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Special Units

Oregon Cop's Shooter Slipped Into Deluded State, Friends Say

David Anthony Durham, 43, appears in security footage taken 30 minutes prior to the shooting from a Lincoln City convenience store. The footage shows him dressed in green camouflage and a dark beret.

January 26, 2011

Patrol

Oregon Cop Critically Wounded at Traffic Stop

The 45-year-old officer was hit multiple times, after he pulled over a 1984 Dodge SUV for speeding along Highway 101. State troopers used spike strips to stop the vehicle about 40 miles south of Lincoln City and are searching for the suspect, who fled into the woods.

January 23, 2011

Patrol

Shot Oregon Cop Twice Decorated As Officer of the Year

Officer Steven Dodds, 45, is a decorated officer who was named Officer of the Year by his agency in 2009 and 2010.

January 23, 2011

Editor's Notes

Portland's About Face

An FBI sting leading to the arrest of a Somali immigrant planning to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony has forced many of the more intelligent folks in Portland to rethink their "America is the real terrorist" stance.

January 5, 2011

Patrol

Oregon Chief Killed In Confrontation At Car Stereo Shop

Chief Painter, 55, had responded to the shop's call at about 11 a.m. that a man later identified as 21-year-old Daniel Armaugh had entered the bay and was acting suspiciously. Armaugh apparently wrestled the gun from Chief Painter and fatally shot the officer.

January 4, 2011

Patrol

Portland Man Threatened Guard, Officer With Large Knife Prior To OIS

The approximately 60-year-old man had threatened a private security guard earlier while walking in a parking lot. The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. on New Year's Day.

January 2, 2011

Patrol

Shots Fired: Portland, Oregon 12/14/1996

After a mentally ill woman fired on a paramedic responding to her call that she ingested poison, Portland Police Officer Scott Westerman was tragically forced to counter her attack.

December 20, 2010

Special Units

Portland Police Form Youth Services Division

The Portland Police Bureau will form a Youth Services Division to bring together school resource officers, the Gang Resistance Education Program, the Cadet and Reserves Program and the Police Activities League.

November 22, 2010

Weapons

Portland Officials May Restrict TASER Use

Portland police should consider further restraints on when officers can use the TASER stun gun to stop a threat, and make it clear in its written policy that officers should fire a minimum number of stun cycles against a suspect, according to a city audit released Wednesday.

November 17, 2010

Patrol

Portland Chief, Mayor Agree to Fire Officer

The Portland Police Association posted a statement on the union Website, stating that Adams and Reese "have ignored the truth and the facts regarding the Aaron Campbell incident."

November 15, 2010

Patrol

2 Men Arrested for Shoplifting at Portland's 'Shop With a Cop' Event

It was the annual "Shop With a Cop" back-to-school event, with officers helping about 160 children pick out clothing and school supplies for the approaching school year. But that didn't stop two men from going aisle to aisle, picking out a few items of their own.

August 25, 2010

Patrol

Portland PD Chief Wants to Transform Training From 'Fear-Based' to 'Competency and Confidence'

A month into his new job as Portland's police chief, Mike Reese said Tuesday he wants to transform training from a "fear-based model" -- where officers are taught to think a motorist reaching toward a floorboard is going for a gun -- to one founded on "competency and confidence" -- where a mentally ill man isn't treated like a bank robber.

June 15, 2010