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Friday, November 7, 2008

Portland An Update on the Rape Rumors of Inner NE/SE Portland

Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 4:14 PM

The rumors that there have been multiple rapes around NE and SE 28th haven't died down; A Mercury staffer spotted a flyer warning people to be careful, at The Standard on NE 22nd at Burnside. I tracked down the person who made the flyers, and she has some concrete information about what's really been going on.

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Hazel Gross, who lives in the neighborhood, notes that the situation "is being slightly blown out of proportion." What she's been able to piece together points toward "isolated incidents," not a serial rapist.

There has been one rape that she's aware of, Gross says. It happened to "a friend of a friend," at SE 22nd and Ankeny, but wasn't reported to the police (and I'm not sure when it occurred). The victim's friends are encouraging her to report it, Gross says.

As to the rumors that a woman was attacked near the Mercury's NE 21st and Hoyt offices, that's true: Last week, Gross' friend was walking home along NE 20th at 2 am, when she was attacked by a stranger with a knife. He pulled her into a secluded courtyard just north of Hoyt. "He dragged her back there with a knife, and tried to cut her and took her money. She managed to get away, get home, and call the police. The cops responded with "dogs and everything," trying to find the suspect. I've asked the police for a copy of the police report related to the incident.

"People think she got knocked unconscious and raped," Gross says, but that's not true.

Finally, there's a guy who's been masturbating in public in the neighborhood. He's been spotted in front of the Goodfoot, for example. Gross says she's spoken with three people who've seen this guy.

I'll let you know if I find out any more.

 

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The word of a friend of a friend? A rape with no police report filed? Heresay about public masturbators? And all of this dodgy information originating with one person? Why are you devoting copy to this? There's nothing here. No who, no when, no what, no man bites dog, no nothing...
Posted by Tommy on November 9, 2008 at 2:49 AM · Report
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I heard that a roving band of gay men was kidnapping guys at Wild Oats, dressing them in women's clothes and performing sexual acts with salad dressing... a friend told me. I think.
Posted by greasy on November 12, 2008 at 1:22 PM · Report

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