PM.
PM. YOU
PM. YOU CAN READ COVERAGE ON THE
WEBSITE AT WWW.KGW.COM . WE ARE
GOING TO GET BACK TO LOCAL
COVERAGE NOW.
COVERAGE NOW. WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION ON A
FORMER DEPUTY, WHO COERCED A
WOMAN START.
WOMAN START. >> WE HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR WHO
OBTAINED A 100 PAGE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. KRISTEN, ACCORDING TO A REPORT
THE WOMAN SAID HE TOUCHED HER
INAPPROPRIATELY.
INAPPROPRIATELY. >> ON THE INVESTIGATION TODAY
THESE PAGES, DETAIL MULTIPLE
SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS WITH OTHER
COUNTY EMPLOYEES, WELL ON DUTY
AT THE COURTHOUSE, A CONSENSUAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SITTING
JUDGE.
JUDGE.
JUDGE. ONE OF THE WOMAN SAID RICKY
FORCED HER TO HAVE SEX.
>> THE WASHINGTON COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE STARTED TO
INVESTIGATE DWIGHT RITCHIE
AFTER WOMAN ACCUSED HIM OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT.
SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE REPORT SHOWS THE WOMAN WAS
DOG SITTING AT A FRIENDS HOME.
RITCHIE SHOWED UP, OFFERED HER
A BACK RUB, AND PRESSURED HER
INTO SEX.
INTO SEX.
INTO SEX. SHE SAID NO MULTIPLE TIMES AND
CRIED.
CRIED.
CRIED. HE
CRIED. HE PLED GUILTY TO COERCION HE
WAS SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS OF
PROBATION.
PROBATION. WE TALKED TO THE WOMAN LAST
MONTH BUT DID NOT IDENTIFY HER.
>> HE SHOULD SPEND TIME IN JAIL.
IT FEELS LIKE TO SAY NO AND STOP
TO HAVE A BODY VIOLATED.
>> TO HAVE TEARS DISREGARD.
THAT LED TO A BROADER
INVESTIGATION INTO RITCHIE'S
CONDUCT.
CONDUCT.
CONDUCT. COUNTY CLERK SAID SHE AND
RITCHIE HAD MULTIPLE SEXUAL
ENCOUNTERS AT WORK.
HE WAS IN UNIFORM ON DUTY, WHEN
IT OCCURRED.
IT OCCURRED. SHE SAID HE WAS GETTING HER
INTO IT AT THE WORKPLACE.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SAID, SHE WAS
IN A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. IN
HIM. IN RECORDED STATEMENT SHE SAID
IT HAPPENED AT THE COURTHOUSE,
WHILE HE WAS IN UNIFORM.
THIRD COUNTY EMPLOYEE ALSO
SAID, SHE HAD A SEXUAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH RICHIE.
ON ONE OCCASION, HE MADE
UNWANTED SEXUAL ADVANCES TOWARD
HER ON DUTY AT THE COURTHOUSE.
>> IS SITTING JUDGE ADMITTED TO
HAVING A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH RICHIE.
WITH RICHIE. SHE DENIED IT EVER HAPPENING AT
THE COURTHOUSE.
THE COURTHOUSE. THE JUDGES NAME IS REDACTED.
ANOTHER FORMER COWORKER TOLD
DETECTIVES, RICHIE GRABBED HER
KISSING HER HARD AND FORCEFULLY.
IN HIS CAR SHE TRIED TO FIGHT
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. HE
HIM. HE WAS VERY FORCEFUL AND
PAINFUL.
PAINFUL.
PAINFUL. SHE WAS PRESSURED INTO GIVING
HIM ORAL SEX IN THE CAR.
SHE SAID I THINK HE HAS A LOT
OF VICTIMS.
OF VICTIMS. >> THERE ARE NO OTHER CRIMINAL
CASES PENDING AGAINST FREAKING
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE
ATTORNEY.
ATTORNEY.
ATTORNEY. WE GOT THE INVESTIGATION TODAY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
WE ASK THAT DOJ WHY DID.
PURSUE MISCONDUCT CHARGES
REGARDING THE SEX ON DUTY
ALLEGATIONS.
ALLEGATIONS. THEY DO NOT COMMENT ON
DECISIONS THEY MAKE ABOUT
PROSECUTION.
PROSECUTION. THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE SENT A STATEMENT THAT
SAID, THE AND CSO HAS A
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS UNIT IN
PLACE, TO INVESTIGATE
COMPLAINTS OF MISCONDUCT.
