The answers to the county’s jail crowding are far more complicated than increasing capacity.
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Before the Storm
Gang Activity Is Down. Cops Are Worried
Portland gang activity has been quiet this year. That could change.
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I Love Television™
Good Cop Bad/Bad Cop Good
When good cops go bad (it’s good)!
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Cops on Campus
As Reported Sexual Assaults Rise, PSU May Create Its Own Police Force
As reported sex assaults rise, Portland State may create its own police force.
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Criminal Objects
Digging into the Stories of the Strangest Things in the Police Evidence Warehouse
Digging into the stories of the strangest objects in the police evidence warehouse.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Another high-minded debate between the editor and a Mercury reader.
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Take Your City and Shove It!
The Best Complaints to City Hall
If you have a complaint, Portland City Hall has a voicemail for you. Call 503-823-4740. It’s the job of the public advocate in Mayor Sam Adams’ office to field concerns from citizens—and she fields a lot. In fact, a transcription of the complaints left on her voicemail from the last nine months spans 176 pages, […]
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Ticket to the Man
Drivers Can Skip Police, Write Up Each Other
Victims trying to use Oregon’s unique citizen initiated ticket system find cops don’t know the law.
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In Other News
This week in news briefs: police union talks, a marijuana convention, and a cop suspected of drunken driving.
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In the Shadows
Bike Patrol!
To keep track of Portland’s parolees, officers hop on bikes.