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Portland Tribune, Feb. 15, 2016 At the rain-and-tear-soaked funeral of 19-year-old Christopher Kalonji on Thursday, family and friends were able to gather and grieve the death of the 2014 Rex Putnam High School graduate. Not laid to rest, however, were the questions surrounding why he died from a gunshot wound following a mental health crisis […]
By Jenny Westberg and Jason Renaud, in Street Roots, Jan. 7, 2016 Former Mayor Sam Adams wanted Ron Frashour fired. So did the current mayor, Charlie Hales. So did former Chief of Police Michael Reese. So did the city attorney. So did a majority of Portland city commissioners and most of Portland’s citizens. Frashour, you’ll […]
The Skanner, June 11, 2015 Kathleen Saadat has come out of retirement again – this time to oversee police reform. Now she’ll be serving on the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison team overseeing reforms required by The United States vs. City of Portland settlement agreement. The 2012 settlement was the result of a Department of Justice investigation […]
Oregon police officers are rarely held accountable for undue violence. Here are six possible reasons. by Jason Renaud and Jenny Westberg | Street Roots, June 9, 2015 Whenever police officers use lethal force, they well know there could be consequences, including being charged and prosecuted by the district attorney. Charges may include assault, manslaughter, even […]
Associated Press via OPB.org, March 4, 2015 The mother of a Southern Oregon man who died during an incident with law enforcement officers has sued the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, alleging deputies wrongfully fired stun guns. The federal lawsuit filed in Eugene says deputies discharged Tasers at least a half dozen times when trying to stop […]
The Oregonian, Oct. 7, 2014 Portland jury awards Jason Cox $562,000 in police brutality case Jurors 9-3 found that Portland police committed battery against Jason Cox in a beating and tasing incident that was caught on video. A jury’s decision last week to award more than $562,000 to a 40-year-old man who was repeatedly punched in […]
Stephen McMilon, 52, was shot and killed Sunday, August 24, 2014, by Medford Police Officers Salvador Garcia and Stephen Meador. This post represents, to the extent possible, all media reports, pictures, and video on the shooting. One dead in officer-involved shooting KDRV.com, August 24, 2014 One man is dead following an officer involved shooting on […]
Portland Tribune, July 3, 2014 A Multnomah County grand jury has determined that the June 12 Portland police shooting of 23-year-old transient who attacked an officer with a crowbar was justified. The grand jury returned a decision clearing police in the death of Nicholas Glendon Davis, who was shot by Portland police Officer Robert Brown, […]
By Christine Schofelt, World Socialist Web Site, May 28, 2014 Brian Lindstrom’s 2013 film Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse, available through Amazon and in theatrical release, makes no attempt at an evasive “even-handedness” in presenting the case of 42-year-old James Chasse, a man [diagnosed with schizophrenia] who was cruelly beaten by […]
Statesman Journal, May 21, 2014 A Salem police shooting that resulted in the death of an armed woman earlier this month was a justified use of deadly force, a Marion County grand jury ruled Wednesday. READ – Press release on officer’s use of force (PDF, 231KB) READ – Witnesses question Salem police shooting of Jackie […]
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