Homeowner in Northwest Portland recalls terrifying moment 2 strangers stormed house

The 85-year-old man was at his home with his wife when strangers stormed in. The couple left and called 911. Police arrested the suspects after hours of negotiations

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Northwest Portland couple was inside their home Monday morning when two people stormed inside, forced the couple out, and barricaded themselves in the home during an hours-long standoff with police. 

The 85-year-old man, who wished to remain anonymous, said two strangers showed up at the house he shares with his 76-year-old wife in Portland’s Forest Park neighborhood off Skyline Boulevard. 

“My wife was saying there’s someone stealing your ladder,” he said. “‘Come

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