Tag Archives: Citizen Review Committee
Independent Police Review
Police Accountability / L.T., KBOO Evening News, 16 July 2010 ~ Report on the Independent Police Review Division Citizen Review Committee’s Use of Force Committee report to city council. [Rest assured, there is audio of this story on the KBOO … Continue reading
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IPR problems; whistle-blower goes back to patrol duty
Problems with Portland’s Independent Police Review [story & audio], KBOO Evening News, 7 July 2010 Portland officer Tom Brennan, banned to warehouse last year, will be back on the street / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 9 July 2010
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from the KBOO Evening News
One of our readers reported hearing two stories on the KBOO Evening News yesterday: 5:12 p.m.: The Independent Police Review Division (IPR) submitted its 2009 annual report to the city council on Wednesday. KBOO’s reporter quoted Dan Handelman of Portland … Continue reading
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Keaton Otis shooting, Dogs shot by cops, IPR
Police shoot pitbull / Portland Observer, 1 June 2010 Police shoot another dog in a separate canine attack / Portland Observer, 1 June 2010 UPDATE: Bullet-casing mystery in police reports of Keaton Dupree Otis shooting / Lisa Loving and Brian … Continue reading
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Independent Police Review report
Workgroup fails to find police bias; no changes needed: Report sees little evidence of racism in officer interaction / Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, 31 May 2010 ~ The report in question was prepared by the Bias-based Policing Workgroup of the … Continue reading
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The Skanner
Review of 3-year-old police complaints released / Brian Stimson, The Skanner, 27 May 2010
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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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Sit lie, police oversight
Council passes new sidewalk management ordinance: Opponents suggest new legal challenge possible / Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, 7 May 2010 New Police Oversight Ordinance: Still a Work in Progress / James Pitkin, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], 7 May … Continue reading
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sidewalks, citizen review, and ducks!
Portland City Commissioners take up sidewalks, panhandling today / By Janie Har, Oregonian Portland News, 29 April 2010 Portland City Council puts off sidewalk vote one week [story & video] / By Janie Har, Oregonian Portland News, 29 April 2010 … Continue reading
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citizen review of taser use, road rage probability details, and Everett news
Police Bureau Backs Down: Sizer Accepts Citizen Findings on Campbell Cop’s Taser Case / James Pitkin, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], 28 April 2010 Westerman Road Rage: Behind the Numbers / James Pitkin, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], … Continue reading
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