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Squatters arrested in 2 Portland homes

The Columbian
Published: February 13, 2012, 4:00pm

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have arrested five squatters in the past week in two Portland homes where they also found anarchist and Occupy movement writings.

KGW reports (http://is.gd/Lc9wEa ) police also found a handwritten letter indicating squatters had targeted houses owned by an elderly woman.

Police say the owner of one home had recently been hospitalized.

The squatters were arrested on trespassing and theft charges.

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Information from: KGW-TV, http://www.kgw.com/

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