Tag Archives: KGW

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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Leo Besner

Mayor Sam Adams says Chief Mike Reese’s recent round of Portland police promotions raises policy questions / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 9 December 2010 Portland Chief Mike Reese dismisses critics, and promotes Officer Besner to sergeant this morning / Maxine Bernstein, … Continue reading

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grand jury

Multnomah County grand jury finds no criminal wrongdoing by Portland police in last month’s shooting / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 8 December 2010 Grand jury clears officers in deadly SE Portland standoff / David Krough, KGW, 8 December 2010

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more on JTTF

Federal and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force are still flawed [opinion] / David Fidanque and Andrea Meyer, Oregonian, 1 December 2010 Saltzman urges return to Terror Task Force [story & video] / Justin Burton, KGW, 30 November 2010

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news & opinion: Portland and the JTTF

News first (but keep reading, there’s a cartoon linked at the bottom!): Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman calls for city to immediately rejoin the federal Joint Terrorism Task Force / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 29 November 2010 City Hall: A look back … 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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DUI

Pair of Portland police officers arrested on DUII charges / Michael Russell, Oregonian, 16 November 2010 ~ “Two Portland police officers face accusations of intoxicated driving after a pair of arrests more than a week apart — one in Gresham, … Continue reading

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Longview shooting

Man dies after shootout with Longview police officer [story & video] / by Teresa Blackman, KGW, 27 October 2010 Shootout In Longview Leaves One Man Dead: Investigators: Robbery Suspect Opened Fire At Police Officer [story & video], Fox12 Oregon, 27 … 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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Washington County

Police Dog Takes Down Theft Suspect, Fox12 Oregon, 14 October 2010 ~ “An Oregon City canine team chased the man into a wooded area near the freeway, where he was bitten by a police dog.” Oregon City police dog puts … Continue reading

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