Tag Archives: Portland Tribune
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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JTTF
Sources Say • Battle lines set on task force, Portland Tribune, 9 December 2010
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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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officer discipline, know your rights, tasers
Two Portland officers reassigned after DUII charges, Portland Tribune, 16 November 2010 Know Your Rights: What the ACLU Taught Me About Police Rights / Andrea Vedder, Portland Tribune Blogtown [blog], 17 November 2010 ~ “As it seemed an opportunity ripe … 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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