Police: Armed man arrested in Southeast Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Police arrested a man they said was seen in Southeast Portland on Wednesday evening armed with a knife and rifle.
At about 5 p.m., officers responded to the area of Southeast 65th Avenue and Rhone Street in the Foster-Powell neighborhood to a report of the armed man in the street.
Officers could hear the man yelling and swearing, and saw him kneeling and pointing the rifle at something not visible, according to a Portland Police Bureau spokesman.
The man surrendered, responding to officers' commands, and was taken into custody.
Patrick Shaffer, 31, identified as a transient, was booked in the Multnomah County Jail on suspicion of felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon.
Police said Shaffer was having a mental health crisis at the time of the incident.
They encourage anyone suffering from mental health problems or suicidal thoughts to contact Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare at 503-963-2575.
He's cute and has cool ears.
"Armed man arrested in Southeast Portland"
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What would they have done if he's had legs, too??? :-P
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Good job on prevention there LE. See how well prohibiting him from having a firearm worked.
Cascadia 'Healthcare' is a joke. It's the boot-strap program anyone convicted of a DUII or drug-induced crime gets sent. The "counselors" there are mostly former/taking-a-break addicts themselves, with mail correspondence certificates of competency. If I knew someone who seriously needed help with addiction or managing substance abuse, the only use I would see in Cascadia for them would be as a restroom pit stop on the way to a real clinic.
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Encouraging people feeling suicidal or who have mental health problems to contact Cascadia is about as helpful as smoking in a paint booth. The only help this bum with a gun would have gotten there would have come from another patient stealing his car, and the gun in it.
 @Don_Keyshow My cousin killed himself after being "TREATED" at Cascadia; he never thought of suicide until they medicated him with brain-frying meds & their ridiculous group therapy nonsense.
Why isn't he in housing, trained for a career, and employed?
TWEAKER ALERT......
Look at that - The PPD didn't violate his rights.
Making progress here.
something tells me he'll be back
SO glad he is off the streets....but ....for how long?
Obviously the laws aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of convicted felons and those with mental issues are working really well! Yeah, right!
 @jpk And some folks are pushing hard for a total ban on all fire arms from the general public.  Yeah, I'll  bet *that* would work out even better!
 @Gravity Works!  @jpk They're part of a fringe minority. Do you seriously think gun laws are anywhere close to outlawing all guns?!Â
Now I know what all the low-flying helicopters were all about last evening. Â Thanks for the info, KATU!
(See? Â A well-written and informational article gets appreciated, but very few people give the station folks the credit they're properly due.)
once every six months is kinda hard to target shoot.
@Gravity Works! Nicely stated, GW!