Technobarbarian wrote:
In article <auSzN.230764$vFZa.208877@fx13.iad>, redydog@rye.net says...
Technobarbarian wrote:
"Man Repeatedly Caught Drug Dealing in Downtown Portland Has Gained
Attention of Federal Prosecutors
William Stevenson has been arrested 11 times in recent years, and was
often caught selling fentanyl on the same downtown Portland corner."
"By Lucas Manfield
February 15, 2024 at 2:58 pm PST
Federal prosecutors have agreed to pursue charges against a Portland man >>> repeatedly accused of dealing drugs, police say.
William Stevenson has gained a name for himself, not for the quality or
quantity of drugs that he moves, but rather for his persistence. After
cops repeatedly caught him selling fentanyl in downtown Portland, he?d
be released from jail and do it again, they say, sometimes within days.
WW reported last summer about cops? efforts to stop Stevenson?s alleged
behavior. The failure of the court system to hold drug dealers
accountable has gained attention from state lawmakers, who are
pressuring court officials to change their policies.
Yesterday, after Stevenson was arrested for the 11th time, federal
prosecutors stepped in.
The Portland Police Bureau?s bike squad posted on its Instagram account
that it had caught Stevenson with a gun and a bag of fentanyl on the
corner of Northwest 5th Avenue and Everett Street in Old Town. He had
seven outstanding arrest warrants on gun and drug charges. (Last time he >>> was caught, in September, with 20 grams of fentanyl in pills and powder, >>> as well as $158 in cash, he told police ?he carries the firearm for
self-protection and insisted he is an addict, not dealer,? according to
an affidavit filed by prosecutors.)
Stevenson was booked in Multnomah County jail?and this time, he stayed
there."
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Only 11 times? That's outrageous.I think they ought to make it at
least an even dozen before they get serious.
https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2024/02/15/man-repeatedly-caught-drug- >>> dealing-in-downtown-portland-has-gained-attention-of-federal-
prosecutors/
TB
Heck, they ain't even got a mission statement yet and you're already
to start locking people up.
Moi? I just said they should give the guy at least one more freebie.
Where's the data? Where's the goals?
You're asking me? It ain't my job to fix awreegahn. I don't even vote
out there. Besides, y'all are only "two weeks into the 90-day fentanyl emergency". Give 'em a break, why doncha? There is significance in the
passage of time, you know?
"Some Multnomah County commissioners are 'alarmed' at what's been done
two weeks into the 90-day fentanyl emergency
One commissioner proposed an amendment to the emergency calling for
urgency and a clear set of goals. It was voted down."
Goals, schmoals. You don't need no steenkin' goals. You just need
better, like, you know, messaging?
"PORTLAND, Ore. ? The Multnomah County commissioners got an update
during a regularly scheduled board meeting on the work that?s been done
so far after the county declared a 90-day fentanyl emergency, leaving
some of them speechless ? and not in a good way.
?I was very underwhelmed by the briefing that we got on the fentanyl emergency,? said Commissioner Sharon Meieran.
?There was no data, no goals, no specific actions,? added Commissioner
Julia Brim-Edwards.
Two weeks ago, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, the Multnomah County Chair
Jessica Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a fentanyl emergency in Portland?s central city. Shortly after, Pederson expanded
it to include all of Multnomah County.
Though there was an update on the new downtown incident command center
to track data around fentanyl use, commissioners said some of the roles
have yet to be filled and jobs still need to be assigned.
?What there was instead were discussions about process talking about how there had been some briefings ? They have not even developed a mission statement,? Meieran said."
"The governor also told KGW there are important talks happening between
the city, county and state. She is waiting for the 90 days to be up and hoping for a plan on how to attack the deadly crisis."
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/multnomah-county-90-day- fentanyl-emergency-progress/283-617f4747-9cf6-4bf3-818d-9d3d8b101d8c
TB
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