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Tag: Raymond Gwerder

On Lewis & Clark panel, ex-PPA attorney Will Aitchison fumbles explanation of accountability cases

October 3, 2013
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By Denis C. Theriault, Portland Mercury, Oct. 2, 2013 Will Aitchison, the longtime (and now retired) attorney for the Portland Police Association (PPA), was known for many things over the decades he spent defending his client in contract talks, court fights, government hearings, and arbitration cases. He’s sharp-tongued. He’s deft with explanations. He’s disarmingly charming. […]

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Posted in <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> Tagged <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/aaron-campbell/" rel="tag">Aaron Campbell</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/charlie-hales/" rel="tag">Charlie Hales</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/daryl-turner/" rel="tag">Daryl Turner</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/gail-shibley/" rel="tag">Gail Shibley</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/greg-kafoury/" rel="tag">Greg Kafoury</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/james-chasse/" rel="tag">James Chasse</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/jason-kafoury/" rel="tag">Jason Kafoury</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/kyle-nice/" rel="tag">Kyle Nice</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/leo-besner/" rel="tag">Leo Besner</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/mike/" rel="tag">Mike</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/portland-police-association/" rel="tag">Portland Police Association</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/raymond-gwerder/" rel="tag">Raymond Gwerder</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/robert-king/" rel="tag">Robert King</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/ron-frashour/" rel="tag">Ron Frashour</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/rosie-sizer/" rel="tag">Rosie Sizer</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/will-aitchison/" rel="tag">Will Aitchison</a> Leave a comment

Police Bureau and City Hall should heed community on police reforms

July 17, 2012
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By Pastor Mark Knutson and Dan Handelman of the Albinia Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform In late May, consultants from the Los Angeles-Based OIR Group released a study on Portland Police Bureau shootings and deaths in custody. The Oregonian has supported the consultants’ call for the Bureau to learn more from its […]

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Posted in <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> Tagged <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/aaron-campbell/" rel="tag">Aaron Campbell</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/albina-ministerial-alliance/" rel="tag">Albina Ministerial Alliance</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/jose-meija-poot/" rel="tag">Jose Meija Poot</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/kendra-james/" rel="tag">Kendra James</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/raymond-gwerder/" rel="tag">Raymond Gwerder</a> Leave a comment

Portland police fail to learn from past mistakes in officer-involved shootings, review says

May 31, 2012
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Will They Ever Learn? Report on Cop Shooting Investigations Finds “Room for Improvement” Portland Mercury, June 27, 2012 The day after the city released an outside analysis of seven police shootings since 2004—a report that raised significant concerns about the Portland Police Bureau’s ability to learn from its mistakes—the bureau’s official response didn’t inspire much […]

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The hidden cost of cops: 20 years of legal claims against the PPB

October 21, 2011
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By Denis C. Theriault, The Portland Mercury, October 20, 2011 They are questions, for any curious citizen, that ought to come with simple answers. How much does the use of excessive force and other inappropriate actions by Portland police officers—the stuff of tort claims and jury trials, but not always newspaper headlines—wind up costing taxpayers? […]

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Posted in <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> Tagged <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/dan-handelman/" rel="tag">Dan Handelman</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/david-woboril/" rel="tag">David Woboril</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/len-berman/" rel="tag">Len Berman</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/leo-besner/" rel="tag">Leo Besner</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/mary-beth-baptista/" rel="tag">Mary-Beth Baptista</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/mike-reese/" rel="tag">Mike Reese</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/portland-copwatch/" rel="tag">Portland Copwatch</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/portland-police-bureau/" rel="tag">Portland Police Bureau</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/raymond-gwerder/" rel="tag">Raymond Gwerder</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/robert-king/" rel="tag">Robert King</a> Leave a comment

The Accidental Chief

May 22, 2011
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From the Portland Mercury, May 22, 2011 Mike Reese Didn’t Grow Up Dreaming He’d Be a Cop. But he’s the guy who just led Portland’s police force through its most “tumultuous” year in memory. We talk shootings, mental health, and Tasers—and how next year might be better. Symmetry is a funny thing. When Mike Reese, […]

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Done deal: Besner is elevated to sergeant

December 10, 2010
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From the Oregonian, December 10, 2010 Dismissing what he called the “ubiquitous critics” who will never be satisfied with what police do, Portland Police Chief Mike Reese promoted controversial Leo Besner to sergeant Thursday. Reese told the crowd assembled at the Portland Building that he, as chief, has certainly experienced the critics the last week […]

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Promotion for Cop Who Shot Raymond Gwerder Prompts Anger

December 7, 2010
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From the Portland Mercury, December 7, 2010 Plans to promote Portland police officer Leo Besner—the police sniper who shot Raymond Gwerder in the back in 2005, while Gwerder was on the phone with a hostage negotiator—are raising an outcry among community members who complain that his conduct over the years has cost the city nearly […]

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Police officer who has cost Portland more than $800,000 in court is in line to be promoted

December 6, 2010
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From the Oregonian, December 6, 2010 Portland Officer Leo Besner, who has cost the city at least $852,000 in tort claims or jury awards since 2003, is among five officers to be promoted to sergeant on Thursday despite lingering questions regarding his fitness as an officer. Bobbie Jo Foster, sister of a man shot in […]

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Is it Safe to Call 911 in Crisis? Maybe, Maybe Not

February 19, 2010
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Despite a recent warning in The Skanner, Derald Walker, CEO of Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, thinks Portlanders can, and should, call 911 in crisis, if needed. It’s appropriate, Walker said, and can connect people with resources. The Skanner’s warning came after the shooting death of Aaron Campbell on Jan. 29. Campbell was, according to The Oregonian, […]

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Senate Bill 111 – Legal Use of Deadly Force

December 21, 2008
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Oregon State Senate Bill 111, passed in 2007, in part requires each Oregon county to create a plan regarding the use of deadly force by police offices and sheriff’s deputies. Persons with mental illness and addiction, and their friends and family members are particularly concerned how police officers are trained to use deadly force, and […]

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