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Dispatcher’s handling of 911 call under investigation in Portland hit-and-run case

Records show the caller, who was injured in the crash, was disconnected after the dispatcher told her she’d be transferred to the non-emergency number.

The caller and her fiancé say 911 and the non-emergency line hung up on them more than 35 times altogether before they could report the crime.

The city says it’s investigating the initial 911 call due to the caller “potentially knowing the location of a suspect’s vehicle.”

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Portland ranks 25th in rate of homelessness

The conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation has called the homeless problem in Portland, Oregon the “worst in the nation.”

The influential group’s declaration preceded a flurry of negative national media coverage by Fox News Channel and other outlets.

But how does the city really rank?