Guns Recovered, Arrests Made after Vancouver Police Pursuit into Portland (Photo)
June 16, 2023 17:35
Two guns were recovered and 3 people are facing charges after a Vancouver Police pursuit crossed into Portland.
On Thursday, June 15, 2023 at about 6:15p.m., North Precinct officers were notified that Vancouver Police Department officers were pursuing a driver into Portland Police jurisdiction, and that the occupants were wanted in a shooting case. North Precinct officers assisted with the pursuit, including making efforts to employ intervention techniques. The suspect vehicle crossed the Steel Bridge and crashed into a Tri Met MAX train near Northwest 3rd Avenue and Northwest Glisan Street (photo). North Precinct, Central Precinct, Focused Intervention Team, and K9 officers converged and assisted Vancouver Police with taking 3 people into custody. No one was injured on the MAX train, however it was disabled by the force of the crash and passengers had to be transferred to another transport.
Officers recovered two firearms that were thrown out the of the vehicle’s wi
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