TriMet Crime

From Fox12, KPTV.com, "Woman Attacked Near TriMet Stop, Police Say"

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A woman was attacked after getting off a TriMet bus in southwest Portland, police said.

The woman was attacked Wednesday at about 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of Southwest Capitol Highway and Southwest Sunset Boulevard, said Detective Mary Wheat of the Portland Police Bureau in a news release Friday.

A man followed the woman off the bus and across the street where he attacked her and sexually assaulted her, Wheat said.

The man ran away after another person confronted him, Wheat said.

The man is in his early to mid-20s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was seen wearing a white T-shirt and light blue jeans.

TriMet riders said they were shocked by the attack.

"It's really shocking. I wouldn't have expected it over here. I thought it was really safe," said Anna, a TriMet bus rider. "I hope the lady will be fine and police will be able to track down that person."

Anyone with information is asked to call Portland police.

[UPDATE:]Turned himself in.
[UPDATE II:]Defender of women honored by police.

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By Michael Russell, The Oregonian, Oregonlive.com, "Man robs Aloha store with knife, escapes on TriMet"

ALOHA -- A search for a knife-wielding robber put two area schools into lockdown this afternoon.

Shortly after 11 a.m., an unidentified man walked into the Albertsons store at 6055 S.W. 185th Ave. and showed a small, black-handled kitchen knife to two customer service clerks.

The suspect, a 6-foot man with mustache and beard, was dressed at the time of the robbery in a gray hooded sweatshirt and baggy sweat pants, with white and black tennis shoes, according to Sgt. David Thompson, spokesman for the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

The suspect removed his outer clothing to disguise his appearance and fled on a northbound TriMet bus, Thompson said.

The TriMet driver told authorities the suspect got off the bus at Southwest 185th Avenue and Kinnaman Street, near Aloha High School and Kinnaman Elementary School. The schools were put into lockdown while deputies and K9 units made an unsuccessful track for the suspect.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact sheriff's detective Gary Jensen at 503-846-2742.