Additional Reward Offered To Find Arsonist Responsible For Fires At The Chabad House For Jewish Life – 10/02/20
StandWithUs, an international non-profit organization whose core mission includes combating antisemitism, in partnership with Mizel Family Foundation, has pledged an additional $5000 reward on top of award money provided by Crime Stoppers (see below). This award is offered to anyone with information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the active investigation of two fires that happened at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life on August 14 and 19 (more info below). Portland Fire & Rescue and Portland Police Bureau investigators have and will continue to actively search for the facts in this case.
You can visit the App Store and download P3 Tips to submit secure and anonymous tips. Online at https://www.p3tips.com/823C all 503-823-HELP (4357) Crime Stoppers of Oregon is funded 100% by community donations.
For additional info regarding Stand With Us and the reward they are offering:
Randy Kessler
Northwest Executive Director
StandWithUs
206-686-3419
**orignal press release below**
REWARD OFFERED IN SOUTHWEST PORTLAND ARSON INVESTIGATION – CRIME STOPPERS FEATURED CASE #20-29
PREVIEW News Release from Crime Stoppers of Oregon
Preview posted on FlashAlert: September 30th, 2020 9:39 PM
The Portland Police Bureau and Portland Fire & Rescue, in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public’s help in an arson investigation at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life. On Friday, August 14, at 10:28 p.m., Portland Fire & Rescue responded to the report of a fire at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, located at 2317 Southwest Vermont Street. On Wednesday, August 19, at 2:44 a.m., Portland Fire & Rescue responded to another fire at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Arson Investigators are asking for the public’s help with any information related to these fires or video footage of activity in the area from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., on Friday August 14; and, from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday August 19. At this point in the investigation, there is no suspect information. Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 cash for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime and tipsters can remain anonymous. Visit the App Store and download P3 Tips to submit secure and anonymous tips. Online at https://www.p3tips.com/823C all 503-823-HELP (4357) Crime Stoppers of Oregon is funded 100% by community donations. To support Crime Stoppers with a donation, or to view other unsolved cases, please visit https://www. crimestoppersoforegon.com/ ### CSO###
For more information, please read:
OregonLive/The Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/10/arson-investigators-ask-for-info-footage-in-fires-at-sw-portland-jewish-center-no-suspect-info-developed.html
KPTV Fox 12 Oregon: https://www.kptv.com/news/reward-increased-in-arson-investigation-at-chabad-center-for-jewish-life-in-sw-portland/article_7b72d848-0513-11eb-a0a6-8f7feb829485.html
Read the original article here.
