The New York Times, April 25, 2016 The 911 caller had reported a man with a samurai sword, lunging at people on the waterfront. It was evening, and when the police arrived, they saw the man pacing the beach and called to him. He responded by throwing a rock at the embankment where they stood. […]
Oregon police officers are rarely held accountable for undue violence. Here are six possible reasons. by Jason Renaud and Jenny Westberg | Street Roots, June 9, 2015 Whenever police officers use lethal force, they well know there could be consequences, including being charged and prosecuted by the district attorney. Charges may include assault, manslaughter, even […]
Family of Erie Man Shot, Killed in Portland Speaks Out – March, 25, 2015 Christopher Ryan Healy, 36, was killed in Portland, Oregon Sunday after police shot him twice during an altercation stemming from an alleged burglary on the city’s east side. Upon arrival at the scene, police say Healy, who had traveled to Portland […]
KOIN.com, March 6, 2015 A jury has ruled that two Portland police officers did not act negligently before fatally shooting a suicidal man atop a downtown parking garage in January 2012. The Oregonian reports jurors deliberated for nearly three hours before making the decision Thursday. An attorney for the parents of Brad Morgan said the […]
The Oregonian, Oct. 7, 2014 Portland jury awards Jason Cox $562,000 in police brutality case Jurors 9-3 found that Portland police committed battery against Jason Cox in a beating and tasing incident that was caught on video. A jury’s decision last week to award more than $562,000 to a 40-year-old man who was repeatedly punched in […]
KOIN News, March 26, 2014 Portland police officers could soon be testing new body cameras that are capable of recording both sound and video. Fifty officers with the Mesa Police Department in Arizona have been using the same body cameras for the last year. “We’re the largest agency I believe currently to utilize the cameras,” […]
Daily KOS, March 27, 2014 In May it will be four years since 25-year-old African-American Keaton Otis was killed by Portland police in a frenzy of 32 shots in seven seconds… recorded on the iPhone of a witness. He was shot by officers of the Hotspot Enforcement Action Team — HEAT — on the day […]
Inlander, March 29, 2014 As community services and treatment programs for people with mental health issues have suffered cuts to funding, personnel and bed space, law enforcement officers have increasingly served as first responders to mental health crisis — sometimes leading to dangerous confrontations between police and the mentally ill. We wrote last week about […]
From the The Oregonian, Feb. 4, 2013 With Portland’s declining crime rate and a historic low in homicides, Police Chief Mike Reese sounded an alarm on another front Tuesday, calling for a different approach to handling homeless people who sleep downtown. The chief and his command staff have dubbed the initiative “Prosper Portland” and asked […]
KGW.com, Jan. 22, 2014 Lawyers for Cayla Wilson, a pregnant Gresham woman who was severely brain damaged when a drugged-out driver slammed into her car on Apr. 15, 2010, are suing the City of Portland and Clackamas County for $42 million in damages on behalf of their client. Wilson, who was 19 years old at […]
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