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Trespassed man threatens to shoot a cafeteria worker; later cited on a firearm charge

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PCC Public Safety posted a Safety Alert after a previously trespassed individual refused to leave the Cascade Campus cafeteria, threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member, and claimed to have a firearm. Portland Police searched him, found a firearm with no ammunition, re-issued a trespass notice, and declined to arrest. He left around 7:00 p.m.

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Portland Community College
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INITIAL ALERTWebsite
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Dear PCC Community, This Safety Alert is notification of a Disorderly Conduct involving an individual threatening a student. The incident occurred at the PCC Cascade Campus on 3/10 at approximately 3pm. The subject left at approximately 7pm. It is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community. Safety alert #SA.26-0127 REPORTED OFFENSE: Disorderly Conduct – Individual threatened another person. WHEN: March 10, 2026 – Initial call received at approximately 3:00pm SUSPECT: adult Black male, wheelchair-bound, approximately early 40s WHERE: Portland Community College – Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Public Safety received a report of a previously trespassed individual refusing to leave the PCC Cascade campus cafeteria and behaving combatively. The suspect reportedly threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member and claimed to be carrying a firearm, though he later denied it. Portland Police Bureau responded, searched the individual, and located a firearm but no ammunition. The firearm was not confiscated, and the suspect was re-issued a trespass notice and directed to leave campus, which he did. PPB declined to arrest the subject. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: - Suspect had been previously trespassed from campus - Portland Police Bureau case number: PP26-69508 - Suspect was issued a new trespass notice and given approximately 10 minutes to leave campus - Officers noted the suspect is known to frequent a church approximately three blocks from campus
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PCC official Safety Alert SA.26-0127 — Cascade Campus 3/10/2026pcc.edufind archived copies
CORRECT 2026-08-17 SuperGrok Heavy overnight b129. Dual fetch same-size HTML. Previous confirmed text was a shortened reconstruction (913 chars) missing SA.26-0127, the suspect description, the PPB firearm search, and case PP26-69508.
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En dashes in REPORTED OFFENSE and WHEN preserved. Content-warning line above the letter is page chrome, not part of the committed body.
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Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude Fable 5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

Dear PCC Community, This Safety Alert is notification of a Disorderly Conduct involving an individual threatening a student. The incident occurred at the PCC Cascade Campus on 3/10 at approximately 3pm. The subject left at approximately 7pm. It is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community. Safety alert #SA.26-0127 REPORTED OFFENSE: Disorderly Conduct – Individual threatened another person. WHEN: March 10, 2026 – Initial call received at approximately 3:00pm SUSPECT: adult Black male, wheelchair-bound, approximately early 40s WHERE: Portland Community College – Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Public Safety received a report of a previously trespassed individual refusing to leave the PCC Cascade campus cafeteria and behaving combatively. The suspect reportedly threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member and claimed to be carrying a firearm, though he later denied it. Portland Police Bureau responded, searched the individual, and located a firearm but no ammunition. The firearm was not confiscated, and the suspect was re-issued a trespass notice and directed to leave campus, which he did. PPB declined to arrest the subject. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: - Suspect had been previously trespassed from campus - Portland Police Bureau case number: PP26-69508 - Suspect was issued a new trespass notice and given approximately 10 minutes to leave campus - Officers noted the suspect is known to frequent a church approximately three blocks from campus

