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The case stemmed from a suit filed by Don’t Shoot Portland, a black-led nonprofit that advocates for social and racial justice in the city. The nonprofit’s lawyers had sought more drastic sanctions, including a ban on impact munitions and for the Police Bureau to permanently remove officers from protest duty if they violate the court order, with fines issued for future violations.
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"A male approached the patrol vehicle, broke out the back window (on the hatch), pepper sprayed the interior, then ran to a vehicle and drove off," the Portland Police Bureau reports.
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The total overtime costs for the Portland Police Bureau through late July—the end of the last pay period—is almost $5.4 million. Further, accrued "comp time" will cost around $1.2 million.
Read More →According to a statement from the Portland Police Bureau, officers were first made aware of the theft when The Rebuilding Center, a sustainability nonprofit reported that 20 to 25 cases of N95 masks had been stolen from their center on March 6.
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In taking over in Philadelphia, Outlaw would lead the nation’s fourth-largest municipal police department, which has about 6,600 sworn officers and 800 civilian employees. By comparison, the Portland Police Bureau has 877 sworn officers and 300 civilian employees.
Read More →In a 3-2 vote, elected officials in Portland, OR voted to withdraw the Portland Police Bureau from the national Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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Portland, OR, police next month will end their more than 20-year-old practice of designating people as gang members or gang associates in response to strong community concerns about the labels that have disproportionately affected minorities.
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Danielle Outlaw, a 19-year veteran of the Oakland (CA) Police Department, will serve as Portland, OR's next police chief. She becomes the first African American woman to head the bureau.
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Portland, OR, Police Chief Mike Marshman and his executive assistant stems are being investigated over police bureau training, where his lieutenant may have signed the chief in on a log suggesting he had attended, when he had not.
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Officers with the Portland Police Bureau quickly responded to groups of protesters gathering in the downtown area and blocking transit lines Wednesday.
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