News Release from: Portland Police Bureau
MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
Posted: November 8th, 2011 10:39 PM
Tonight, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 9:10 p.m. Portland Police officers
assigned to Central Precinct responded to a call of a Molotov Cocktail
being set off at the World Trade Center, 121 Southwest Salmon.
Arson investigators have been called to the scene and as it is an active
and ongoing investigation no additional details are available at this
time.
On Monday October 31, 2011 Portland Police received unconfirmed
information that a person or people within the Occupy Portland
encampments at Chapman and Lownsdale Square Parks may be constructing or
have constructed Molotov Cocktails.
Generally, a Molotov cocktail is a glass bottle filled with a flammable
liquid such as gasoline, with a rag or cloth sticking out of the bottle
as a wick. Once the wick is ignited, the person holding the Molotov
cocktail throws it, breaking the glass and spreading the ignited fluid.
While it's important to note that this information about Molotov
Cocktails being kept in Occupy Portland is unconfirmed, Portland Police
Bureau investigators are working to learn more about this information
and are asking for the public's help.
The storage and/or construction of Molotov cocktails represents a significant public safety threat of injury.
Anyone with information about Molotov Cocktails being stored or
constructed within Occupy Portland encampments at Chapman and Lownsdale
Square Parks is urged to immediately report this information to the
Portland Police Bureau Detective Joe Luiz at 503-823-3408 or email
Joseph.Luiz@portlandoregon.gov and/or contact:
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for
information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this
case, or any unsolved felony, and you can remain anonymous. Call Crime
Stoppers at 503-823-HELP (4357), leave a tip online at www.crimestoppersoforegon.com, or text CRIMES (274637) and in the subject line put 823HELP, followed by your tip.
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