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found the source, the PCC Safety Alert header addressed to "Dear PCC Community" with Public Safety and Portland Police Bureau named.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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    1. present: Issued as a PCC Safety Alert citing PCC Public Safety and Portland Police Bureau.
    2. present: PCC identifies itself and names Public Safety and Portland Police Bureau as involved authorities.
    3. present: PCC names itself and Public Safety is identified as receiving the report; formatted as an official Safety Alert.
    4. present: PCC identifies itself ('Dear PCC Community', 'This Safety Alert') and names Public Safety.
    5. present: Identifies PCC and its Public Safety office as the issuing authority via the Safety Alert format.
    6. present: Identifies PCC and its Public Safety office as the issuing authority with a numbered Safety Alert.
    7. present: PCC names itself and cites its Public Safety office as the reporting authority.
    8. present: PCC identifies itself ('Dear PCC Community', Safety Alert number, Public Safety named as receiving the report).
    9. present: Identifies PCC as sender via the Safety Alert header and names Public Safety and Portland Police Bureau.
    10. present: PCC Public Safety identifies itself; branded Safety Alert with case number and PCC framing.
    11. present: Identifies PCC and its Public Safety office as the source, with a numbered Safety Alert.
    12. present: Identified as a PCC Safety Alert; Public Safety and PCC name themselves throughout.
    13. present: Issued as a PCC Safety Alert with Public Safety and Portland Police Bureau named, identifying the institutional source.
    14. present: The message is a PCC "Safety Alert" and names "Public Safety" and Portland Police Bureau as responding authorities.
    15. present: It opens "Dear PCC Community" and cites "Public Safety" receiving the report, identifying the institution as issuer.
    16. present: It identifies itself as a PCC Safety Alert and cites "Public Safety" and Portland Police Bureau as sources.
    17. present: The institution identifies itself, "Dear PCC Community" and "Public Safety received a report", plus the numbered Safety Alert branding.
    18. present: It identifies itself as a PCC "Safety Alert" and names Public Safety receiving the report, establishing the issuing authority.
    19. present: The institution identifies itself, "Dear PCC Community" and "Public Safety received a report", plus a numbered PCC Safety Alert.
    20. present: PCC identifies itself, "Dear PCC Community", and "Public Safety" is named as receiving the report.
    21. present: It self-identifies as a PCC notice, "Dear PCC Community" and references PCC Public Safety receiving the report.
    22. present: It identifies the issuer, "Public Safety" and the PCC Safety Alert branding, plus "Dear PCC Community".
    23. present: "This Safety Alert" from Public Safety with "Dear PCC Community" and a safety alert number identifies PCC as the issuing authority.
    24. present: The institution identifies itself, "This Safety Alert," addressed to the "PCC Community," with Public Safety named as receiving the report.
    25. present: It identifies itself as a PCC "Safety Alert" and names Public Safety and Portland Police Bureau as responding authorities.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found a specific hazard, the individual who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member and claimed to be carrying a firearm."

