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PORTLAND, Ore. — In a short letter issued Thursday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown said it was time elected officials and community leaders come together to condemn the acts in violence in Portland. The letter mentions there is no place for white supremacy or vigilantism in Oregon, but fails to mention the attacks on police or arson fires set by demonstrators inside occupied buildings including the building where Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler lives. The letter is signed by Mayor Wheeler and City Commissioner Amanda Fritz. City Commissioners Jo Ann Hardesty and Chloe Eudaly did not sign the letter. Newly elected Multnomah...

Former Minnesota Twins pitcher Jeff Reardon was found not guilty by reason of insanity on charges of robbing a jewelry store last December. Reardon, who pitched a save for the Twins in the 1987 World Series, was arrested and charged with armed robbery after he held up Hamilton Jewelers in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Reardon's attorneys argued that Reardon's judgment had been impaired by the dozen medications, including anti-depressants and mood stabilizers, he had been taking following the death of his son in 2004. Reardon had also been taking medication for a heart angioplasty he had a week before the...

One of the top relief pitchers in Major League Baseball history, Jeff Reardon, has been arrested for robbing a Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, jewelry store. Police say the four-time All Star walked into the jewelry store Monday and handed an employee a note saying he had a gun and that the store was being robbed. Reardon fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash, but police found him at a nearby restaurant. They recovered the stolen money and charged him with armed robbery. Police say Reardon had no gun and offered no resistance when taken into custody. The 50-year-old...

Righthander Jeff Reardon, who was instrumental in the Minnesosta Twins' 1980 World Series championship and also pitched for the Red Sox from 1990-92, was arrested in Florida yesterday on suspicion of committing armed robbery. According to a release from the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, Reardon, 50, entered a jewelry store in a shopping mall and handed a clerk a note demanding money. The clerk, believing he had a gun, filled a bag with an undisclosed amount of cash. Reardon fled with the cash and was followed by the store manager and arrested outside a restaurant, police said .