Wow, three big announcements in one day from the Portland police. One firing, one Nazi-lover suspension, and now two officers arrested for DUIs.

Here’s the details:

On November 6, 2010, at 11:18 p.m., Officer Joshua Sparks a three-year veteran of the Bureau, was arrested and charged by the Washington State Patrol for Driving under the Influence of Intoxicants. Officer Sparks was stopped by a WSP Trooper for going 72 mph in a 60 mph zone.

On November 14, 2010, at approximately 9:00 p.m. Officer John Shadron, an eleven-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau, was arrested and charged by the Gresham Police Department for Driving under the Influence of Intoxicants. Shadron was involved in a collision with another vehicle in the area of Southeast Salquist Road and Southeast Orient Drive in Gresham. Gresham Police were dispatched to investigate the collision and arrested Shadron for DUII. There were no injuries to either Shadron or the driver of the other vehicle and there were no passengers in either vehicle.

Another officer, Scott Dunnick, was arrested in September for DUI and who can forget last spring when ex-cop union President Scott Westerman and James Chasse Sergeant Kyle Nice were involved in back to back road rage incidents? Apparently it’s time for a new stereotype: cops are terrible drivers.

Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.

7 replies on “Two PDX Police Officers Arrested for DUI”

  1. It seems that the only way for a Portland Police Officer (or Mayor) not to get a DUI; is to get pulled over by the Portland Police.

    I guess their immunity ends at the city limits.

  2. No professional courtesy extended to them in Washington, eh?

    Maybe more of them should consider living in the city that employs them.

  3. wow! does it get any better? major SMACKDOWN Day at PPB! Bet a lot of blue trousers are soiled and brown-stained today! ha-ha-ha such is life in the Big City and it’s bound to be a Tough Titty for some of these right-wing hayseeds that have long over-dominated PPB/PPA! Smell the coffee kop kidz!!!

  4. hmmm lets look in the crystal ball on this one, 8 months from now some arbitrator will give him back his job plus back pay. This is being timed to defuse anger about the union being powerful enough to keep murderous cops on the job during the negotiations and once they are over it will be back to business as usual.

  5. unfortunately, I think econoline is correct….and Bad Robot is an idiot. Frashour will get his job back, though he might also be found liable for a whopping 2-week suspension. And the city will pay-out hundreds of thousands in legal fees because our own police fuck us, and make us lube them up.

    Dammit, I want a reach-around!

  7. Fox News alluded to “officer” Shadron’s hit and run with eye witness interviews. It’s unfortunate the Mercury is only publishing PIO’s statements. Mr. Shadron should extend us the “professional courtesy” of resigning from public safety, as it is clearly not something he gives a rodent’s patooty about. He needs treatment for his alcoholism and a forced career change.

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