News about Mike Schmidt

Attorney Mike Schmidt (left) of Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt (inset) is being fiercely defended by senior deputy district attorney Nathan Vasquez (inset), ahead of the May 21 election. Vasquez has been adamantly critical of his boss, who was elected in 2020 and presided over the city's burgeoning homeless and heroin epidemic (right). The candidates not only have bad blood, but also very skeptical of the job of a district attorney.

On July 3, the 25-year-old, who would only give her first name Ally, said she was riding her bike in Brady Park (pictured right), just a short ride from Rex Heuermann's (pictured left) Massapequa home, where he was arrested on July 14. He came up behind me and asked me what time it was,' Ally said, referring to Heuermann's advances as "right out of the woods," as he continued to ask her questions. Ally said she had requested a police report shortly after, but she was left stunned when she saw a photograph of Heuermann being arrested in connection with the Gilgo Beach killings two weeks later.

Dominique Vidal said she was in a networking company with Rex Heuermann, who once asked her if she knew about the Gilgo Beach murders. Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello were among the three Gilgo Beach victims convicted with first- and second-degree murder in the deaths of three Gilgo Beach victims. He is also the prime suspect in the murder of Mauden Brainard-Barnes, a fourth woman.

Cops were seen carrying out a child-sized blonde doll from Rex Heuermann's Long Island home on Saturday while searching for any 'trophies' he may have found among his suspected victims. In the deaths Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello, the 59-year-old architect has been charged with first and second degree murders. He is also the 'prime suspect' in another shooting, according to authorities. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty, but a criminal profiler now claims he was spot on in his assessment of the serial killer in 2011.

Spooked locals in Rex Heuermann's Massapequa Park neighborhood provide a terrifying glimpse into the nightmarish double life of the murderer. Many who knew him often give dueling accounts of a pedantic Manhattan architect who defied his profession by living in a 'dungeon'-like house. Although some recalled a "creepy" loner who lived in a run-down house, others who encountered him as a Manhattan architect told a different tale. (He is) a gem to deal with, highly knowledgeable,' said Steve Kramberg, a property manager in Brooklyn who worked with Heuermann for 30 years.' Heuermann remains in jail in New York on three counts of first-degree murder, although police continue to try to connect him to the notorious Gilgo Beach serial killer.

On Saturday, forensic police officers from many departments, including the New York State Police, could be seen dragging heavy equipment, including a massive filing cabinet, out of a suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann's Long Island home. Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello have all been charged with murder in Massapequa Park. Heuermann, 59, who has lived for decades. Authorities say he is now the prime suspect in the murder of a fourth woman whose body was tied and hidden in thick undergrowth along a remote beach highway.

On a packed Midtown Manhattan street, plain cloth NYPD officers applauded serial killer Rex Heuermann. Heuermann, 59, was arrested and charged with the murders of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello more than a decade ago. He is also accused of the murder of another woman, Maud Brainard-Barnes. The arrest took place near to his architectural offices, a few steps from where investigators suspect he made the phone calls, including where he called and chastised the deceased women's families.

The City of Roses, which was once known for its trendy art and food scenes, has been in peril since 2020, largely due to attempts to defund police and lax bail reform laws that leave little to no deterrent for increasingly brazen criminals. The city is also suffering from a homeless crisis that has enthralled local authorities, with several stores forced to shutter due to rampant crime. Local officials are now sharing their plans for tackling the crime and livability crises, as they threaten to extend into neighboring Washington and Clackamas counties, where the court of public opinion is generally more conservative. That said, violent crime in those main counties, which also includes Multnomah County, is evidently tapering off. In last year, murder in Multnomah County, a more populated, progressive area, soared by 9 percent, prompting police officers in several parts of Washington to condemn the city's sad state.

After being burgled 15 times in the last 18 months, a Portland, Oregon clothing store is closing down shop. Rains PDX's founders claim that the company is no longer financially viable if "criminal activity goes unpunished." In addition to the shop's 'unrelent criminal behavior,' a store note notes on the store cites 'escalating safety issues for our employees' as the reason for the closure. Any money has been wiped out by the cost of repairing injuries and replacing stolen stock. Hundreds of businesses and residents have been pushed out by rising crime and homeless camps that have sprang from downtown and into the suburbs.

Kelsey Smith, a native of Northeast Portland, discovered a homeless woman on top of her son's bed. Smith thought her husband was playing a joke on her, but after her dogs started to bark, she realized it was a stranger and her son called 911. Lynn Zinser, 54, was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Sheriff's jail on suspicion of trespass and assault, but then released the following day. Smith was not even aware of Zinser's deposition nor that charges had been dismissed. Woke DA Mike Schmidt is a vocal progressive and police critic who came to office in the summer of 2020. Police have said the DA is rejecting cases without giving sufficient reasons and with the office seemingly unable to know which cases to prioritize

Pete Rose dismissed questions about his first appearance on the field in Philadelphia (main) on Sunday after the franchise scrapped 2017 plans to honor him due to a woman's claim that she had a sexual association with baseball's hit king when she was a youth. 'It was 55 years ago, babe,' Rose told a female baseball writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.' Rose, on the other hand, had no trouble recalling the 1980 World Series champion Phillies team (inset, Rose was playing that year) that was honoured prior to Sunday's game.