Troubled Trooper; Lawless Lawyer; Bad Bus Driver; Annual Acrimony

At the end of every week, Patch collects all the odd, interesting, sometimes humorous and sometimes awful police stories shared by various Oregon law enforcement agencies. We offer them here to give a snapshot of the work being done by our local men and women in uniform.

These stories were posted to Oregon's Patch sites between Feb. 26 and March 2:

School Shooting Threats On Twitter Lead To Arrest In Oregon

• Christopher Strahan reportedly threatened a mass shooting on Twitter Feb. 27. He was convicted one year ago for doing the exact same thing.

18 Men Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting: Sheriff

• The men range in age from 20 to 75 years old and hail from Oregon, Washington, and California.

School Bus Driver Arrested, Charged With Sexually Abusing Minors

• Kenneth Garcia, 32, was charged with numerous sex crimes, which police say stem from incidents between 2008 and 2017 and involve 2 girls.

Cop's Pot Brings Down Porch Bandit

• Forest Grove Officer Chris Bowen recognized his stolen flower pot among several other stolen items on Melinda Lucero's porch last weekend.

State Police Spokesman Under Investigation: Sheriff

• Why the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is investigating OSP Capt. Bill Fugate is unclear at this time. Fugate has been put on paid leave.

Former School Staff Sent Dirty Pics To Student, Court Docs Show

• Kecia Weaver resigned from her office position at Centennial High School after administrators were notified of the police investigation.

Man Charged With Murder After Fatal Stabbing Monday Night

• Happy Valley resident Robert Matthew Fountain is accused of stabbing to death 40-year-old Michael Lee Black.

FBI Arrests Washington Man In Oregon Assault Case

• Almonzo Castaneda allegedly assaulted an Oregon woman on a Umatilla County Indian reservation multiple times between January and February.

Washington Lawyer Arrested For Shooting At Oregon Lawyer's Office

• Attorney Erik Graeff, as part of an ongoing argument with another lawyer, allegedly fired multiple rounds at a Beaverton office Dec. 21.

2 Arrested For Pointing A Gun At People In Downtown Portland

• Noelany Loveheart and Jordan Tolson was reportedly seen pointing the .22 Ruger at people near the Burnside Bridge late Monday/early Tuesday.

Accused Identity Thief Wanted In Clackamas County

• Investigators on Monday released images from the December 2017 fraudulent withdrawal at a Milwaukie U.S. Bank.

Police Chase Ends With Fatal Crash In Gladstone Saturday

• Police began pursuing an alleged drunk driver after receiving reports the driver was trying to pull over other cars near Meldrum Bar Park.

Police Issue 23 Citations During Vision Zero Missions

• Portland traffic police also gave out 13 written warnings during two separate Vision Zero operations Monday.

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