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Sam Adams
Ruffled feathers aside, Adams revels in top job: Portland mayor takes heat for a tangle of controversial decisions / Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, 16 December 2010 ~ This general article about Adams’s tenure as mayor touches a bit on his … Continue reading
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plan to study re-joining JTTF
Many of these articles reference Mayor Sam Adams’s draft plan to consider Portland rejoining the local JTTF; that plan is available in full (in .pdf format) on the city’s website. City Hall Week in Review: Mayor Sam Adams taking it … Continue reading
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backing away from the JTTF
Randy Leonard Strikes Blow in Terror Task Force Debate / Denis C. Theriault, Portland Mercury Blogtown [blog], 2 December 2010 ~ “[Randy Leonard is] not having any of it—and he’s mad that some people are saying ‘the Portland Police Bureau … Continue reading
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possible shooting
Police risked gunfire to rescue women from Southeast Portland home during standoff / Joseph Rose, Oregonian, 23 November 2010 ~ The Oregonian featured three other articles about this incident, as the story broke, at 6:30 this morning, at 3:40 p.m. … Continue reading
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More on Frashour firing
Adams in the thick of thorny police issues: Mayor’s firing of officer places him at center of dispute / Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, 18 November 2010 Portland Police [letter to the editor] / Patrick Pangburn, Oregonian, 18 November 2010 Community … Continue reading
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Frashour fired, other officers suspended
OPB’s Think Out Loud will feature a discussion about Frashour’s firing tomorrow, Wednesday, November 17th. You can participate by posting comments online, or by calling when the show is on the air at 9 a.m. Portland Police Chief Mike Reese … Continue reading
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Aaron Campbell’s family sues city; discipline decision expected
BREAKING: Aaron Campbell’s Family Files Suit Against City / Denis C. Theriault Portland Mercury Blogtown [blog], 3 November 2010 ~ “Attorneys representing the family of Aaron Campbell, a emotionally disturbed man who was shot dead by police this January, have … Continue reading
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Portland news
Portland police and fire pension liability climbs nearly 15 percent in two years / Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 26 October 2010, updated 27 October 2010 BREAKING: Council Vote on Mayor’s Gun Laws Pushed Back / Denis C. … Continue reading
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James Chasse
Attorneys for James Chasse family argue Portland police cover-up of the violent struggle to arrest Chasse led to his death / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 18 October 2010 Chasse Case Coverup? Family Attorney Says So / Denis C. Theriault, Portland Mercury … Continue reading
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Illegal Gun Task Force
There has been a good deal of media coverage of the mayor’s new initiative, the Illegal Gun Task Force, which will be part of the Police Bureau’s Gang Enforcement Team. Most of the articles are brief or lacking in unique … Continue reading
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