When a rent-a-cop is accused of smacking a skater on the head with a skateboard, things get ugly.
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Old Town Shuffle
New Tenants Move In, Poor People Move…Where?
Old Town is changing fast, with two major new tenants moving in at the west end of the Burnside Bridge, potentially kicking off a makeover for the entire neighborhood. But hold it! Such makeovers don’t always suit the poor or homeless, or those struggling to cope with mental health issues, for whom Old Town has […]
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Union Blues
Cop Unions Tussle over Rent-a-Cop Uniforms
THE HEAD OF Portland’s cop union is in disagreement with the national cop union’s line on whether armed rent-a-cops should be able to dress like real police officers. Portland Police Association boss Robert King told the Mercury last November he thinks downtown rent-a-cops working for Portland Patrol, Inc. (PPI) “provide basic security services for downtown […]