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Naked man tries to kidnap 7-year-old tourist from mother at Portland park, bystanders intervene
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Posted on 07/13/2026 6:59:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin

A naked man was arrested over the weekend in Portland, Oregon, after he attempted to kidnap a 7-year-old girl from her mother at a waterfront park, according to police.

Shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturday, Portland Police received reports of a naked man running around Tom McCall Waterfront Park, with one of the callers saying the man had attempted to punch them in the head.

But police said all officers were busy responding to other calls and were not available at the time.

About 12 minutes later, another caller reported that the suspect had grabbed a young girl and attempted to pull her away from her mother.

Officers then responded to the scene and found the nude suspect swimming nearby in the Willamette River.

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KEYWORDS: doineedtolook; isitthemyogi; landonmion; newyorkpost; oregon; portland; themagain; usualsuspect; yesbooboo

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To: NorthMountain

“He’s got a point.”


21 posted on 07/13/2026 7:35:24 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: conservative_cyclist; ten18; Twotone; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; ...
If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.
22 posted on 07/13/2026 7:36:48 AM PDT by Twotone (Sometimes I wrestle with my demons. Sometimes we just snuggle.)
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To: ealgeone

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. But given this happened in a woke, “progressive” city:

Sad possibly #1: A leftist DA might decide the citizens used too much force. So one or more of them get arrested.

Sad possibly #2: A personal injury lawsuit might decide the citizens used too much force. So one or more of them get sued.

Again, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
But it sure isn’t Eisenhower’s America any more.


23 posted on 07/13/2026 7:40:17 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: BenLurkin

“Officers then responded to the scene and found the nude suspect swimming nearby in the Willamette River.”

Turn off your body cam and hold him under. Easy, Peasy. ;)


24 posted on 07/13/2026 7:41:34 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Omnivore-Dan
Castration comes to mind.

Careful ... you might nick a femoral artery. That would just be a terrible shame ...

25 posted on 07/13/2026 7:42:09 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Farmerbob

Hey, it was gender-neutral. Stop hating on its inability to discern whether it has a weinie or not - maybe it was indian with one of those massive pot bellies and couldn’t see it. Or maybe it had already been cut off by the father of the previous kid before it was released without bond by Obama’s second cousin thrice removed Federal judger.


26 posted on 07/13/2026 7:44:24 AM PDT by Battlestar (1776 - Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness)
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To: BenLurkin

The cops certainly weren’t busy busting drug users and dealers at that park. Last time I had to go to that fetid dump there were bums and junkies smoking dope all over and the bike cops just kept cruising.


27 posted on 07/13/2026 7:49:47 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Uncle Miltie

Thought they would have tackled the mother and held her till police got there to arrest her for hurting the feelings of the naked man by resisting his attack


28 posted on 07/13/2026 7:59:20 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, Fruit flies like a banana)
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To: BenLurkin

“...OK. Here’s the plan. I’ll take off all my clothes, sneak into the park, and grab the child, and we’ll just walk away from the park. It’s Portland...No one will notice.”


29 posted on 07/13/2026 8:01:58 AM PDT by econjack
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To: ComputerGuy

That is why as soon as the police arrive, I would melt into the crowd and slowly walk away.


30 posted on 07/13/2026 8:11:28 AM PDT by Glennb51
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To: BenLurkin
The young girl and her family told officers that they were tourists visiting Portland from out of state.

Who the hell goes to Portland for a vacation?! The sad thing is this pos will probably get off Scott free as the family likely won't come back for the trial.

31 posted on 07/13/2026 8:23:18 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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To: BenLurkin

Parents who bring children to vacation in Portland are deficient in thought or knowledge, probably both. That goes for the woke portions of California and Washington.


32 posted on 07/13/2026 8:25:21 AM PDT by arthurus (l| covfeve |l -',)
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To: ansel12

Easy for a Portland jury- innocent for the naked man, guilty for the mother who denied something to a person in a protected group.


33 posted on 07/13/2026 8:28:24 AM PDT by arthurus (l| covfeve |l)
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To: Leaning Right

There is that. But I’ll take that chance if someone tries to hurt one of my kids.


34 posted on 07/13/2026 8:32:07 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Uncle Miltie
I'm thinking the shot to the groin will keep him from running or getting up!

I agree with the disabling the knee action.

35 posted on 07/13/2026 8:33:01 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: BenLurkin

tourists to Portland. On you, suckers.


36 posted on 07/13/2026 8:33:10 AM PDT by ronniesgal (can FR please get a "like" button and a "block" button? Please.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Another way to be safe is to make sure that you have a round chambered.


37 posted on 07/13/2026 8:33:29 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky (⁰led)
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To: Uncle Miltie

The problem with a leg shot is that a man will bleed to death pretty quickly if you shoot him in the leg unless you have surgical precision or completely miss an artery. Even a 9mm will open up a leg pretty significantly unless it is just flesh.

And, you don’t want to do any life saving on a dirtball. And, if you are held liable the special damages (doctor bills lost wages etc) for a DOA are about 10% of what they will be for a survivor with one leg.

Shot put his brains on the wall. End of story.


38 posted on 07/13/2026 8:38:48 AM PDT by anton
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To: NorthMountain

Yeah, on second thought maybe not a great idea. John Wayne Bobbit had his sewed back on and became a porno star.


39 posted on 07/13/2026 8:44:17 AM PDT by Omnivore-Dan (have to )
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To: BenLurkin

They couldn’t find any stairs?


40 posted on 07/13/2026 8:44:51 AM PDT by dagunk
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