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Willamette Week, Oct. 16, 2014 Family and friends of a 38-year-old Olympia, Wash., man who died Oct. 14 as a result of a severe head wound say Portland Police are declining to investigate the man’s death as a homicide, even though he was found injured and at least partially unclothed near the Burnside Bridge in […]
On Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, Denorris McClendon, 27, was shot and wounded by Officer Michael Honl (who was involved in another nonfatal shooting in 2005) after pointing a replica handgun at officers. McClendon had a mental health history, was in crisis after his mother’s death, and using methamphetamine. The day before, he had undergone a […]
KATU.com, August 14, 2014 At first glance it looked more like a street in the Middle East, not one in middle America. Even though Ferguson is 2,000 miles away, Portland’s finest are feeling that city’s pain. “To see this kind of thing happening in the U.S., this is an emotional event for everyone involved. The […]
KOIN News, March 26, 2014 Portland police officers could soon be testing new body cameras that are capable of recording both sound and video. Fifty officers with the Mesa Police Department in Arizona have been using the same body cameras for the last year. “We’re the largest agency I believe currently to utilize the cameras,” […]
The Portland Mercury, March 26, 2014 Earlier this year, Police Chief Mike Reese began showing off a flashy PowerPoint presentation around town. To the district attorney’s office, to city commissioners and, most publicly, to the city and county officials gathered for a meeting of the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC), Reese introduced “Prosper Portland,” […]
From KOIN.com, March 23, 2014 Eds. note – the headline in this article is inaccurate, but is posted as written. On March 24 Judge Michael Simon will hear further testimony about whether the trial of Department of Justice v City of Portland should proceed. At some point after that hearing Simon will determine whether a […]
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 […]
By Sara Roth, KGW News, Nov. 18, 2013 Portland police tased a man armed with knives who was reportedly threatening shoppers and stealing at Whole Foods in Northwest Portland Friday. Officers recognized him from prior mental health incidents. The incident happened at Whole Foods at 1210 NW Couch St. around 8:30 a.m. Friday, according to […]
Op-Ed by Israel Bayer, Street Roots, September 18, 2013 The Pearl District for many represents a neighborhood on the rise — a shining example of how to plan urban growth, public transportation, sustainability, parks and the environment. The list goes on. Add a bustling food and art scene, a growing tech community, and a neighborhood […]
By Stephen DuBois, The Associated Press, July 31, 2013 Houston Rockets forward Terrence Jones was arrested in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday after he was seen stomping on a homeless man’s leg, a police spokesman said. A police sergeant making sure people remained orderly while they left a downtown club shortly after 2 a.m. saw the […]
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