{
  "id": "2026-03-10-portland-community-college-threat",
  "slug": "portland-community-college-threat-2026-03-10",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Portland Community College",
    "shortName": "PCC",
    "state": "OR",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "PCC Alert",
    "enrollment": 25000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-10",
    "type": "threat-of-violence",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "headline": "Trespassed man threatens to shoot a cafeteria worker; later cited on a firearm charge",
    "headlinePublic": "Trespassed man threatens to shoot a cafeteria worker; later cited on a firearm charge",
    "summary": "PCC Public Safety [posted a Safety Alert](https://www.pcc.edu/public-safety/2026/03/17/cascade-campus-3-10-2026/) 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.",
    "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.",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Issued after the subject left campus at approximately 7:00 p.m. PDT on March 10, 2026; posted to PCC's Public Safety timely-warning page",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Dear PCC Community,\n\nThis 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.\n\nSafety alert #SA.26-0127\n\nREPORTED OFFENSE: Disorderly Conduct – Individual threatened another person.\n\nWHEN: March 10, 2026 – Initial call received at approximately 3:00pm\n\nSUSPECT: adult Black male, wheelchair-bound, approximately early 40s\n\nWHERE: Portland Community College – Cascade Campus Student Union Cafeteria, 5575 N Albina Avenue, Portland, OR 97217\n\nDESCRIPTION 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.\n\nOTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:\n\n- Suspect had been previously trespassed from campus\n- Portland Police Bureau case number: PP26-69508\n- Suspect was issued a new trespass notice and given approximately 10 minutes to leave campus\n- Officers noted the suspect is known to frequent a church approximately three blocks from campus",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.pcc.edu/public-safety/2026/03/17/cascade-campus-3-10-2026/",
      "sourceDescription": "PCC official Safety Alert SA.26-0127 — Cascade Campus 3/10/2026",
      "annotations": [
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        "Thread checked N/A (official HTML notice).",
        "En dashes in REPORTED OFFENSE and WHEN preserved. Content-warning line above the letter is page chrome, not part of the committed body.",
        "Consensus slug already coded; recode is Claude-side (RECODE QUEUE)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1578,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "[Portland Community College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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](https://www.pcc.edu/locations/cascade/) 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](https://www.kptv.com/2026/03/11/pcc-issues-safety-alert-after-student-threatened-cascade-campus/). 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](https://www.pcc.edu/public-safety/2026/03/17/cascade-campus-3-10-2026/) 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.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "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"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Cascade Campus 3/10/2026 - Public Safety at PCC",
      "url": "https://www.pcc.edu/public-safety/2026/03/17/cascade-campus-3-10-2026/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-17",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523/500 earlier this run; not retried this file"
    },
    {
      "title": "Man charged after threatening to shoot student at PCC Cascade Campus, PPB says - KPTV",
      "url": "https://www.kptv.com/2026/03/11/pcc-issues-safety-alert-after-student-threatened-cascade-campus/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Safety alerts and timely warnings - PCC Public Safety",
      "url": "https://www.pcc.edu/public-safety/safety-alerts-and-timely-warnings/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "threat-of-violence",
    "timely-warning",
    "community-college",
    "open-access-campus",
    "trespass",
    "firearm",
    "delayed-notification",
    "west-coast",
    "oregon",
    "behavioral-health"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-04-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-17",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}