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There were no injuries during the course of the arrest of the suspect, who is currently being transported to jail. However, officers did make use of OC and CS gas and a police robot during the operation.
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Currently, police can only use drones without a judge’s permission under “exigent circumstances,” such as when someone is in immediate harm or suspects are fleeing.
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Also found in the suspected stolen vehicle was a loaded revolver, scales, and cash, Portland Police report on X.
Read More →So far in 2024, 19 people have been charged in Multnomah County with misdemeanors under a Portland ordinance banning unlawful street takeovers, compared to nine people charged under the law in all of 2023.
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Individuals had allegedly "stole[n] hundreds of dollars’ worth of Legos and then immediately went to the store to exchange the stolen items for cash most often at a fraction of their actual retail value," according to law enforcement.
Read More →Just days into his tenure Schmidt angered local law enforcement and some of the public when he refused to prosecute most suspects arrested during the 2020 George Floyd protests and riots.
Read More →The group posted their claims on social media, saying they cut through a fence at the training facility and set 10 fires, which spread to 15 police cars.
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“We have seen a significant propensity for criminal suspects to elude traffic stops, often driving extremely dangerously despite no officers chasing them,” the Bureau said in a statement.
Read More →Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler in August asked Kotek to send nearly 100 state troopers to downtown Portland, to assist a city police force that says it is stretched too thin.
Read More →The policy requires officers to turn their cameras on whenever they’re dispatched to a call. The cameras also automatically begin recording whenever officers draw their weapons or activate their vehicle’s emergency lights.
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