PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – A man is in police custody after an hours-long standoff at a SE Portland apartment complex on Thursday. Residents were slowly being allowed back to their homes and roads were reopening shortly after 10 p.m.
Shortly after 2 p.m., crews with Portland Fire & Rescue were sent to apartments near Southeast Division Street and Southeast 43rd Avenue after a caller reported smoke.
According to police, the firefighters were confronted by a person armed with a knife, so they backed out and asked for officers with the Portland Police Bureau to back them up…