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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    1. present: Specifies the threat: individual who threatened to shoot staff and possessed a firearm.
    2. present: Specifically describes an individual who threatened to shoot a staff member and claimed a firearm.
    3. present: Specifically describes a threat to shoot, an individual claiming a firearm, and disorderly conduct.
    4. present: Specific threat described: individual who threatened to shoot staff and carried a firearm.
    5. present: Specifies the threat: an individual who threatened to shoot a staff member and claimed a firearm.
    6. present: Specifies the threat: an individual who threatened to shoot a staff member and claimed a firearm.
    7. present: Specifies the threat: an individual who threatened to shoot a staff member and claimed a firearm.
    8. present: Specifies the threat: individual threatened to shoot a staff member, carried a firearm.
    9. present: Specifies the threat: an individual who threatened to shoot a staff member and carried a firearm.
    10. present: Specific threat: individual threatened to shoot staff and claimed to carry a firearm.
    11. present: Specifies the threat: individual who threatened to shoot staff and carried a firearm.
    12. present: Specific threat stated: individual threatened to shoot staff and claimed to carry a firearm.
    13. present: Specifies disorderly conduct with a threat to shoot and a firearm found on the suspect.
    14. present: The threat is specific, the suspect "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member and claimed to be carrying a firearm".
    15. present: The threat is specific, the suspect "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member and claimed to be carrying a firearm".
    16. present: The threat is specific, an individual who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member" and carried a firearm.
    17. present: The threat is specific, "Disorderly Conduct" by a suspect who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member" while carrying a firearm.
    18. present: The threat is specific, an individual who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member" and claimed to carry a firearm.
    19. present: The threat is specific, an individual who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member" and carried a firearm.
    20. present: The threat is specific, a suspect who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member and claimed to be carrying a firearm".
    21. present: The threat is specific, an individual who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member" and claimed a firearm.
    22. present: It states the threat specifically, an individual who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member" and claimed a firearm.
    23. present: The threat is specific, "Disorderly Conduct" where the suspect "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member" and claimed a firearm.
    24. present: The threat is specific, an individual who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member and claimed to be carrying a firearm."
    25. present: The threat is specific, an individual who "threatened to shoot a cafeteria staff member and claimed to be carrying a firearm".
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found the location, the Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with the full street address, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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    1. present: Gives Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with full street address.
    2. present: Gives the Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with a full street address.
    3. present: Gives Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria and full street address.
    4. present: Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with full street address given.
    5. present: Gives the Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria and full street address.
    6. present: Gives the Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with a full street address.
    7. present: Gives the Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria and full street address.
    8. present: Gives Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with full street address.
    9. present: Names Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with full street address.
    10. present: Names Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with full street address.
    11. present: Gives Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with full street address.
    12. present: Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria with full street address given.
    13. present: Gives the Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria and full street address.
    14. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue" as the location.
    15. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217".
    16. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue", a precise place.
    17. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR".
    18. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217".
    19. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR".
    20. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217".
    21. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR".
    22. present: It gives a precise place, "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue".
    23. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217".
    24. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217."
    25. present: It gives "Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217".
  • Guidanceabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found no guidance, the text describes police and Public Safety actions but never tells recipients any protective action to take.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. absent: Describes police and Public Safety actions only; no protective action instructed to recipients.
    2. absent: Describes police and Public Safety actions only; no protective action is instructed to recipients.
    3. absent: Describes police and Public Safety actions only; no protective action is instructed to recipients.
    4. absent: Describes police and Public Safety actions only; no protective action instructed to recipients.
    5. absent: Describes police and suspect actions but gives recipients no protective action to take.
    6. absent: Describes police and Public Safety actions but gives recipients no protective action to take.
    7. absent: Describes police and Public Safety actions only; no protective action is instructed to recipients.
    8. absent: Describes police and Public Safety actions only; no protective action is instructed to recipients.
    9. absent: No protective action is instructed; it only describes the incident and responder actions.
    10. absent: Describes police and Public Safety actions only; gives recipients no protective action.
    11. absent: Describes police and Public Safety actions only; recipients are given no protective action to take.
    12. absent: No protective action is instructed; text only describes the incident and responder actions.
    13. absent: Describes what Public Safety and police did but gives recipients no protective action to take.
    14. absent: It describes police and Public Safety actions but never tells recipients any protective action to take.
    15. absent: Nothing tells recipients what to do, the text only describes police and Public Safety actions, which is not guidance.
    16. absent: It reports what officers and staff did but never tells recipients any protective action to take.
    17. absent: It describes police and Public Safety actions but never tells recipients any protective action to take.
    18. absent: No protective action is given to recipients, it describes police and Public Safety actions but never says what readers should do.
    19. absent: No protective action is given to recipients, the text only describes what police and Public Safety did.
    20. absent: It describes police and Public Safety actions but never tells recipients what protective action to take.
    21. absent: No protective action is given to recipients, the text only describes what Public Safety and police did.
    22. absent: It describes police and suspect actions but never tells recipients any protective action to take.
    23. absent: It describes police and Public Safety actions only, recipients are never told to avoid, report, or take any protective step.
    24. absent: It describes police and Public Safety actions but never tells recipients any protective action to take.
    25. absent: It describes what officers did but never tells recipients any protective action to take.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found explicit times, "3/10 at approximately 3pm" for the initial call and the subject leaving "at approximately 7pm."

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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    1. present: Gives date March 10 with 3:00pm and 7:00pm clock times.
    2. present: Gives the date, 3pm report time, 7pm departure, and notes an ongoing concern.
    3. present: Gives date March 10 and clock times (3pm report, 7pm departure).
    4. present: Gives date, clock times, and states the concern is ongoing.
    5. present: States March 10 with approximate clock times and departure time.
    6. present: Provides the date and clock times of the incident and the suspect's departure.
    7. present: Gives the date and clock times, and notes a potential ongoing concern.
    8. present: States March 10 with approximate clock times (3:00pm call, subject left 7pm).
    9. present: Gives specific date and clock times (March 10, ~3pm, left ~7pm).
    10. present: Gives date and clock times and says the concern is potentially ongoing.
    11. present: Gives date March 10 and clock times (3pm report, 7pm departure).
    12. present: Dates and clock times given (March 10, ~3:00pm, left ~7pm).
    13. present: States March 10 at approximately 3:00pm, when the subject left, and an ongoing concern.
    14. present: It gives "3/10 at approximately 3pm" and notes the subject left around 7pm.
    15. present: Times are explicit, "3/10 at approximately 3pm" and "left at approximately 7pm".
    16. present: It gives "3/10 at approximately 3pm" and notes the subject left at 7pm, plus an ongoing concern.
    17. present: Times are explicit, "3/10 at approximately 3pm" and "left at approximately 7pm".
    18. present: It states "3/10 at approximately 3pm" and that the subject "left at approximately 7pm".
    19. present: Times are explicit, "on 3/10 at approximately 3pm" and the subject "left at approximately 7pm".
    20. present: Times are explicit, "on 3/10 at approximately 3pm" and the subject "left at approximately 7pm".
    21. present: Times are explicit, "on 3/10 at approximately 3pm" and the subject leaving "at approximately 7pm".
    22. present: It gives explicit times, "3/10 at approximately 3pm" and departure "at approximately 7pm".
    23. present: It states "3/10 at approximately 3pm" and that the subject left at approximately 7pm.
    24. present: It gives clock times and dates, "3/10 at approximately 3pm" and "left at approximately 7pm."
    25. present: It gives "3/10 at approximately 3pm" and that the subject left "at approximately 7pm".
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found impact in the statement that the subject is "believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community."

