PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Seven guns were taken off the streets of Portland in the span of three days, police confirmed.
When police arrested Elijah Laray Thomas on December 7, they located a loaded handgun within his reach inside the vehicle he was stopped in. Thomas is a convicted felon, prohibited from possessing firearms.
On December 8, as part of the investigation into Thomas, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the 6000 block of Northeast 33rd Circle in Vancouver. A rifle and a shotgun were seized as evidence.
The next day, on Dec. 9, police arrested three teens during a traffic stop and recovered three guns. Marcus Rudolph, 18; Virgil Adams, 19, and a 16-year-old boy are all charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a loaded firearm.
On December 10, officers assigned to the Gang Enforcement Team, arrested two 16-year-old boys after a traffic pursuit ended at Northeast 13th Avenue and Emerson Street when the driver got wedged between a pole and a tree.
The passenger, according to police, was found to have a loaded handgun in his coat pocket resulting in an arrest on gun charges.
KOIN 6 News does not identify minors who are not charged under the state’s Ballot Measure 11 statues.
Anyone with information about gun crimes in the City of Portland is encouraged to provide information to the Portland Police Bureau’s Tactical Operations Division at 503-823-4106 or email information to gangs@portlandoregon.gov.
The bureau added that if you see a gun crime in progress, call 9-1-1.