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Standoff in Portland Ends with Arrest | Portland News
A wild standoff erupted in Northwest Portland when armed suspect Joshua R. Kuras, 33, fled with a blade after police spotted him — already linked to prior menacing charges. Holed up in an empty apartment, he allegedly destroyed a police drone and damaged a robot before attacking a K9 dog with a pipe. Officers used drones, robots, and chemical agents in a tense hours-long pursuit, ending when the dog subdued him — unharmed. Kuras, now facing multiple charges including weapon use and animal abuse, was booked after being medically cleared. The lockdown lifted by 4:45 PM — a chaotic, tech-filled…
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