Task force that cut car thefts in half now 'on the chopping block,' Multnomah County DA says

Task force that cut car thefts in half now 'on the chopping block,' Multnomah County DA says

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A "massively successful" car theft task force is now "on the chopping block" due to budget cuts, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office says. Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez said the program goes after the most prolific car thieves and often finds drugs, guns and links to other crimes. The DA credits the task force with Portland seeing plummeting car thefts in the past three years. However, he says it is now a…