AS WE REVIEWED THE
INVESTIGATION, OR IF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION COMES TO LIGHT, WE
WILL IMMEDIATELY TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION.
APPROPRIATE ACTION. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. WE WILL STAY ON TOP OF THIS.
>> WE GO TO A STORY WE BROUGHT
YOU EARLIER.
YOU EARLIER. SEARCH FOR MISSING COUNTY NURSE
HAS BEEN CALLED OFF.
SUITORS SUZANNE DURHEIM
REPORTED MISSING MONDAY.
THE FAMILY SAYS SHE NEVER MADE
IT TO WORK IN CORVALLIS.
THEY STARTED TO SEARCH AND
EVENTUALLY FOUND TIRE TRACKS
LEADING EAST AND THAT
WILLAMETTE RIVER.
WILLAMETTE RIVER. THEY FOUND HER TRUCK.
RIVER CONDITIONS PREVENTED THEM
FROM PULLING THE TRUCK OUT OF
THE RUBBER.
THE RUBBER. THEY DO NOT KNOW IF DURHEIM IS
IN A VEHICLE.
>> FAMILY HAS BEEN VERY
DISTRAUGHT.
DISTRAUGHT. IT'S AN EMOTIONAL SITUATION.
THEY ARE VERY UPSET.
IT HAS TO BE DIFFICULT NOT
KNOWING.
KNOWING.
KNOWING. >> THE SHERIFF BELIEVES SLICK
ROADS ARE TO BLAME FOR HER
DRIVING UP THE HIGHWAY.
AUTHORITIES WILL RESUME
RECOVERY EFFORTS TOMORROW
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> 15 FEET FULL PINE TREES ARE
IN DANGER OF FALLING OVER.
STRONG WINDS ARE IN FULL SWING.
THEY SECURED A TREE WITH LINES
TO OTHER TREES.
THEY WILL BE BACK OUT AGAIN
TOMORROW WITH THE CRANE TO TAKE
THE TREE DOWN.
NEIGHBOR SAY, THEY HAVE BEEN
WATCHING THIS MASSIVE TREES
SWAY FOR THREE DAYS.
THEY WANTED TO COME DOWN
SAFELY.
SAFELY.
SAFELY. >>
>>
>> >>>
>> >>> IT
>> >>> IT IS SCARY, BECAUSE IT IS
OVER A COUPLE OF HOUSES.
SHOULD IT GO DOWN, IT WILL
DEVASTATE A COUPLE OF HOMES.
>> BECAUSE THE TREE WAS
TOUCHING A POWER LINE, THEY ARE
HANDLING ITS REMOVAL.
CREWS WERE ABLE TO REMOVE MANY
OF THE TREES LIMBS TODAY TO
MAKE IT SAFER.
THERE WAITING FOR THE CRANE TO
SHOW UP TOMORROW.
FROM THE WINDS TO THE SNOW,
DRIVERS HEADING TO GO TODAY
READY TO WINTRY CONDITIONS.
THERE IS RAIN AS WELL SO MARWIN
TO WE HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. WHEN SEMI DRIVER SAYS WINDS CAN
BE UNFORGIVING.
BE UNFORGIVING. >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Reporter: SEMI JACKKNIFE THE
RENTED NOON TODAY.
THE CREST SHUTDOWN BOTH LANES.
ONE LANE GOING EAST WITH
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF HOURS TO
CLEAR THE MESS.
THE BACKUP STRETCHED FOR MILES.
HAPPENED ON A DAY THAT
CHALLENGED WINTER DRIVING.
HIGH WINDS MADE ME WONDER IF
THIS TRAILER WOULD MAKE IT TO
ITS DESTINATION.
ITS DESTINATION. I THINK IT DID.
LOTS OF WATER ON THE ROAD MADE
A CONSTANT SPREAD WINDSHIELDS.
DIVERS STARTED PULLING OFF THE
EDGE OF THE RIVER.
I FIGURED IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO
TALK ABOUT DRIVING IN THE
GOURDS.
GOURDS.
GOURDS. THIS IS JUST HIS THIRD TRIP
THROUGH THE GOURDS.
>> IT IS STRESSFUL IN THE DARK.
WHEN THE SUN COMES OFF I AM
BETTER OFF.
BETTER OFF. >> GARCIA HAS DRIVEN THE GOURDS
FOR FIVE YEARS.
NO MATTER THE WEATHER, THERE IS
USUALLY ONE COMMON ISSUE.
