Portland, OR. – Official Release: On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the Portland Police Bureau’s Demonstration Liaison Officers, dialogue personnel who focus on collaborating with event participants, spoke face to face with people gathered in Tom McCall Waterfront Park near the Battleship Oregon Memorial. At 6:50 p.m., the group began to march.
Officers monitoring the march witnessed some suspects engaged in applying graffiti. Law enforcement from the Portland Police Bureau and Oregon State Police made targeted arrests on specifically those suspects. One vehicle was stopped because police had probable cause to arrest two people in the vehicle. In all, five people were arrested. Criminal activity stopped and the marchers continued on for a time before disbanding.
Portland Police officers arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC):
Julia Jacobson, 22, Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree (Class A Misdemeanor), Unlawfully Applying Graffiti (Class A Violation), and Attempted Aggravated Harassment (Class A Misdemeanor)
Andrew S. Bolen, 29, Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree (Class A Misdemeanor), Possession of a Graffiti Implement (Class A Violation)
Oregon State Police Mobile Response Team (MRT) arrested and booked into MCDC:
Allstair M. Sidener, 19, Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree (Class A Misdemeanor), Resisting Arrest (Class A Misdemeanor)
Harmony Adcox, 31, Interfering with a Peace Officer (Class A Misdemeanor), Resisting Arrest (Class A Misdemeanor)
William J. Leahy, 21, Interfering with a Peace Officer (Class A Misdemeanor), Resisting Arrest (Class A Misdemeanor), and Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree (Class B Misdemeanor)
Evidence of criminal mischief, including paint cans, were seized.
The City of Portland is deploying cleaning crews to remove or cover the graffiti.
For more information about PPB’s response to public order events, see our website: https://www.portland.gov/police/community/public-order
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