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Oct. 19, 2016 The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday filed a point-by-point assessment of the extent to which the City of Portland and its police bureau have satisfied the requirements of the agreement that settled DOJ’s lawsuit against the City. U.S. v. City of Portland was filed in September 2012, after an 18-month DOJ investigation […]
KATU News, Sept. 16, 2016 It’s been nearly 10 years since James Chasse, a man with paranoid schizophrenia, died in police custody after Portland officers beat him. An advocate for the mentally ill says despite many reforms, justice is still not served. Portland’s police chief told KATU Friday the bureau has come a long way […]
The Oregonian, July 30, 2016 A survey of 370 Portland police officers revealed that a majority don’t think a settlement agreement with the U.S Department of Justice meant to usher in training and other reforms will improve policing in the city over time. Eighty-two percent of those surveyed disagreed with the statement: “The Settlement Agreement […]
Daily Journal, Feb. 3, 2016 The U.S. Department of Justice wants Portland police to require officers who use deadly force to file immediate accounts of what occurred in use of force reports. Justice Department lawyers are meeting next week with Multnomah County prosecutors and Portland city attorneys to try to get them on board. Assistant […]
The OIR Group’s conclusion that police should not act as automatic suicide dispensers is exactly what the Mental Health Association of Portland has been saying for years (see, for example, our op-ed on the killing of Brad Morgan – the same case cited in the report – “Portland police and another tragic death,” Feb. 8, […]
PRESS RELEASE READ – Report to the City of Portland on Portland Police Bureau Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths (OIR Group – fourth report, January 2016) Outside experts hired by the City Auditor evaluated 11 internal investigations of Portland Police shootings and identified several themes that warrant further attention by City Council and management, according […]
From The Oregonian, January 12, 2016 Michael Johnson ran into Good Samaritan Medical Center early on Nov. 6, telling security to call 911 because an armed man was outside. Johnson, 51, who had bipolar disorder, essentially had orchestrated a Portland police response to himself at 5:38 a.m., according to grand jury transcripts released Tuesday afternoon. […]
By Jenny Westberg and Jason Renaud, in Street Roots, Jan. 7, 2016 Former Mayor Sam Adams wanted Ron Frashour fired. So did the current mayor, Charlie Hales. So did former Chief of Police Michael Reese. So did the city attorney. So did a majority of Portland city commissioners and most of Portland’s citizens. Frashour, you’ll […]
Press contact: Dr T Allen Bethel 503-288-7241 PICKET LINE/NEWS CONFERENCE TO PROTEST OFFICER FRASHOUR’S REINSTATEMENT Justice For Aaron Campbell Thursday, Dec. 31, 11:30 AM, Portland City Hall, SW 4th and Madison Tomorrow, Thursday December 31, the Albina Ministerial Alliance (AMA) Coalition for Justice and Police Reform will hold a picket line and news conference to […]
Officers shoot, kill man with gun outside Good Samaritan Hospital KOIN.com, November 6, 2015 – Officers shot and killed a 51-year-old man in the parking lot outside Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Northwest Portland early Friday morning after officers say he fired several shots. None of the involved officers was injured in the incident. Police […]
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