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PPB Changes Policy On When It Releases Officers’ Names After Shootings

The change comes months after the bureau stopped following the original policy.
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The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) has updated its internal policy on when the department releases the names of officers who use deadly force against members of the public—months after not adhering to the policy’s predecessor.  It’s long been PPB policy to release the name of an officer who uses deadly force against (ie: shoots a […]

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City Agrees to End the Use of “Flash-Bang” Grenades in Settlement With Don’t Shoot Portland

The settlement also includes a $250,001 payout to plaintiffs.
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The first federal lawsuit filed against the city of Portland for its officers’ actions against demonstrators during the city’s racial justice protests of 2020 has come to a close. On Monday, lawyers representing five demonstrators and the advocacy group Don’t Shoot Portland reached a $250,001 settlement with the city over a June 2020 lawsuit, which […]

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Police Identify Man Killed by Portland Officers Saturday Morning

It’s still unclear why police decided to shoot Immanueal Jaquez Clark-Johnson, 30.
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Update, December 9:  The Portland Police Bureua (PPB) has identified the officer who shot Immanueal Jaquez Clark-Johnson as Christopher Sathoff. The bureau says that the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office is still reviewing the shooting and that Sathoff is currently on administrative leave.   Original story, November 25: A Black man named Immanueal Jaquez Clark-Johnson […]

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UPDATE: Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputy Shoots Person in Lloyd District

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Update, November 17:  The Multnomah County District Attorney’s office has cleared the deputy responsible for the October 5 shooting in Portland’s Lloyd neighborhood of any criminal charges.  Sheriff’s Deputy Rory McPherson was conducting a “routine patrol” of the Lloyd District the afternoon of October 5, during which he stopped a man named Tristan Borges he […]

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Federal Judge Expresses Disappointment in City’s Ongoing Non-Compliance in PPB Settlement

“I was expecting greater transparency by now.” 
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The city of Portland and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) were back in federal court Wednesday morning to provide an update on the city’s ongoing attempts to comply with a 2014 settlement agreement with the DOJ.  The agreement was reached after a federal investigation in 2012 found that Portland police had a practice of […]

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City Council Set to Approve $47,500 to Settle Police Abuse Case

Cushing is one of at least nine Portlanders whose civil cases against the city for officers’ conduct at 2020 demonstrations has resulted in a settlement payout from the city.
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Portland City Council will vote Wednesday on whether it should award $47,500 to Portlander Evelyn Cushing for her injuries sustained by a Portland cop during a 2020 racial justice protest. According to a draft legal complaint sent to the city, Cushing was beaten with a night stick by Officer Brian Wheeler at a demonstration in […]

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Lawsuit Against Feds’ Use of Chemical Weapons on Portlanders in 2020 Heads to Appeals Court

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While protesting for racial justice in downtown Portland in summer 2020, Brenna Bell was regularly exposed to both pepper spray and tear gas fired into crowds of demonstrators by law enforcement officers. But one of her most memorable experiences was getting tear-gassed not by a police officer, but by a tree.  “I was just standing […]

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UPDATE: One Woman Injured from Deputy Shooting in Lloyd District

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Local law enforcement have shared more information about the Wednesday incident in the Lloyd District that involved a Multnomah County sheriff’s deputy shooting a member of the public. Up until now, it was unknown whether the shooting victim had survived the incident. According to a press release from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) no one […]

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Jury Finds Portland Police Liable For Unreasonable Force and Battery in First 2020 Protest Case

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A jury has found the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) liable for battery and unreasonable force in an incident that left a 2020 racial justice protest attendee with a broken arm and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The jury chose not to find the bureau liable for assault, nor did they find PPB responsible for “negligent training” […]

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First Case Against Portland Police Officer Violence from 2020 Protests Goes to Trial

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The first lawsuit against Portland police officers for their treatment of protesters in 2020 has reached its day in court.  The case comes from Erin Wenzel, a care coordinator at Oregon Health and Science University who attended a racial justice protest with her husband on August 14, 2020. Wenzel, who lives in Beaverton, attended the […]

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Wheeler Moves Forward with Controversial Gunshot Detection Technology

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Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office will develop a pilot program for the controversial gunshot-detection technology ShotSpotter, according to an announcement at a police oversight meeting Thursday evening. The pilot will need to be voted on by City Council before being adopted by the city. ShotSpotter uses microphones placed on telephone poles, street lights, and other tall […]

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