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Month: March 2006

Autopsy: Cocaine, not Taser, killed man

March 25, 2006
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From The Oregonian, March 25, 2006 – not available online Timothy W. Grant died from a cocaine overdose and not from the two Taser stun gun shocks that a Portland officer applied Monday, the Oregon state medical examiner announced Friday. Dr. Karen Gunson said she found a very high level of cocaine in Grant’s blood, […]

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Posted in <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/law-enforcement/" rel="category tag">Law Enforcement</a> Tagged <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/excited-delirium/" rel="tag">Excited delirium</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/karen-gunson/" rel="tag">Karen Gunson</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/norm-frink/" rel="tag">Norm Frink</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/paul-park/" rel="tag">Paul Park</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/taser-death/" rel="tag">Taser death</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/timothy-grant/" rel="tag">Timothy Grant</a> Leave a comment

Man TASERed by PDX police died of drug overdose

March 24, 2006
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From KGW.com, March 24, 2006 – no link available The Medford man who died shortly after being shocked with a TASER gun by Portland police earlier this week died of a drug overdose, The Oregon State Medical Examiner said Friday. “I have come to the conclusion that [Timothy] Grant died of a cocaine overdose with […]

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Posted in <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/law-enforcement/" rel="category tag">Law Enforcement</a> Tagged <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/karen-gunson/" rel="tag">Karen Gunson</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/paul-park/" rel="tag">Paul Park</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/portland-police/" rel="tag">Portland Police</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/taser-death/" rel="tag">Taser death</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/tim-grant/" rel="tag">Tim Grant</a> Leave a comment

Cops need specialized training

March 6, 2006
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From Portland Tribune, March 6, 2006 It has come to my attention that the Memphis plan for Crisis Intervention Team training in Portland seeks “well-spoken” mental health consumers who have had recent experience being arrested by local police. There are very few people around who fit the criteria. Well-spoken mental health consumers typically have been […]

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Posted in <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/law-enforcement/" rel="category tag">Law Enforcement</a> Tagged <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/crisis-intervention-team/" rel="tag">Crisis Intervention Team</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/james-chasse/" rel="tag">James Chasse</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/rosie-sizer/" rel="tag">Rosie Sizer</a>, <a href="https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/tom-potter/" rel="tag">Tom Potter</a> Leave a comment

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