Jack Collins – Page 3 – Oregon Mental Health Archive

Recommended Action Items Regarding the Intersection of the Police & The Mental Health System in Portland

April 8, 2010

Created by Commissioner Dan Saltzman, Commissioner Amanda Fritz, Chief Rosie Sizer – distributed April 8, 2010 DISCUSSION PROCESS Commissioner Dan Saltzman, Commissioner Amanda Fritz, Chief Rosie Sizer, staff from the Commissioners’ offices, representatives from the Office of Human Relations, and Portland Police Bureau staff participated in a series of discussions with members of the mental […]

Portland Police Reports about the death of Jack Dale Collins

April 5, 2010

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Here are the 103 documents circulated by the Portland Police Bureau on April 5 about the March 22, 2010 shooting death of Jack Dale Collins. Also included on this page are four 911 audio files, the PPB dispatch audio file and the complete 24 MB file of all documents. Cover Sheet – Portland Police Bureau […]

Insane Choices: Police, jailers now handle problem for us

April 4, 2010

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Guest opinion by Jack Hart, published in The Oregonian, April 4, 2010 The day before a Portland police officer killed Jack Collins, I stepped onto my deck to enjoy the sunshine. Incoherent shouts and mournful howls floated out of Washington Park, the ranting of some tortured soul perched on the John Reed Memorial Bench. Who […]

In Memorium: Jack Dale Collins

April 2, 2010

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Who was Jackie Collins? We don’t know. His neighbors were the birds in the bushes. Alcoholism had taken its toll on his family, his friends, his home, his property, his ability to work, his ability to conform to orders from authorities. How did he spend his hours? What did he think of in the morning? […]

The Life and Death of Jack Dale Collins

April 1, 2010

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By Sarah Mirk of the Portland Mercury, April 1, 2010 What We Now Know About the Homeless Man Shot by Portland Police On Monday March 22, at 3:30 pm, Jack Dale Collins lay on the ground at Hoyt Arboretum, bleeding to death. Officer Jason Walters had just fired four shots into Collins, hitting an artery […]

In Memorium: 69 Homeless People

April 1, 2010

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Today or tomorrow the Multnomah County grand jury will finish reviewing why Portland Police officer Jason Walters shot and killed Jack Dale Collins on March 22 at Hoyt Arboretum. Based on all prior grand juries since at least 1981, this one will not instruct the District Attorney to file charges against officer Walters. No family […]

The Anger is Understandable

March 31, 2010

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From The Skanner, March 31, 2010. Guest opinion by Jason Renaud. The board of the Mental Health Association of Portland do not endorse the tactics taken Monday evening by protesters in the streets of downtown Portland. We don’t endorse violence in any form – verbal or physical, active or threatened, against persons or property. Simply […]

Police shooting victim, Jack Dale Collins, asked for mental health help

March 31, 2010

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Just 11 days before he was killed by a Portland police officer, Jack Dale Collins, 58, walked into a police station and asked for mental health care, according to a police report. Police say the shooting was justified, but many Portlanders are questioning Officer Jason Walters’ decision to use deadly force, and hundreds of self-proclaimed […]

We Understand the Anger

March 29, 2010

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Published in The Skanner, March 31, 2010 The board of the Mental Health Association of Portland do not endorse the tactics taken this evening by protesters in the streets of downtown Portland. We don’t endorse violence in any form – verbal or physical, active or threatened, against persons or property. Simply being young, frustrated, over-educated […]

What Happened to Jackie Collins

March 25, 2010

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Jack Dale Collins, known to his friends as Jackie, was a late-stage alcoholic who also was known to cut himself on the arms and face. This cutting is sometimes a symptom of a mental illness, possible one of many, including trauma disorders, psychotic disorders, depression or personality disorders. Jack lived in Portland for several years […]