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What happened to Bodhi Wilson Dean Phelps

May 28, 2016
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Bodhi Wilson Dean Phelps, 22, of Fairview, was shot and killed by Gresham Police officers Gavin Sasser and Kevin Carlson on May 24 as they responded to reports of domestic violence. KGW.com, May 26, 2016 +++ Press release: Domestic violence suspect shot by officers Gresham Police Department, FlashAlert.net, May 24, 2016 An early morning domestic violence […]

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Fired for driving drunk, Gresham officer fights back, alleging ADA violation

April 26, 2013
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By the Associated Press on AZCentral.com, April 26, 2013 An Oregon police officer fired for driving drunk in an unmarked police car while off-duty has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the city, the police chief and others, alleging his rights were violated under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit filed in Portland says […]

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PPB video shows a mom’s perspective on a mental health crisis

September 1, 2012
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The Portland Police Bureau released the video below on September 1, in conjunction with a press release (see below). The “video debrief” recounts a successful (non-fatal) mental health intervention, which involved officers from both Portland and Gresham. Sylvia Zingeser tells the story through her perspective as the mother of the young man in crisis, and […]

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Officer Cleared in Gresham Shooting

August 31, 1994
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The Oregonian, August 31, 1994 A Gresham police officer who shot a mentally ill woman will not be indicted on criminal charges, a Multnomah County grand jury decided Tuesday. The grand jury spent only five minutes deliberating and voted 7-0 to clear Officer Ron Willis of the charge of criminal homicide arising from the shooting […]

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Police and Deadly Force: Looking For Middle Ground

August 26, 1994
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From The Oregonian, August 26, 1994 When Portland-area police fatally fired on Gale E. Moody and Janet Marilyn Smith in separate incidents this week, they were doing exactly what they’ve been taught to do. Police training and tactical weaponry now offer little middle ground between negotiating with someone threatening harm and using deadly force. Once […]

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Gresham Police Say Carts Blocked Officers’ Retreat

August 25, 1994
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From The Oregonian, August 25, 1994 Police on Wednesday significantly changed their version of events Sunday when an officer shot and killed a mentally ill woman in the Gresham Fred Meyer store. There were no shopping carts at both ends of the aisle when five police officers confronted Janet Marilyn Smith, who was carrying a […]

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Police Action: There Must Be A Better Way

August 25, 1994
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From The Oregonian, August 25, 1994 By Margie Boule. He was the kind of man you notice from a distance and something inside you tenses up. He was old, but to me he didn’t seem old and harmless. He seemed old and menacing. Suddenly, he stepped in front of me on the sidewalk and stopped. […]

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“She Begs For Help, And She Ends Up Dead”

August 23, 1994
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The Oregonian, August 23, 1994 By Margie Boule. Mary Bradley heard the young woman in the Fred Meyer store before she saw her. Mary had just gone through the produce department, gently squeezing the peaches, wrestling broccoli into a plastic bag, and was headed over to pick up some cheese, when she heard someone yelling. […]

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Family Questions Police Shooting

August 23, 1994
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From The Oregonian, August 23, 1994 Shortly before police shot and killed Janet Marilyn Smith on Sunday, the mentally ill young woman stood alone outside her apartment, screaming for help. One hand clutched at her beloved gray Siamese cat named Blue. In the other, Smith held a 6-inch-long knife. And she was screaming, as if […]

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Woman Shot in Fred Meyer Store

August 22, 1994
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From The Oregonian, August 22, 1994 A woman whom witnesses described as deranged but not threatening was shot and killed by a Gresham police officer in the Fred Meyer store at 2497 East Burnside Road shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday. The Multnomah County medical examiner’s office identified her as Janet Marilyn Smith, 28, who lived […]

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