>> THE MAIN THING IS BEING.
IF YOU GO SLOW IT IS BETTER.
>> OF ALL THE DRIVERS I MET
JOHN SEEMS TO ENJOY DRIVING A
TRUCK ALMOST GOT
>> I LOVE THE GOURDS.
I HAVE LIVED IN VANCOUVER.
I MAKE THE GOURDS MY HAPPY
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. THE GOURDS IS CHALLENGING.
THIS MORNING HE FELT THE POWER
OF THE WIND.
>> WHEN I HIT THAT POINT, IT IS
LIKE BEING PUSHED BY A JET
ENGINE.
ENGINE.
ENGINE. IT WAS REALLY AMAZING.
IT IS LIKE A SAILBOAT.
>> IT WAS RAINING AND HAILING
WHEN THE JACKKNIFE TRUCK WENT
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. HE
OVER. HE WAS CITED FOR DRIVING TOO
FAST.
FAST.
FAST. OTHER GUY WAS ON THE SCENE,
COMPLAINED, THE TRUCK WAS
OBVIOUSLY GOING TOO FAST.
OUT HERE WHEN CONDITIONS GET
BACK, THERE IS LITTLE ROOM FOR
ERROR.
ERROR.
ERROR. KG
ERROR. KG WDS.
KG WDS.
KG WDS. MAN IS SHOT AND KILLED BY
POLICE IN SOUTHEAST PORTLAND.
HE WAS LEGALLY BLIND AND SUFFER
FROM PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA.
36-YEAR-OLD REFUSED TO LEAVE AN
APARTMENT.
APARTMENT. OFFICER USED HIS TASER WAS NOT
EFFECTIVE.
EFFECTIVE. EYEWITNESS TOLD US THAT HE
APPROACHED OPPOSITE WITH A
KNIFE.
KNIFE.
KNIFE. THE UPS ARE SHOT HIM.
HIS FAMILY TOLD THE OREGONIAN
ABOUT GLADDENS POOR EYESIGHT
AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
HE HAS BEEN LIVING WITH A
COUSIN IN SOUTHEAST PORTLAND
FOR THE SHOOTING.
>> THIS IS A STRANGE THING TO
TELL YOU IT IS HAPPENED TWICE
IN TWO WEEKS.
SOMEBODY STEALS A TRACTOR.
THEN THEY USE IT TO STEAL AN
ATM.
ATM.
ATM. >>
ATM. >> THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED.
THE SECOND ONE WAS THIS MORNING
IN HILLSBORO AT A WELLS FARGO.
WE HAVE A REPORTER WHO SPOKE TO
POLICE. WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.
LISA WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGURE
OUT IF THESE TWO THEFTS ARE
CONNECTED.
CONNECTED. IF THEY ARE NOT THERE WERE
SIMILAR.
SIMILAR.
SIMILAR. HERE'S ASIDE BY SIDE LOOK AT
BOTH CRIME SCENES.
THE MICK MEN BILLS THEFT IS ON
THE RIGHT.
THE RIGHT. IN BOTH CASES THE THIEVES STOLE
A TRACTOR.
A TRACTOR. THE USE OF THAT TO RUN OVER THE
ATM.
ATM.
ATM. TODAY HILLSBORO POLICE SAID THE
TRACTOR WAS STOLEN SOMETIME
OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. IT WAS STOLEN FROM CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY THAT WAS DOWN THE ROAD
FROM WELLS FARGO.
THEY DROVE THE TRACTOR DOWN THE
STREET TO THE BANK.
THEY'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
>> I WAS ON THE SCENE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. IT WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS OF,
THERE IS A TRACTOR.
CRANE LEFT A HUGE MESS.
POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH MONEY WAS
STOLEN.
STOLEN.
STOLEN. THE PEOPLE INVOLVED HAD A
GETAWAY CAR READY TO GO.
SUSPECTS JUMPED IN THE U-HAUL.
THEY DO NOT KNOW THAT YOU HOME
WAS ALSO STOLEN.
OFFICERS TRIED TO CHASE THEM.
THEY HAD TO STOP WHEN HE BECAME
TOO DANGEROUS.
TOO DANGEROUS. SHORT TIME LATER THEY FOUND THE
U-HAUL ABANDON.
U-HAUL ABANDON. HE COULD NOT FIND THE PEOPLE.
IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN THE AREA
AND HAVE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
THE POLICE ASK TO CHECK