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Growing number of calls to Bud Clark Commons lead police to threaten chronic nuisance complaint

January 9, 2014

The Portland Tribune, Jan. 9, 2014 Reports of drug dealing plague Old Town homeless experiment Bud Clark Commons Portland police are concerned that the city’s highest profile public housing project is becoming unmanageable. In early December, Portland Police Chief Mike Reese told the city’s Housing Commissioner Dan Saltzman that he was considering filing a chronic […]

Trauma killed man in custody, report says

September 23, 2006

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From The Oregonian, September 23, 2006 The state medical examiner ruled Friday that James Philip Chasse Jr., 42, died in police custody from “broad-based” blunt force trauma to his chest, which occurred early in his encounter with officers. Dr. Karen Gunson said the injuries occurred as Portland police were attempting to take Chasse into custody […]

Police: Man they killed in shootout had death wish

September 24, 1997

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All stories in the post are from The Oregonian – not available elsewhere online POLICE: MAN THEY KILLED IN SHOOTOUT HAD DEATH WISH September 24, 1997 From all that Portland police have been able to learn, the Southeast resident they shot to death Tuesday evening wanted to die. He had a long history of depression […]