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Gunshot Detection Companies Vie for Portland Contract and a Skeptical Public’s Approval

ShotSpotter and EAGL, both finalists for gunfire detection pilot program, presented their technology during a community forum—and drew a significant number of questions and concern.

Courtney VaughnApril 27, 2023 8:04 amApril 27, 2023 3:08 pm

Before Portland’s elected leaders decide on a vendor for a gunshot detection pilot program, the public heard from two companies vying for a city contract. The city plans to launch a year-long pilot program in neighborhoods with frequent gun violence. During an April 25 community meeting held on Zoom, representatives with SoundThinking, the company formerly […]

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Can State Legislation Fix Portland’s Police Accountability Problem?

Alex ZielinskiFebruary 27, 2020 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 8:06 pm

Portland police officers have been fired for sending threatening emails, lying about crashing a patrol car, and for having sex while on duty. But cops who are accused of committing far worse offenses—from fatally shooting an unarmed man in the back, to refusing to take a man who officers had beat nearly unconscious to a […]

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What’s Keeping Portland Cops from Helping People In Mental Health Crises?

Alex ZielinskiJanuary 17, 2019 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:39 pm

Sam Rice was always certain of one thing: Police officers were out to kill him. “I would say, ‘Sam, stop talking like that, you know that’s not going to happen,’” says Susan Adame, a behavioral support specialist with SL Start, an organization that helps people who have developmental disabilities to live independently. Adame worked closely […]

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A Growing Divide in City Hall Threatens Police Oversight

Alex ZielinskiDecember 6, 2018 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:40 pm

Portland’s citizen-led police oversight board has some concerns. In October, the city’s Citizen Review Committee (CRC)—an 11-member board of volunteers tasked with reviewing police conduct—wrapped up their six-year investigation into when and how Portland police officers use violence against members of the public. The CRC condensed their findings into an eight-page report that not only […]