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Incidents of the use of overwhelming force by law enforcement including physical violence and firearms

Measure 26-217 will help create real police oversight

October 19, 2020
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| Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Police violence

Published in Street Roots, October 2020 Since Aaron Campbell’s death, at least 20 people with mental health or substance problems have been killed by Portland police. Say their names. Members of the Mental Health Alliance will vote YES on Portland City Ballot Measure 26-217 to form a new and empowered police review board and bring […]

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Policy Proposal: An Anti-Racist West Point

July 3, 2020
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| Police violence

Eds Note: This post is a little far afield for our archive but at a time where our city’s police are using undue and deadly force against relatively peaceful demonstrators everyday, serious proposals directly addressing systemic racism from within authoritarian organizations are particularly interesting. And we had a hard time finding this document online. READ […]

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No Progress to Show in Four Years of Police Reform in Portland

June 9, 2020
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| Advocacy, Law Enforcement, Police violence

Author – Michael Hopcroft, Board member of the Mental Health Association of Portland On February 25th, a status conference was held in federal court about the settlement of a civil rights case on police use of force. In 2012, the US Department of Justice sued the City of Portland over multiple cases of excessive or […]

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What happened to Koben Henriksen

December 12, 2019
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| Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Police violence

Koben Henriksen was the fifth person in a mental health crisis killed by officers of the Portland Police Bureau in 2019. Prior to Henriksen, Portland officers killed Andre Gladen, Jeb Brock, David Downs, and Lane Martin. In the surrounding area, David Engebretson suicided in the custody of deputies of the Clackamas County Sheriff, Dante Halling […]

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Surprising career change for former Wheeler County sheriff

January 15, 2019
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East Oregonian, January 15, 2019 After seven years as Wheeler County Sheriff, Chris Humphreys found he could no longer connect with his family. The “gloom” in his head just wouldn’t go away. “I was never completely there,” he said, cleaning out his office during his last days on the job. “That’s a hard thing to […]

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What Happened to Matthew Graves

October 26, 2018
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| Police violence

Family to file suit over police shooting death – Medford Tribune, October 26, 2018 A lawyer representing the parents of a mentally ill man shot dead by Eagle Point police in a Carl’s Jr. bathroom said they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the Eagle Point Police Department after seeing bodycam footage of […]

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The beating of Tessa Lovelace by Marion County deputies

June 5, 2018
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| Police violence

Eds. Note – this post will be expanded as the story continues. June 7 – name of the person assaulted is changed in news stories from Kevin Straw to Tessa Lovelace. June 13, 2018 – Charges against Tessa Lovelace for resisting arrest and interfering with a police officer are either dropped or were never filed. […]

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The killing of John Elifritz by Portland police officers

April 10, 2018
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John Elifritz was shot and killed by Portland Police officer Richard Bailey, officer Justin Damerville, officer Kameron Fender, officer Alexandru Martiniuc, officer Bradley Nutting, officer Chad Phifer, officer Andrew Polas, and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Sieczkowski on April 7, 2018. Elifritz was in an addiction and mental health crisis. He is the first person […]

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Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths, 2010-2017

June 24, 2017
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Portland Police Bureau Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths, 2010-2017. 2010 Aaron Campbell Craig Boehler Darryel Ferguson Jack Collins Keaton Otis Marcus Lagozzino (non-fatal) 2011 Kevin Charles Moffett (non-fatal) Ralph Turner (non-fatal) Thomas Manford Higginbotham William Monroe (non-fatal) 2012 Billy Wayne Simms Brad Lee Morgan Jonah Aaron Potter (non-fatal) Joshua Stephen Baker (non-fatal) Juwan Blackmon (non-fatal) […]

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What happened to Michael Tyler Jacques

June 23, 2017
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| Addiction, Police violence

Oregon DOJ: No Charges For Bend Officer Who Fatally Shot Michael Jacques OPB.org – July 11, 2017 Investigators with Oregon’s Department of Justice released a report Tuesday about an officer-involved shooting in Bend. They found there was not enough evidence to criminally prosecute the officer. Bend police Officer Scott Schaier fatally shot Michael Tyler Jacques […]

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