Tag Archives: Jack Collins
updates on Jack Collins and Keaton Otis shootings
Update on Last Week’s Shooting: Cops Say Officer Shot by Suspect / James Pitkin, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], 18 May 2010 ~ “Detective Mary Wheat, a bureau spokeswoman, confirms that police definitely believe it was Otis and only … Continue reading
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Tuesday news
Jilted Cop to File Federal Suit Against City (after Randy Leonard Vows to Help) / James Pitkin, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], 18 May 2010 ~”Portland Police Officer Tom Brennan today says he plans to file a $270,000 federal … Continue reading
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merc, observer, street roots
Watch Out, Anarchists! The police are preparing for you! / Sarah Mirk, The Mercury Blogtown, 27 April 2010 Along with a letter to Matt Davis from “Voltairine de Cleyre” to come on a ride-along with the black bloc & a … Continue reading
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Oregonian columns etc.
The Oregonian featured two interesting columns today: Once Again, Rosie Sizer Misses the Point [column] / Steve Duin, Oregonian, 13 April 2010 Grand juror in Portland’s Hoyt Arboretum shooting case learns much about a bleak world [column] / Anna Griffin, … Continue reading
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Other Media on Previous Posts
On the City’s “Recommended Action Items Regarding the Intersection of the Police & The Mental Health System in Portland”: The Portland Observer, Jake Thomas, 9 April 2010; KBOO, A Deeper Look, 8 April 2010; Mental Health Association of Portland website, 8 April … Continue reading
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grand jury transcripts, more on Sgt. Nice, and other news
Several stories today noted that Multnomah County Circuit Judge Jean Maurer has released the transcripts of the testimony to the grand jury investigating Jack Collins’s death. The transcripts are available on the District Attorney’s website, as well as at some … Continue reading
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the “razor knife” revealed
Portland Police Release Photo of Arboretum Shooting Razor Knife / by James Pitkin, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], 6 April 2010~Most of us know this type of knife by its brand name, X-acto.
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911 tapes, police investigation of Collins killing
This morning, the Police Bureau released tapes of the 911 calls and the report of their internal investigation into Jason Walters’ shooting of Jack Collins. The Police Bureau has made a pdf of the investigation reports, which is available on … Continue reading
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Jack Collins
Somehow I neglected to post this story in a timely fashion, but better late than never, I guess. The Life and Death of Jack Dale Collins: What We Now Know About the Homeless Man Shot by Portland Police / by … Continue reading
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mental health care, police oversight reform
Today’s Oregonian Op-Ed section featured two pieces about the mental health system in Portland: Insane choices: We, not the police, are responsible for the consequences of how we deal with homeless mentally ill [opinion] / Jack Hart, Oregonian, 3 April … Continue reading
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