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In-N-Out and all around: A nude man at Holladay Park grabbed a Taser from a North Precinct officer before he was arrested and accused of assaulting Portland's 15 biggest food a public safety officer, indecent exposure and second-degree theft, police said. (The Oregonian) stories of 2014
By Maxine Bernstein | [email protected] Print 17 Email the author | Follow on Twitter on December 22, 2014 at 4:51 PM, updated December 22, 2014 at 5:42 PM Questions remain in death of Oklahoma teen Dustin Self, Tweet found dead after trek into remote Oregon A naked man grabbed a Taser from a Portland police officer who was investigating 29 reports that the man was exposing himself to children in Northeast Portland. Share Stranger in Portland North Precinct officers were called to Northeast 13th Avenue and Multnomah Street courtroom shows defendant mercy -- forks over $983 so 1 at 12:36 p.m. The officer who responded found the suspect in Holladay Park. he won't become felon
Share "He's pretty darn nude,'' the officer radioed to dispatch. 0 Davon Durant, 5-star JC linebacker, to announce The officer went to contact the man, who advanced toward View full size Tuesday; Oregon Ducks among favorites her. As he did, she pulled her Taser from her holster, and the Lunarness Mendoza, 32 Reddit stranger struggled with the officer and ripped the stun gun MCSO from her grasp, police said.
The officer was able to remove the cartridge before the man got control of the Taser, Active Discussions police said. Readers strongly react to Portland 1 police union president's statement Oddly, the naked man tried to get into the patrol car but it was locked. about 'culture of hatred' (43 comments) The officer called for other officers to help her. The naked man, later identified as Lunarness Mendoza, remained in the park and was taken into custody without a Oregon employers brace for minimum 2 wage hike, health care mandate, problem once other officers arrived, police said. legalized marijuana, paid sick leave (97 comments) Mendoza is accused of assaulting a public safety officer, indecent exposure and second- degree theft. Local climate action does make sense, 3 beginning with a carbon tax: Guest opinion He was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center at 1:45 p.m. (119 comments)
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Homeless parents who killed their 12- 5 hour-old daughter by neglect get 8 Willard was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital and released. years (video) (64 comments) Police suspect several people in the area were filming the police encounter and are seeking footage or photos of the incident. They ask that any photos or video be sent by See more comments » email to Sgt. Todd Tackett at North Precinct at [email protected].
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Mike Smith 22 hours ago Just doing the work Americans refuse to do. All Thanks and Praises to Glorious Leader Obama and his Illegal Immigrant Amnesty EO. , Mr. Lunar has demonstrated the universal method of requesting a ride in a Police vehicle , this will work for anyone of whatever race or sexual proclivity they may be. I am coming around to more and more appreciating the "Joy Of Diversity" tm.. when reading heartwarming stories such as this. I am considering asking our Forward thinking Mayor, and all Progressive thinking citizens to institute Mandatory PoliceSensitivityTraining tm. to help law enforcement understand this quaint custom Mr. Lunaress has brought to our otherwise boring whitebread community. Building a new park full of comfy benches to accommodate this cultural enrichment must become Job # 1 at the next City Council meeting. A "sister city" program with Mr..Lunaress's hometown could yield excellent results in Portland becoming the "NakedParkBenchSitter leader. A milestone on the road to promoting and encouraging our multicultural paradise on the banks of the Willamette River.
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Mike Smith 22 hours ago Requiring spray paint purchasers to show ID was a small step, Razing a block or 2 of evil Capitalistic business property for our new "Peoples Naked Park for Enrichment and Education" could fast track Portland to become a magnet for the" Naked Minority" tm. , a long neglected segment of the populace. Mr. Mayor, and City Council Members, the ball is now in your court. Do not disappoint our Progressive citizens by making them wait for this policy to be enacted. " Pants Down, No Frowns" is humbly submitted as a slogan and rallying cry for these oppressed minorities.
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jgbpdx 23 hours ago Good tactics by the officer and the suspect is very lucky. Police are taught that if someone gets your Taser you may now use deadly force if the suspect attempts to use it against the officer. Escalation of force to protect yourself.
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DonRon 23 hours ago He wandered off the set of his Geico commercial and got lost.
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DonRon 1 day ago His psychosis began when he realized that his parents had named him lunarness.
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dstmnzat 1 day ago She clearly behaved in a very restrained fashion given he had his weapon out.
