Portland, OR. – Official Release: On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 9:12 p.m., Portland Police officers who were monitoring downtown for demonstrations observed a group of minibike riders doing “burnouts” in Pioneer Courthouse Square. Officers responded immediately, and the minibike riders eluded police northbound on Southwest 6th Avenue, riding away while running red lights.
The Air Support Unit monitored the group from above and observed them riding into the Old Town Neighborhood, over the Burnside Bridge, then to a gas station parking lot at Southeast Martin Luther King, Jr Boulevard and Southeast Alder Street. Officers moved in and arrested 7 people. All were booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on the listed charges:
Stanley J. Hawes, 27, Reckless Driving, Attempt to Elude Police by Vehicle
Dakota S. Van Syoc, 25: Reckless Driving
Jacob D. Sollers, 38, Reckless Driving
Kyle M. Kutz, 32, Reckless Driving
Lathan T. Nagle, 27, Reckless Driving
Dwight E. Guthrie, 27, Reckless Driving
Brandon J. McAndrew, 31, Reckless Driving
One rider left his bike behind, ran off, and was not immediately located. Eight minibikes were seized by police and towed. All appeared to be homemade bikes with small engines, no license plates, and no required lighting.
An officer injured his hand during the arrests. He was treated and released from the hospital and is expected to be out of work for about a week.
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