Portland
From enabling applicants to sign up on the spot to prioritizing officer wellness, Oregon’s largest police agency has reinvigorated its recruitment strategy
This was the first civil trial from the Portland 2020 protests to reach a jury, with more than 50 similar lawsuits pending against the city
Former Hoover gang members, one of Portland’s most violent gangs, have taken to the witness stand for the government
A protest medic filed a $450K lawsuit against the city for a broken arm obtained during a protest
Federal money will allow communities to send mental health workers instead of police to incidents that involve non-violent behavioral health emergencies
“I said to him: ‘I’m not gonna let you die.’ I created a friendship at that moment,” said Miguel Sanchez
“They’re shooting at each other, dude,” an officer exclaims in the video
A report said the city is out of compliance with sections governing UOF, training, accountability, community engagement, crisis intervention and more
$2.4 million will go to community groups and prevention efforts with the goal of reducing gun killings by at least 10% over the next two years
Thomas L. Datro said he wants to incorporate Portland residents into police training and strives to teach officers to be problem-solvers
Officers must pay back all or part of the bonus if they leave in their first five years
The city’s new Community Safety Division will help to coordinate community-based outreach with police enforcement efforts
Police say the streets have become more dangerous since Oregon’s passing of Measure 110
Police Chief Chuck Lovell said it was a difficult decision, but current homicide detectives were stretched too thin
Police said a group of vandals marched through the city on Saturday, damaging businesses and setting a fire at the North Precinct
In the first year after the approach took effect, only 1% of people who received citations for possessing controlled substances asked for help via a new hotline
The group has only about half its seats filled and “is in a crisis right now,” said one member
“We just don’t think it should take a coroner to tell you there was fentanyl in the pill you took.”
The scene was chaos. All the officers knew was that someone had been shot and needed their help
“It was a real bizarre call and scary time for her,” said Officer Nathan Kirby-Glatkowski. “I deeply wanted to get this woman to a hospital”
Simply adding money for new jobs isn’t going to help, analysts said
Mayor Ted Wheeler said the contract aims to help retain officers and improve accountability
The incident began with a confrontation between armed protesters and an armed homeowner, police said
Next month, the team of mental health workers will grow three-fold and expand its coverage area
The mayor and city councilors backed the four-year contract, which offers a 13% to 20% pay raise
Portland cops could get between a 13% to 20% pay raise under a tentative four-year contract
One retired officer called the bureau’s letter “tone-deaf”
“We have to remain flexible and try to come at this work in a data-driven way,” said Chief Chuck Lovell
Since 2009, Portland PD has banned firing at moving vehicles except in immediate risk of death or injury
At least five agencies sent up to 325 federal officers a day to Portland from June through Sept. 30, 2020
The rioters broke windows, threw objects at police and talked about burning down the Justice Center