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chasbo44 1 day ago Dr. Bill Lewinski, executive director of the Force Science Research Center at Minnesota State University-Mankato, has been tracking encounters between officers and naked adults for more than 20 years. "Every year or two, an officer is killed by a naked person," he says. "If someone is naked in public and is not drunk, not making a radical political or social protest, or not a paid professional like a stripper, the chances are overwhelming that they're in the midst of a full- blown psychotic episode. In the vernacular, they're really, really crazy...and potentially very dangerous." Glad the officer made it through this without getting hurt; removed the taser cartridge, kept her car locked, didn't shoot him, called of help, sounds like she did everything right.
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Gary57 1 day ago Are they gonna give him a free suit when they release him.
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GeauxBucks 1 day ago Meth? Crack? Oh wait...... mentally ill? (hadn't taken his meds or something)
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CanoeCow 1 day ago Why does a naked man need a taser? Never mind, I don't want to know. Yuck.
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porsadgai 1 day ago Comon'... the guy was obviously mentally ill, however he arrived at that sorry state. It is a concern that the female officer didn't wait for back up. The suspect looks like a fairly big guy. I hope he gets the treatment he obviously needs and I hope the po-po examine what was potentially a very dangerous incident for the officer.
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drosen80 1 day ago I don't mean to be the grammar police on such an important article, but shouldn't, "Oddly, the naked man tried to get into the patrol car but it was locked. " the word be "butt"?
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Mike Smith 1 day ago officer may have been distracted by the appearance of the nakedguy's tiny penis, and neglected to treat him as the deviant criminal he is.
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Tracksuit Al 1 day ago Having your weapon taken from you is about as bad as it gets for a police officer. She shouldn't be out there.
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under_dog 1 day ago @Tracksuit Al Good thing it was just a taser. Maybe that is all they will give her?
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Sumerian_King 1 day ago @Tracksuit Al
You would have shot this obviously mentally ill man cold dead when he starting walking towards you, right?
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under_dog 1 day ago Did they ask to see some identification?
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under_dog 1 day ago Pants up, don't shoot
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OregonNative 1 day ago The last line seems like a good prank on Sgt. Todd Tackett.
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chasbo44 1 day ago Why don't pretty women ever strip off their clothes when they're high or crazy. Grizzly Adam's ugly nephew is the last person I want to ever see naked and fighting.
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runnermom70 1 day ago I was just thinking the same thing, but a hot guy would be fun to see handcuffed and naked. Ugly and chubby seems to be the norm, however.
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Mike Smith 23 hours ago @runnermom70 check the personals on Craiglist, I believe this is available on there.
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Tracksuit Al 1 day ago Drugs are a hell of a drug.
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EOSNomad 1 day ago Was he white????? He was just insane... Was he Black???? OPPRESSION!!!!
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oremike 1 day ago The laser should have been used on him...Below the waist. WTF
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under_dog 1 day ago @oremike What would that do to...... ?
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dstmnzat 1 day ago @oremike And shining a small, red dot on his wedding tackle would accomplish what exactly?
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gbudavid 1 day ago Lunar ness??? More like Looney-ness:...:)
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EschewObfuscation 1 day ago @gbudavid
Lunar-tic.
He wanted in the cop car maybe because he was cold? Shrinkage?
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mirtis 1 day ago He's lucky he didn't get a bullet. He earned one.
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Grazyna Mianska 1 day ago He was fumbling trying to find his green card.
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ormom2 1 day ago Looking for 3 hots and a cot I'd wager. Didn't want to get Tased in the bargain. Assaulting the cop should get him a room and board through the holidays.
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ormark 1 day ago So much for the "cops will use deadly force on anyone at the drop of a hat" narrative.
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Elwood P Suggins 1 day ago @ormark Really? Because it seems to me more like it would be the "cops will use deadly force on anyone at the drop of the pants" narrative that this story debunks.
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Primordial__ 1 day ago @Elwood P Suggins Portland is under a court order to cool it. If they weren't, I doubt that they would.
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dstmnzat 21 hours ago @ormark He wasn't wearing a hat so he was safe.
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Primordial__ 1 day ago "Lunarness"..? Maybe that's indicative of something...lol
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AnitaCerquetti 1 day ago Oh my. Naked and fumbling with a taser. That can lead to lots of embarrassing ouchies.
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dstmnzat 21 hours ago @AnitaCerquetti "Don't taze my bros!"?
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grickle 1 day ago This guy must have seriously wasted on something.
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oremike 1 day ago @grickle Yeah like dumb assness
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porsadgai 1 day ago @grickle Or mentally ill. I think that's more likely.
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