Suspicious bag found near shelter prompts concern, Portland OR
Disorderly ConductA caller reported a suspicious bag and box found near a dumpster by a homeless shelter. The items may contain tools and were located close to a parked vehicle. The situation raised concerns due to previous issues in the area.
Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
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Transcript:
A doctor, uh, it's kind of a shelter, and there is a... that looks kind of like a schoolbook and it looks like there's a black box that might be some tools with the problems they've been having last week we thought we should report it. M is in Mary so if you enter into blue and then head like you're going towards shelter M Mary so if you were looking from the roadway to the shelter it's there's a dumpster on the right side, and then there's a, to the right of the dumpster in the back, there's a bag, and it looks like a little box of tool something. Oh, thank you. It's right by a (number withheld) Toyota Tacoma.
A doctor, uh, it's kind of a shelter, and there is a... that looks kind of like a schoolbook and it looks like there's a black box that might be some tools with the problems they've been having last week we thought we should report it. M is in Mary so if you enter into blue and then head like you're going towards shelter M Mary so if you were looking from the roadway to the shelter it's there's a dumpster on the right side, and then there's a, to the right of the dumpster in the back, there's a bag, and it looks like a little box of tool something. Oh, thank you. It's right by a (number withheld) Toyota Tacoma.
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Location mentioned:
SE 8th Ave, Portland, OR
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