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• Oregon Shoplifter Files $10,000 Lawsuit Against Albertsons Clerk Following Acquittal in Violent Parking Lot Confrontation

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  Joshua Merkel has initiated a civil lawsuit seeking $10,000 in damages from grocery clerk Matthew Cooper following a 2024 shoplifting incident that left Merkel with a shattered jaw...

• Gresham Police Charge Motorist With Felony Assault Following Triple Limit Alcohol Induced Three Car Collision

  Published: Mar 9, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities have booked Antonio Silva Garcia into the Multnomah County Detention Center after a high intoxication crash in Gresham early Sunday morning. Forensic tests revealed the...