Tag Archives: budget cuts

police & district attorney’s office budget woes

Portland police try to fill a $3.5 million budget gap by cutting overtime and keeping jobs vacant / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 4 October 2010 ~ Bernstein reports that the police bureau will be cutting overtime, restricting some equipment purchases, and … Continue reading

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mayor fires police budget citizen advisors

Portland Mayor Sam Adams shakes up police citizen advisory panel that criticized him over the police budget / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 8 September 2010, updated 9 September 2010 ~ “Portland Mayor Sam Adams, who was criticized by the Police Bureau’s … Continue reading

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news from Clark Co.

Shooting of cop merits 62 years: Extra-long sentence proposed for sake of deterring imitators / By Laura McVicker, The Columbian [Vancouver], 3 September 2010 ~ “Clark County Superior Court Judge Robert Lewis gave Daylan E. Berg, 24, and Jeffery S. … Continue reading

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horse cops receive donation

Donation saves Police mounted patrol [story & video] / Frank Mungeam, KGW, 16 July 2010

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police administration & miscellaneous

Switcheroo? Uniformed Cops to Take Over Civilian Jobs Cut in Police Budget / James Pitkin, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], 3 June 2010 Adams Interviews Dorothy Elmore for Police Liaison / James Pitkin, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], … Continue reading

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more news as of Sunday

Beaverton officer on paid leave [video only], KOIN [no date] UPDATED – City budget passes, along with chance for more bike patrol officers / Jonathan Maus, BikePortland.org, 27 May 2010 Grand Jury Finds No Criminal Liability in Fatal Police Shooting … Continue reading

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Wednesday & Thursday news

A Multnomah County grand jury found declined to forward charges against officers James Defrain, Cody Berne, and Andrew Polas in the shooting death of Keaton Otis earlier this month: Police cleared in Otis shooting death: County grand jury finds no … Continue reading

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KBOO evening news, Monday

One of our readers gave us a report of two stories on the KBOO Evening News, starting at 5 p.m. yesterday, May 24th. Here are his synopses, first a story about the administration of the Police Bureau: Mayor Sam Adams … Continue reading

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AMA Speakout and Police Bureau budget

Budget Saves Officer Jobs, But Not Office Staff, Fox12 Oregon, 21 May 2010 Portland gathering on police reform offers a lot of talk but not many answers [column] / Anna Griffin, Oregonian, 21 May 2010

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Police Bureau management news

Adams finds support — and critics: Police officers praise mayor, but activists remain unconvinced / Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, 20 May 2010 Mayor right to make police changes [letters to the editor] / Brittany Frost, Mark Peterson, Ed Ruttledge, Madison … Continue reading

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