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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    1. present: States the subject is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the community.
    2. present: States the subject presents a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community.
    3. present: States the subject is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the community.
    4. present: States the subject presents a potential ongoing safety concern to the community.
    5. present: States the subject is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the community.
    6. present: States the subject presents a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community.
    7. present: States the subject presents a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community.
    8. present: States the subject is 'believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern' to the community.
    9. present: States the subject presents a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community.
    10. present: States it is 'believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community.'
    11. present: States the subject is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the community.
    12. present: States the subject is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the community.
    13. present: States the individual is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community.
    14. present: It states the suspect "is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community".
    15. present: It states the subject "present[s] a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community", a consequence beyond naming the offense.
    16. present: It states the subject is "believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community".
    17. present: It states the subject "present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community", conveying consequence.
    18. present: It says the situation is "believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community".
    19. present: It states the subject "present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community", a consequence beyond naming the offense.
    20. present: It states the subject "present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community", conveying possible consequences.
    21. present: It states the subject "present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community", a consequence beyond naming the hazard.
    22. present: It states the risk, believed "to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community".
    23. present: It states the suspect presents "a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community", conveying continuing risk.
    24. present: It states the subject "is believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community."
    25. present: It states the subject is "believed to present a potential ongoing safety concern to the PCC community".

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About this analysis
Context

Background

Portland Community College is Oregon's largest post-secondary institution, serving approximately 25,000 students across four campuses and multiple centers in the Portland metropolitan area. The Cascade Campus in North Portland is one of PCC's busiest locations. This incident highlights several challenges specific to open-access community colleges. First, the suspect was previously trespassed but returned anyway, illustrating the difficulty of enforcing trespass orders at campuses that are designed to be open and welcoming to the community. Second, Portland Police searched the man and found a firearm (without ammunition) but did not confiscate it or arrest him on scene. Instead, he was re-issued a trespass notice and told to leave within 10 minutes. It was not until days later that a Behavioral Health Unit Response Team located the man and cited him for unlawful possession of a firearm. Third, the safety alert was not published until after the suspect had left campus at approximately 7 p.m., meaning the campus community received no real-time notification during the four hours the individual remained on or near campus after threatening to shoot someone. The incident occurred during a period of significant labor unrest at PCC, with faculty and staff beginning a strike the following day, March 11, 2026.
Analysis

Key Findings

The suspect was previously trespassed from PCC but returned, demonstrating the limited enforceability of trespass orders at open-access community college campuses
Portland Police found a firearm on the suspect but did not confiscate it or make an arrest on scene; the suspect was cited days later by a Behavioral Health Unit
The safety alert was not issued until after the suspect left campus at approximately 7 p.m., meaning the community had no real-time warning during the four hours the threat was active
The incident was classified as 'Disorderly Conduct' in the alert even though the described conduct included a verbal threat to shoot a staff member
Outcome
PPB located a firearm with no ammunition and declined to arrest. PCC re-issued a trespass notice. The official alert listed PPB case PP26-69508.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Official
    Cascade Campus 3/10/2026 - Public Safety at PCC
    pcc.edu
    archived copy
  2. News
    Man charged after threatening to shoot student at PCC Cascade Campus, PPB says - KPTV
    kptv.com
    archived copy
  3. Official
    Safety alerts and timely warnings - PCC Public Safety
    pcc.edu
    archived copy
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Portland Community College: Trespassed man threatens to shoot a cafeteria worker; later cited on a firearm charge." Incident of March 10, 2026. Added April 2026; last updated August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/portland-community-college-threat-2026-03-10/

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