Local scuttlebutt: it’s unknown at this time if Kruger changed her surname because she is no longer married to PPB officer Mark Kruger, who was disciplined for erecting a shrine to WWII Nazis on public property. They were reportedly married in Adolf Hitler’s mountain getaway in 1996.
To expand on that scuttlebutt:
The Ice Man Weepeth: A Portland cop denies a new video’s accusations of Nazism. Willamette Week, October 13, 2009.
“This has been a tremendous torment for me [and] it’s been a tremendous torment for my family,” Kruger said, his eyes filling with tears. “There’s not a person on the face of this earth who can legitimately criticize my contribution and my service to my country and to my community.”
Updates to OP:
Based on this article, it looks like Mark Kruger was divorced by 2009, so perhaps his ex-wife did get around to changing her name solely for that reason and unrelated to her not calling 911 or poison control after a child at the school she was principal of was forced to eat crack cocaine.
Also, Mark Kruger retired from PPB several years ago after working the grievance process and securing himself a fat settlement and a nice pension at taxpayer expense.
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