic brain injuries.
Investigative reporter Kyle
Eboshi is in The Newsroom.
Kyle,
you've been following the
Laurie Devaney saga for years.
You have tried to get some sort
of explanation from her, too.
And today she was handed her sentence.
How many years?
Kyle
David, a judge in Multnomah County
sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Now that's on top of her federal sentence.
Where Denny's already facing more
than eight years behind bars,
the two sentences will run
concurrently or at the same time.
Prosecutors allege.
Devaney stole money from her clients
by forging insurance checks,
stealing the funds and lying to
her clients about the payouts.
According to investigators,
Devaney defrauded at least 135 clients
out of roughly 4 1/2 million dollars.
She used the money to pay for
her extravagant lifestyle,
including big game hunting trips in Africa,
luxury vacations.
Home remodel and expensive cigars.
During today's hearing,
Devaney apologized to her victims in
what the State Bar calls the worst fraud
by a single lawyer in state history.
I want
each individual to know that I
did not set out to hurt them.
It did not choose them to be a target,
but I did fail to see them.
I see them now,
and we'll always
feel an obligation to them. It's
important to note there have been some
changes as a result of this very case.
The State Bar raised its cap on how much
victims of a dishonest lawyer can claim
from the bars Client Security fund.
Additionally, state lawmakers passed
legislation that requires insurance
companies to notify beneficiaries
when they send settlement checks.
That way the client will know monies
available at the very same time as
the lawyer.
Really important changes, Kyle.
Appreciate your persistent.
Reporting on this case, thank you.
Let's take you to Salem now,
where dozens of people,
some who have lost family members,
rallied to call for more recovery and
treatment resources across the state.
With Oregon last in the nation,
last when it comes to access
to substance use treatment for
those who need it are Daisy,
Caballeros and Salem tonight Daisy.
We have heard these calls before with hope,
perhaps with a new governor at the helm,
that things might finally change.
Yeah, David, people tell me at the
rally that they are hoping to see a few
more changes in the months to come,
in the years to come,
one of them being to be able to
get into a recovery facility a lot
sooner than what it is right now
and also see more beds available.
As many of them tell me that it takes
weeks to be able to get the help that
they desperately need and say they want.
And we want the people in the
the legislators to hear it.
OK, so I say Oregon.
A cry for help.
I'm here today to represent the people
who don't get to be here today.
Nearly 100 Oregonians rallied outside
the state capitol on Wednesday,
and they are asking for the same thing.
Better addiction and recovery treatments.
And I would love to see quicker access,
more beds available to those
that need them. More support for
culturally specific programs.
Oregon currently has the second highest
untreated addiction rate in the country,
but with that, the state also ranks
50th in the nation in providing
access to addiction treatments.
This is day three in detox right
now from his from the drugs. Jessica
McCurdy is a recovering
addict and shares her son.
Cameron is in treatment right now.
He's been struggling with addiction
since he was seventeen. He is now. 23
when somebody is ready to get
sober and clean, it's this gift
of desperation we talk about.
And that can be minutes or even hours.
And so we need to have access
to a place for us to go when
when we are struggling.
And we need it and we we want
to get help that moment.
But it's not as easy as it sounds.
Many people seeking treatment
wait weeks for a bed to open up,
and state representatives are
hoping for that to change very soon.
My plan for the future,
of course, is to assure that
we put significant resources.
Into mental health services,
into addiction services that we
plan for the future to make sure
that anybody who's struggling
now and in the future will have
an opportunity to get the the
services that they need to.
Representative Thomas Sanchez says.
She is 48 years sober and once dreamed
of having the uplifting community like
Oregon recovers throughout her journey,
so she's determined to make a change
and support those seeking sobriety,
just like Senator Mark Meek.
Because organs should be about
every individual having the chance
to to have to see their best self.
Now Oregon recovers. Next scheduled
event is the Walk for recovery
on Saturday, September 24th.