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Horrific Transit System Attacks Highlight Portland’s Persistent Violent Crime Problem

Horrific Transit System Attacks Highlight Portland’s Persistent Violent Crime Problem
Portland, Ore., has had a 207 percent increase in homicides in the two-year period from 2019 to 2021. In this file photo a Multnomah County Sheriff's Office cruiser drives through the city in August, 2020. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Freelance reporter
1/5/2023|Updated: 1/6/2023
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A 78-year-old man had part of his face chewed off in a grisly attack in a TriMet train station on Jan. 2, just days after an assailant shoved a toddler onto the tracks outside of Portland.

The 25-year-old accused, Koryn Kraemer, allegedly attacked the victim early on Jan. 3, biting the elderly man so severely that police reported seeing his skull.

Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Freelance reporter
Scottie Barnes writes breaking news and investigative pieces for The Epoch Times from the Pacific Northwest. She has a background in researching the implications of public policy and emerging technologies on areas ranging from homeland security and national defense to forestry and urban planning.
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