Portland Police Bureau A longtime Portland police officer has signaled her intent to file a lawsuit against the City of Portland for the Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) “ongoing pattern and practice of severe and pervasive discrimination” based on her sex, sexual orientation, race, national origin, marital status, and disability. Sgt. Liani Reyna, a 24-year veteran […]
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Director of Portland’s Police Accountability Agency Resigns
Doug Brown Constantin Severe, the director of Portland’s Independent Police Review (IPR), has resigned. Severe, who has lead IPR since 2013, has accepted a job as Governor Kate Brown’s Public Safety Adviser, according to a press release from the IPR. His last day will be April 5. The IPR, which fields all public complaints about […]
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UPDATE: Portland Police Warn of a Man on Hawthorne Poking People with a Thin, Metal Object
The Hawthorne Poker? Courtesy PPB UPDATE: The suspect who has allegedly been poking pedestrians with a thin, metal object has been identified as Justin C. Venable and has been located and arrested. From the PPB’s press release: At 5:35 p.m. on Monday, November 26, 2018, a community member contacted police reporting they had seen the […]
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City Commissioners, Lawyers Denounce Mayor’s Proposed Protest Rules
Portland police stand between groups of left-wing and right-wing protesters at an Aug. 4 rally. Patrick Bunch It didn’t take long before Thursday’s public hearing on a proposed city ordinance, meant to address violence between groups of protesters in Portland, shifted to a discussion on police conduct. “We urge the council to reject this ordinance […]
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Grand Jury Clears Police Officers in Fatal Shooting of Patrick Kimmons
A temporary memorial to Patrick Kimmons placed at the site of his death. Alex Zielinski A Multnomah County grand jury has ruled that the two Portland police officers that fatally shot Patrick Kimmons on Sunday, September 30 were justified in their use of force. According to police reports, Sergeant Garry Britt and Officer Jeffrey Livingston […]
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Cops Catch LEGO Crime Kingpin—But Who’s the REAL Criminal Here? (A Wm. Steven Humphrey Special Report)
Who’s the REAL criminal here? Courtesy LEGO According to an article from Vice, Portland police have busted one of the city’s biggest crime kingpins—but instead of stolen jewelry or electronics, this alleged criminal deals in the most valuable of child currency: LEGOS. Last week, 40-year old Raji Azar was arrested for fencing toy LEGO sets—and […]
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After a Reversal, Has Mayor Ted Wheeler Made Up His Mind on Renter Relocation Fees?
After a reversal, has Ted Wheeler made up his mind on renter relocation fees?
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Did Prosecutors Go Too Far in Clearing a Cop in a 2014 Killing?
A New Audit of Police Shootings Says Yes
A new audit of police shootings says yes.
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Quanice Hayes’ Family Brought a Notice They Intend to Sue to the Mayor’s Office. The Mayor Was Out.
Family members of Quanice Hayes meet Maurice Henderson, Ted Wheeler’s Chief of Staff, in City Hall, in this terribly shot photo. Dirk VanderHart In days to come, the family of Quanice Hayes will sue the city for their 17-year-old relative’s February 2017 death at the hands of police. They will name the officer who killed […]
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Portland Cops Might Scrap Their New $12 Million Records System
RegJIN Was Supposed to Revolutionize Police Data. Instead, It Just Costs a Lot.
RegJIN was supposed to revolutionize police data. Instead, it just costs a lot.
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Quanice Hayes’ Family Plans to Sue. Landlord Loophole Will Close
Quanice Hayes’ family plans to sue. Landlord loophole closes.
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Quanice Hayes’ Family Plans to Sue the City of Portland, Attorney Confirms
Venus Hayes, center, Quanice Hayes’ mother, addresses reporters at a press conference last March. Doug Brown It’s been almost a year since 17-year-old Quanice Hayes was shot and killed by Portland police, who had the teen on his knees, at gunpoint, in front of an East Portland home. Many details of the day Hayes died […]