By Denis Theriault, The Portland Mercury, Jan. 16, 2013 The thought was hard to escape. If life had gone just a little bit differently—if the feds had waited to crack down on Portland cops for years of rough treatment of the mentally ill, if Occupy Portland hadn’t sprouted right when it did in 2011, if […]
By Denis Theriault, The Portland Mercury, Jan. 16, 2013 Twice a year since 2011, the Portland Police Bureau quietly posts the work of its Police Review Board (PRB)—the group of civilians, cops, and city officials who weigh the most serious misconduct cases facing officers and then tell the chief, if they agree a cop has […]
Readers: This article takes a look at police violence against people with mental illness nationwide. MHAP encourages this broad view. We believe the problem is not limited to our city, and can be found throughout the U.S. Please note, this story comes from Portland, Maine. References to “Portland” mean the city in Maine, unless the […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, October 2, 2012 The Portland Police Association Tuesday morning argued that the city auditor’s review of witness testimony in the arbitration involving fired Officer Ron Frashour was not independent but marred by politics. “We had requested an independent review of testimony of city witness testimony by a third-party,” wrote Officer […]
WHAT: Support for City Council members as they vote on whether to appeal Ronald Frashour’s rehire WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m. WHERE: City Council Chambers, 1221 SW 4th, 2nd floor Message from Dan Handelman, Portland Copwatch: The Albina Ministerial Alliance (AMA) Coalition for Justice and Police Reform is putting out a call to action […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, September 25, 2012 About 30 community members gathered outside Portland City Hall on Tuesday to condemn a state board’s ruling that orders the city to reinstate fired police Officer Ron Frashour. Attorney Tom Steenson, representing the family of Aaron Campbell — the unarmed man Frashour fatally shot in the back […]
PPA Press Release on Employment Relations Boards Decisions By Daryl Turner, PPAVigil.org, September 25, 2012 Integrity is essential to the believability of information produced during an investigation. The Employment Relations Board ruling in the Officer [Ronald] Frashour case asserts that during their investigation they have reviewed and researched all the information provided to them by […]
From PortlandOnline.com, September 24, 2012 Dear Portlander: In April, I told you that I believe that Officer Ron Frashour violated our policy and training protocols regarding allowed use of deadly force in the case of Aaron Campbell. I further explained that in our City Attorney’s opinion, we had sufficient legal grounds to challenge the reinstatement of […]
READ – Statement of Findings of the DOJ investigation of the Portland Police Bureau, September 2012 READ – Statement of Intent between Portland Police Bureau and Department of Justice, September 2012 WATCH – Department of Justice Use of Force News Conference, September 13, 2012 Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas E. Perez […]
A Portland Police Bureau analysis shows the bureau’s use of force has dropped 35 percent since 2008, according to a four-page report released Wednesday. The data shows there were 675 use of force incidents by Portland police in 2011, down from 1,039 in 2008. It’s not clear from the report what the bureau’s use of […]
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