“Litigation is not the answer” for police accountability,
Leo Besner
Posted inGeneral
The Hidden Cost of Cops
Want to Know Which Police Officers Get Sued the Most? Good Luck.
Vague recordkeeping makes it hard to tell which Portland cops are sued—and cost the city—the most.
Posted inPolitics
The Accidental Chief
Mike Reese Didn’t Grow Up Dreaming He’d Be a Cop. But he’s the guy who just led Portland’s police force through its most “tumultuous” year in memory. We talk shootings, mental health, and Tasers—and how next year might be better.
A man who never dreamed he’d be a cop just led the Portland Police Bureau through a “tumultuous” year.
Posted inNews
What’s Supposed to Happen
Suspect in Cop Shootings Lives to See Day in Court
Man charged with shooting cops doesn’t wind up shot himself.
Posted inNews
Promoting an Outcry
Cops Familiar with Controversy Move on Up
Leo Besner wasn’t the only recently promoted Portland police officer with a curious record to win a new badge.
Posted inNews
In Other News
News briefs: comforting, much like the crumbly butter cookies served at nursing homes and 12-step meetings.