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| 'I don't feel safe': Hayden Island residents frustrated over increasing crime | |
| 2021-08-12 | |
"I don't feel safe," a resident named Judi told KGW. "It didn't used to be like this." Oftentimes, Hayden Island residents say they see stolen kayaks and boats pulled up next to two abandoned military vessels and an encampment along Jantzen Beach. "The beach guys prowl around the marinas but they don't steal cars," said resident Howard Johnson. "That's where you've got to define what you're looking at and who might be doing it." Police say it’s not just the transient population committing crime; opportunists steal and vandalize and they often get away with it. Interstate 5 running through the island makes it a prime target; people coming from the south in Oregon or the north in Washington are able to quickly hop on and off the island to commit crimes there or escape being caught. Residents see cars without license plates all over the neighborhood and believe they're stolen and brought to the area to be stripped. John Seaman is one of many hit by thieves and has security camera videos of people stealing from his porch in the middle of the night. He said he knows others have had items stolen in the middle of the day. Judi and her family had to track down her son's car after someone stole it from a parking lot. She said after retrieving it alongside Portland coppers, the thieves returned the following day to try stealing it again. Their other cars have been broken into multiple times, with catalytic converters stolen and windows smashed. Related: Portland: 2021-08-10 Portland's 54th homicide of the year Portland: 2021-08-10 Following a coordinated attack on Christian families in Portland by antifa, thousands gathered to worship at same spot next day Portland: 2021-08-10 Antifa legal fund that raised nearly $1.4m on GoFundMe is calling for support for Malik Muhammad, an accused rioter charged w/attempted murder for throwing firebombs at people. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Agree entirely. They can always vote for someone else, but I'm not holding my breath. |
| Posted by: Tom 2021-08-12 10:37 |
| #1 Article doesn’t mention how many of these residents voted for current mayor or gov. Willing to bet a majority. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2021-08-12 09:02 |