Armed Felon Hid Loaded Gun in Mailbox After Crashing Into Portland Sherwin-Williams and Burglarizing a Home
A drunk driver didn’t just crash a car on Tuesday. In less than an hour, he turned a busy SE Portland street into an active crime scene and then made a family’s home part of it.
Here’s what actually happened, and why this story is more disturbing than the headlines suggest.
What Happened on SE Division Street
Just before 5 p.m. on July 22, 2026, a white SUV plowed straight through the concrete wall of a Sherwin-Williams paint store at the 9700 block of SE Division Street in Portland’s Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood.
Two employees inside were hit by flying debris. Both survived but the damage to the building was severe enough that the SUV ended up lodged inside the store…