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From The Oregonian, June 11, 2012 Portland Police Chief Mike Reese stressed multiple times during testimony before an arbitrator that Aaron Campbell posed no immediate threat to police before Officer Ronald Frashour shot him. “We don’t have a right to shoot him. He never displayed a weapon. He didn’t take any offensive action towards the […]
“Terribly Wrong”: Police Union Boss Posts Explosive Takedown of Frashour Firing From the Portland Mercury, June 5, 2012 Portland Police Association President Daryl Turner has never made it much of a secret that he loathes the city’s decision to fire Ron Frashour, the cop who fatally shot Aaron Campbell in the back back in January […]
There are few details, no reasons why, and little coverage in the media about this incident. Below you will find reports from KATU, and the Oregonian. Man Kills Himself in Police Precinct Parking Lot By KATU.com Staff, Mar 17, 2012 A man shot and killed himself in the parking lot of the Portland Police Bureau’s […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Wednesday, February 22, 2012 An employee of the 24-hour Senvoy courier company heard two shots followed by screams early Wednesday and called 9-1-1, bringing Portland police to Southeast Belmont Street below the Morrison Bridge, where two homeless men were shot while they lay sleeping. One man was struck in the […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Tuesday, February 07, 2012 More than a year after Portland Police Chief Mike Reese fired Officer Ronald Frashour for his fatal shooting of an unarmed black man and found the officer violated bureau policy, at least 11 bureau training instructors argue the chief was wrong. In fact, Portland Officer Tracy […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Wednesday, February 01, 2012 The city of Portland has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the family of Aaron Campbell, who was shot to death by Portland police two years ago. Civil rights attorney Tom Steenson said the $1.2 million Campbell settlement […]
From: Portland Police Bureau To: Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 4:55 PM Subject: Portland Police Bureau to Begin New Method of Reviewing Officers Use of Force PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU NEWS RELEASE Portland Police Bureau to Begin New Method of Reviewing Officers Use of Force Posted: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:41:23 PST Beginning on January 15, […]
From The Oregonian, November 19, 2011 A Multnomah County grand jury tonight voted to indict Portland Officer Dane Reister on third-degree assault and fourth-degree assault after he mistakenly loaded a beanbag shotgun with lethal shotgun rounds and seriously wounded a man in Southwest Portland on June 30. READ – Everything about the shooting of William […]
From the Oregonian, October 25, 2011 On the day the police commissioner and chief were subpoenaed to court to address what Officer Dane Reister’s attorney called the bureau’s “gross negligence” in the handling of beanbag shotguns and ammunition, police supervisors alerted officers Tuesday of a new safeguard the bureau adopted. Effective immediately, officers who are […]
From the Oregonian, October 21, 2011 The attorney for Portland Police Officer Dane Reister doesn’t dispute that her client mistakenly loaded his beanbag shotgun with lethal rounds and seriously wounded a man in Southwest Portland June 30. But Reister’s lawyer, Janet Hoffman, plans to argue in court next week that the officer’s mistake resulted from […]
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