Portland, Maine With the landscape of Maine, it’s no wonder people flock to the state to enjoy a little natural beauty. The National Park Service has been working for many years to improve the facilities within the public access areas, things to increase traffic and entice families to come visit…to explore the great outdoors. As an avid camper, I can attest, the one area where they’ve made improvements are the pit toilets. There’s still a long way to go though. I really thought I could speak about this at length but after reading about Gary Moody, um, he wins hands down. I swear I would have noticed him standing in the bottom of that open pit of sewage…I make no apologies – I do look before I sit. [Read more...]

Portland, OR- I don’t know who it was that lied to 23-year old Rodolfo Claudio-Marquez and told him he is the shit when it comes to romancing the ladies, but whoever it was needs a good kick in the nads.  Around 7 p.m. on Monday, a 17-year old girl was riding a Trimet bus toward home when Claudio-Marquez began flirting with her. The girl ignored Claudio-Marquez’s advances and when she got off at her stop, the persistent Romeo followed her. The girl told Claudio-Marquez several times to leave her alone as she walked toward her house, but he refused and even offered to buy the girl alcohol. [Read more...]

Portland, OR - Break-ups, most of the time, suck ass. Though sometimes a break-up could be considered cause for celebration, there is usually one ‘injured’ party in the situation -  the ass who is the most ass hurt in the whole thing. The ass in this story is Cory Vaughn. Wednesday evening, Cory allegedly got a little rough with his girlfriend’s puppy. When his girlfriend stepped up to protect her critter, Cory turned his anger on her. The girlfriend told authorities that Cory slapped her, pushed her down, and tried to choke her. Cory eventually fled the apartment, and the girlfriend, knowing that Cory had a key to her home and may return to finish the job, left to spend the night with a friend. A short time later, a neighbor called to inform her that her apartment was on fire. Right before she called 911, she scrolled through her text messages and soon discovered who the culprit was and the lengths he would go to to hurt her. [Read more...]

Portland, OR – A woman sleeping in the same bed as her two young children early Tuesday morning was roused from her sleep by a strange noise. When she opened her eyes, she saw a strange man standing above her – he was holding a knife. He not only threatened to rape her, he threatened to do the same to her 6-year-old daughter. As the intruder made a move toward the child, the woman screamed “No!” and suggested the man go into the living room with her so her children wouldn’t see the attack. Once in the living room, he sexually assaulted her. The intruder, a complete stranger to her, was later identified as 29-year-old Thomas Wilcox. [Read more...]

Portland, Oregon – Multnomah County Sheriff Bob Skipper was leaving sheriff’s headquarters in Northeast Portland Tuesday afternoon, when he spotted a young child crossing the parking lot. She was alone – no adult in sight. He approached the child and asked her where she was headed. “Let’s see,” she said. “I’m going to McDonalds.” Not about to let the little girl cross such a busy intersection, Skipper took her into the lobby where she was questioned by another officer, Lt. Jason Gates. How old was she? Five. Where was her mother? She was sleeping – she worked nights in a green building. At some point in this conversation, the child told the officers that she didn’t like her mother’s boyfriend – sometimes the things he did to her hurt. When Gates asked the child where it hurt, the little girl informed him she would have to remove her panties to show him. Gates and another deputy headed to the child’s home a few blocks away…someone had some explaining to do. [Read more...]

Portland, Oregon–The 911 calls started pouring in on SaturdaySaturday reviews at 1:00 a.m. Residents on both sides of the Willamette river heard screams and a splash coming from the area of the Sellwood Bridge. Terrifying, hair-raising screams. Police quickly fanned out on both sides of the river, trying to track down the source. The Coast Guard responded with a helicopter and rescue boats…residents joined in the search with their boats. At 2:10 a.m., resident Dave Haag made a shocking discovery. [Read more...]

Portland, Oregon–Larry C. Lande Jr., 40, sure knows how to make a bad situation even worse. Booked into jail on charges of harassment, Lande got a little perturbed when no one would accept his collect call. So what does he do? He beats up a couple of cops. Brilliant, Larry. [Read more...]

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Milton-Freewater, OR–Loretta Polanco, 26, caught my attention earlier this month. She had been arrested for suspicion of murder in the death of her 2-year-old son, Lucas Isaac Polanco. At the time, there weren’t many details released…now that I have some details, I feel that her stupid face, her stupid tattoos, and her story of torture deserve a spot here on the Demon.

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Portland, OR–A few months ago, while playing pool in a bar, my friends and I had quite an encounter with 54-year-old Joseph Rockwood. He came into the bar and proceeded to ruin everybody’s buzz…and their pool game. At the time, we thought he was just another drunk asshole out to piss everyone off. I probably would have forgotten about it completely if I hadn’t seen his mug shot on the local news. Joseph stabbed his sister and left her body to rot in his bathroom. [Read more...]

Portland, OR - Mark and Katherine Hoffman are a couple who inspire fleeting thoughts of excruciating revenge in those of us who advocate for sexually abused children.   Mark Hoffman is currently awaiting trial on over 70 (yes, SEVENTY) state and federal sex-related charges in connection with child pornography and the rape of his own children, one as young as a year old.    His wife, Katherine Hoffman, has now been arrested because she knew what her man was doing – and helped.  [Read more...]

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Portland, OR - Jonathan Jennings likes lots of things. He likes Harry Potterharry potter reviews, MyspaceMySpace, weed, lithium, relationship drama, child pornography, and drilling holes in stuff.  Jennings, 28, was arrested on Monday after he allegedly drilled holes in  two public restrooms and used them to spy on unsuspecting young boys.  Then he left his child pornography behind.  [Read more...]