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Oregon Trooper Walks Away from Near Head-On Crash

An Oregon State Police trooper walked away from a near head-on crash on Highway 97 Tuesday morning.

August 31, 2017

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Portland to Require Officers to Give Statement on Deadly Force Incidents within 48 Hours

The Portland City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Wednesday that makes clear they won’t follow the legal advice of the Multnomah County district attorney and the Oregon Department of Justice when it comes to investigating police officers’ use of force.

August 25, 2017

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OR Sheriff Removes Thin Blue Line Flag from Courthouse Breakroom

After white supremacist demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, displayed the Thin Blue Line flag, Multnomah County (OR) Sheriff Mike Reese announced a similar flag had been removed from a break room in the Multnomah County Courthouse.

August 25, 2017

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Portland Selects Its First Female African American Police Chief

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.

August 8, 2017

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Suspect Named Fellony Faces Multiple Felonies

Hudson, a 22-year-old man from Salem, OR, is accused of felony kidnapping, felony eluding, felony possession of a stolen vehicle and nearly a handful of misdemeanors after being pursued by police across state lines.

July 24, 2017

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OR Deputy Sues Man Who Shot Him for $1 Million

A Lane County, OR, sheriff’s deputy has filed a nearly $1 million civil lawsuit against a man who used a semi-automatic AK-47-style rifle to shoot him nearly two years ago.

July 13, 2017

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Video: Oregon Deputy Hit Twice in 3 Months by Drunk Drivers

The deputies were conducting a field sobriety test on 23-year-old Yash Desai when 61-year-old Earl Smith slammed into the back of one patrol car. The impact caused a chain reaction that left four cars damaged.

June 14, 2017

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Witmer Public Safety Group, Home of OfficerStore, Acquires Our Designs Inc.

Witmer Public Safety Group Inc., parent company of OfficerStore, has announced its recent acquisition of Our Designs Inc., a retailer of gifts and accessories geared toward firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical professionals.

June 13, 2017

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Police Prevent Violence Between Dueling OR Rallies

Portland, OR, police officers in riot gear prevented a full-scale clash between protest blocs by restricting access to Terry Schrunk Plaza, where Trump backers and free-speech advocates rallied for hours in a self-contained bubble within this liberal city.

June 5, 2017

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2 OR Officers 'Seriously Assaulted' Attempting to Release Man from Jail

Two officers were "seriously assaulted" Monday in an altercation with a man they were trying to release from the Florence, OR, jail, and the man who assaulted them later died at a hospital.

May 10, 2017

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Police Attacked, Property Damaged in Portland May Day Riot

Police were attacked, a patrol car was vandalized, business windows were shattered and bonfires were set in the streets during a May Day riot Monday in Portland, OR.

May 2, 2017

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Wounded OR Trooper Named North America's Trooper of the Year

An Oregon State Police trooper who was shot 12 times and critically wounded on Christmas night has been named North America’s Trooper of the Year.

April 14, 2017