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Rap Sheet

Three issues of the Portland Police Association’s newsletter, The Rap Sheet since we last linked to it. All of them contain articles of some interest:

Rap Sheet [pdf] , October 2010
Highlights:

• Daryl Turner’s President’s Message column (page 1) discusses police bureau’s internal investigation into the Aaron Campbell killing and other internal investigations.
• An open letter to Oregonian columnist Steve Duin, from retired Sergeant Karl McDade, argues that “All of the recent incidents [of police violence] to which you have referred have been created by police officers following their training.” (page 4).

Rap Sheet [pdf], November 2010
Highlights:

• Daryl Turner’s President’s Message (page 1) again discusses discipline and police internal investigations into officers’ violence.
• The PPA’s attorney, Will Aitchison, has an article (page 1) which outlines the details of the PPA/City contract language on officer discipline.
• The first in a three-part series of articles on the history of law enforcement in Portland by Jim Huff, the director of the Portland Police Museum (page 4).
• An article entitled “Excusing the Oakland Rioters: Looting is not a Form of Civil Protest,” by Heather MacDonald, reprinted from the Weekly Standard (page 8).

Rap Sheet [pdf], December 2010
Highlights:

• Daryl Turner’s President’s Message (page 1) argues that firing Ron Frashour and disciplining Ryan Lewton, Liani Reyna and John Birkbine for their actions at the scene of the Aaron Campbell killing benefits no one.
• An article outlines the details of binding arbitration, by PPA attorney Will Aitchison (page 6).
• Devallis Rutledge discusses the finer points of “reasonable suspicion” in an article entitled “Justifying Temporary Detentions: How Much Suspicion is Enough?” (page 8).
• Part two of Jim Huff’s three-part series on the history of Portland law enforcement (page 11).

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 role as police commissioner, and his management of the Portland Police Bureau.

city settles lawsuit

Portland to pay $338,000 to 81-year-old pedestrian struck by a patrol car when officer was checking mobile computer / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 13 December 2010

new cop show set in Portland

Brain Trust, new crime drama being made in Portland, uses Police Bureau uniforms, badges and cars / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 10 December 2010
~ “While the Portland police may not be the geniuses in this program, they’ve been assured that any, and every episode, if the network approves a series, will portray the Portland police in a positive light.”

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 slow on Joint Terrorism Task Force / Ryan Frank, Oregonian, 10 December 2010

Mayor’s Office Releases Draft of Terror Task Force Plan / Denis C. Theiriault, Portland Mercury Blogtown [blog], 10 December 2010

City Hall: Mayor Issues Draft Plan on Joint Terrorism Task Force / Beth Slovic, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], 10 December 2010

Mayor Sam Adams outlines 75-day plan for JTTF consideration / Brad Schmidt, Oregonian, 10 December 2010

Should Portland rejoin terrorism task force?: Mayor hopes for vote by Jan. 24, 2011 / Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, 10 December 2010

Portland mayor releases terror task force draft: Portland mayor releases terror task force draft / Jeff Thompson, KGW, 10 December 2010

arraignment in Clackamas Co. jail assault

Clackamas jail deputy accused of assaulting inmate, official misconduct / Rick Bella, Oregonian, 10 December 2010
~ “Troy Alan Steiner, 43, was arraigned in Clackamas County Circuit Court on fourth-degree assault, first-degree official misconduct and harassment.”

Clackamas Co. Sheriff’s Dept. gets grant

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office wins $192,000 grant to combat illegal drugs / Yuxing Zheng, Oregonian, 10 December 2010
~ “The grant will pay for specialized training in narcotics enforcement, overtime needed to be responsive to immediate calls, and to facilitate development of fast-moving cases and confidential funds.”

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, Oregonian, 9 December 2010

After Last-Minute Plea From Dead Man’s Friend, Adams Seems to Indicate Controversial Cop Will Be Promoted (Updated) / James Pitkin, Willamette Week News & Culture [blog], 9 December 2010

Mayor on Leo Besner: “Policy Questions,” But Promotion Will Proceed / Denis C. Theriault, Portland Mercury Blogtown [blog], 9 December 2010

PPB officer involved in expensive settlements gets promoted [story & video], KATU, 9 December 2010

Officer in controversial Portland shooting gets promotion [story & video] / Scott Burton, KGW, 9 December 2010

JTTF

Sources Say • Battle lines set on task force, Portland Tribune, 9 December 2010