Pertaining to crimes and police
The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon – The Klan arrives in Portland By Steve Law Originally published in the Portland Tribune in August 2022 and reposted here with permission of the author. READ – Part 1: The Klan arrives in Portland READ – Part 2: The Klan seizes power statewide READ – Part 3: A […]
Oregonian, July 27 2022 The City of Tigard will pay $3.8 million to the mother of 26-year-old Jacob Macduff, who was fatally shot by Tigard police while experiencing a mental health crisis outside of his apartment complex in January 2021. As part of the July 2022 wrongful death settlement agreement, the city agreed to undergo […]
Landon Payne was killed in the custody of the Lane County jail staff – sworn deputies and contract health care workers – March 27, 2020 after an altercation and arrest by Eugene Police officers Andrew Roberts, Jacob Thomas and Jairo Solorio. The arrest included a force takedown and multiple Taserings. He was in a mental […]
FROM: Mental Health Alliance TO: Mayor Ted Wheeler, City of Portland TO: Chief Charles Lovell, Portland Police Bureau Attention: Ashley Lancaster, Portland Police Bureau April 20, 2022 RE: RE: Medical Aid Directive PPB 0630.50, Medical Aid (New Title) Second Universal Review: 3/22/22 – 4/21/22 The Portland Police Bureau Medical Aid Directive 0630.50 was reviewed by […]
The Intersect: the Oregon Judicial Department’s Behavioral Health Newsletter – “Courts Meeting Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Needs” – March 2022 The Intersect: the Oregon Judicial Department’s Behavioral Health Newsletter – December 2021 The Intersect: the Oregon Judicial Department’s Behavioral Health Newsletter – September 2021 The Intersect: the Oregon Judicial Department’s Behavioral Health Newsletter […]
Basic Facts – Joel Michael Arevalo, 30, was shot and killed by Portland Police Bureau acting Sergeant Zachary Kenney and Officer Reynaldo Guevara on February 19, 2022 in a condominium parking lot in Portland, Oregon. According to family members, Arevalo was a person who had struggled in the past with mental illness and addiction. Man […]
The path ahead has its obstacles, from bureaucracy to staying in touch with a very mobile population. By Karina Brown, Portland Monthly March 1, 2022 One gray morning in January, community health worker Haika Mushi made her way down a paved path along I-205, stopping at dozens of tents, and notifying occupants that free showers, haircuts, and meals were […]
Basic Facts – Nick Rodin, 35, was shot and killed by a Crook County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Hatcher on February 4, 2022 outside of Prineville. Rodin was unarmed and speaking with a friend by cell phone, which was recorded. Body worn camera footage was recorded. The investigator found no evidence that Rodin was a danger […]
Here are the active crisis responders and outreach teams – that we know of. There very well could be more out there. Some are a mix of both crisis responders and outreach. If you know of other services or a clarification, leave a comment below. Crisis responders are all some form of law enforcement or […]
Supporters of the Mental Health Association of Portland are deeply disappointed in a Multnomah County Grand Jury’s failure to indict Portland police officer Zachary DeLong, who shot and killed Robert Delgado when he was in a mental health crisis on April 16. This decision shows that our community remains unable to hold Portland’s police officers […]
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