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May Day 2000 the police rioted and attacked the Amy Day parade. One month later:
Portland in June 2000.
PORTLAND POLICE LOSE FLEET OF OLD SQUAD CARS TO ARSON
A purposely set fire in a city lot damages 23 vehicles that the bureau intended to sell
Saturday, June 3, 2000
A fire that damaged 23 out-of-service Portland police cars in a city lot early Friday was arson, fire investigators said.
The blaze at Southeast 11th Avenue and Madison Street was started using some type of accelerant, but officials said the cause was still under investigation.
The fire, reported at 3:44 a.m., caused an estimated $200,000 damage.
All of the cars had been driven at least 100,000 miles and were in the process of being sold, said Neil Heesacker, a spokesman for the Portland Fire Bureau.
Investigators found graffiti on the lot that said "No justice, no peace," but Heesacker said they did not yet know whether the slogan was connected to the fire.
Rodger Johnson, the city's director of vehicle services, said vandals torched two police cars in a North Portland lot a few months ago but that he had no indication the two fires were connected.
Johnson said the city was in the process of trying to sell the 23 cars to other agencies. If no buyers had emerged, the city would have stripped the cars of their overhead lights, bars, cages and other law enforcement components and sold them at a public auction.
Mayor Vera Katz condemned the incident.
"I am shocked and outraged -- as all taxpayers should be -- that someone would show such blatant disregard and contempt for the law," Katz said in a written statement. "Taxpayers are now looking at footing a bill between $100,000 (and) $200,000 to pay for the ruthless pranks of some destructive individuals. This is wrong, and I am committed to finding those responsible and ensuring they are held accountable."
Copyright 2000 Oregon Live
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The culprits were never found. Sorry, Vera.
Portland in June 2000.
PORTLAND POLICE LOSE FLEET OF OLD SQUAD CARS TO ARSON
A purposely set fire in a city lot damages 23 vehicles that the bureau intended to sell
Saturday, June 3, 2000
A fire that damaged 23 out-of-service Portland police cars in a city lot early Friday was arson, fire investigators said.
The blaze at Southeast 11th Avenue and Madison Street was started using some type of accelerant, but officials said the cause was still under investigation.
The fire, reported at 3:44 a.m., caused an estimated $200,000 damage.
All of the cars had been driven at least 100,000 miles and were in the process of being sold, said Neil Heesacker, a spokesman for the Portland Fire Bureau.
Investigators found graffiti on the lot that said "No justice, no peace," but Heesacker said they did not yet know whether the slogan was connected to the fire.
Rodger Johnson, the city's director of vehicle services, said vandals torched two police cars in a North Portland lot a few months ago but that he had no indication the two fires were connected.
Johnson said the city was in the process of trying to sell the 23 cars to other agencies. If no buyers had emerged, the city would have stripped the cars of their overhead lights, bars, cages and other law enforcement components and sold them at a public auction.
Mayor Vera Katz condemned the incident.
"I am shocked and outraged -- as all taxpayers should be -- that someone would show such blatant disregard and contempt for the law," Katz said in a written statement. "Taxpayers are now looking at footing a bill between $100,000 (and) $200,000 to pay for the ruthless pranks of some destructive individuals. This is wrong, and I am committed to finding those responsible and ensuring they are held accountable."
Copyright 2000 Oregon Live
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The culprits were never found. Sorry, Vera.