Seeking Potential Victims in Robert Arnold Koester Case
The FBI is asking for the public’s assistance to identify potential victims of suspected serial sexual predator Robert Arnold Koester, who took nude photos of models and is alleged to have sexually assaulted many of these models, including individuals younger than 18 years of age.
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Arson Plot Revealed
A Kentucky couple nearly escaped prosecution for setting a fire that burned their home to the ground and led to the death of a firefighter until a new FBI agent’s search for fresh evidence helped bring them to justice.
2019 FBI Portland Teen Academy
The FBI Portland Field Office is now accepting applications for this summer’s weeklong, immersive FBI Teen Academy experience. Current Oregon high school sophomores and juniors (those entering their junior and senior years in the fall of 2019) are eligible to apply.
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Reporting Crime
You can report suspicious activities and crime by contacting your local FBI office 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also submit a tip electronically at tips.fbi.gov.
Diversity Agent Recruitment (DAR) Program
Interested in a career as an FBI special agent?
1. Visit fbijobs.gov and select Apply to Jobs
2. Search DAR and select DAR Portland Talent Network
3. Read the job summary instructions and click Start
The next DAR Program event will be held:
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Portland
Location to be announced
Contact Us
9109 NE Cascades Parkway
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 224-4181
Counties covered: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Multnomah, and Washington
Special Agent in Charge
Assistant Special Agents in Charge
- George Chamberlin
- Steve A. Goldman
- Steven G. Palmer
Resident Agencies
Along with our main office in Portland, we have five satellite offices, known as resident agencies, in the area.
- Bend
- Counties and territory covered: Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Wheeler, Klamath, Lake, and Wasco County (southern portion) and the Warm Springs and Burns-Paiute Indian Reservations
- Eugene
- Counties covered: Benton, Coos, Douglas, Lane, and Linn
- Counties covered: Benton, Coos, Douglas, Lane, and Linn
- Medford
- Counties covered: Curry, Jackson, and Josephine
- Pendleton
- Counties and territory covered: Baker, Gilliam, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa and the Ft. McDermott and Umatilla Indian Reservations
- Salem
- Counties covered: Lincoln, Marion, Polk, Tillamook, and Yamhill
Portland FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)
The Portland Joint Terrorism Task Force includes a variety of law enforcement officers, including FBI special agents and state and local investigators; bomb technicians and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) experts; airport liaisons charged with investigating threats aboard aircraft; and specialists with extensive training in international and domestic terrorism matters. These law enforcement officers are backed by a cadre of analysts, language specialists, legal experts, and other professional staff with significant training and years of experience. The Portland JTTF’s role is to assess, address, and mitigate any given threat against the people of Oregon appropriately.