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From The Oregonian, April 10, 2012 Christopher Humphreys, a Portland officer who was collecting stress-related disability benefits on and off for more than three years since his involvement in the controversial in-custody death of James P. Chasse Jr., was found fit for duty this month as he runs for sheriff in Wheeler County. READ – […]
From the Portland Mercury, January 10, 2012 It’s tucked all the way at the end of the latest (and still unceremoniously quiet) release of Police Review Board reports: After a meeting last fall, the discipline panel — which reviews cases and advises Chief Mike Reese on punishment — overwhelmingly found every aspect of the May […]
From the Oregonian, September 9, 2011 The Mental Health Association of Portland is concerned about the termination of Scott Westerman from the Portland Police Bureau because of his long and strident defense of the three police officers who beat and killed James Chasse on September 17, 2006. This morning, Portland Police Chief Mike Reese notified […]
Message from the Portland Police Association’s President Scott Westerman, from March 2010 Immediately after the Aaron Campbell shooting, Chief [Rosie] Sizer stood silent. The community was demanding answers and she stood silent. There is an obvious disconnect between the public’s expectations of the police and the Police Bureau’s training. While this disconnect may not be […]
The Portland Police Bureau’s reputation and trust in the community has been badly damaged under the brief and lax administration of Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman. Worst of all? We’re nowhere near bottom yet. Saltzman: Nice to assume desk duty upon return, KOIN.com, April 12, 2010 Officer involved in road rage gets desk duty – Police […]
From the Portland Observer, April 12, 2010 This Sunday, City Commissioner Dan Saltzman granted the Portland Observer an interview on the maiden broadcast of “The Portland Observer Hour” on Portland Community Media. Last week, Sgt. Kyle Nice, an officer involved in the death of James Chasse, was involved in a road rage incident in Washington […]
By Sarah Mirk of the Portland Mercury, April 1, 2010 What We Now Know About the Homeless Man Shot by Portland Police On Monday March 22, at 3:30 pm, Jack Dale Collins lay on the ground at Hoyt Arboretum, bleeding to death. Officer Jason Walters had just fired four shots into Collins, hitting an artery […]
News Conference, Picket Line from Justice Center to County Courthouse Thursday, February 11, 10:00 AM Members of the Albina Ministerial Alliance (AMA), other concerned organizations, and the community at large who are outraged at the death of Aaron Campbell by a police assault rifle in late January, will gather at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February […]
Press release from the Portland Police Bureau, January 29, 2010 On Friday, January 29, 2010, at 4:22 p.m., Portland Police Officers responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a suicidal man who was armed with a gun at an apartment complex located in the 12800 Block of NE Sandy Boulevard. The 9-1-1 call was from a […]
From Willamette Week, January 15th, 2010 This week we reported that Portland Police internal-affairs detectives have yet to interview Officer Christopher Humphreys about shooting a 12-year-old girl with a beanbag gun two months ago. The bureau is investigating Humphreys for possible violations of policy from the Nov. 12 beanbag shooting — a probe that brought […]
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