By Denis C. Theriault, Portland Mercury, Oct. 2, 2013 Will Aitchison, the longtime (and now retired) attorney for the Portland Police Association (PPA), was known for many things over the decades he spent defending his client in contract talks, court fights, government hearings, and arbitration cases. He’s sharp-tongued. He’s deft with explanations. He’s disarmingly charming. […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, April 8, 2013 Portland police disciplined for using excessive force would not be able to challenge the discipline before a state arbitrator, under a bill that will have a hearing before state lawmakers on Wednesday. State Sen. Chip Shields, D-Portland, has sponsored the bill, at the request of Portland attorneys […]
By Brian Lindstrom, in the Portland Tribune, Feb. 21, 2013 As parents of a 7- and an 8-year-old, my wife Cheryl Strayed and I often discuss what we hope to impart to our children. At the top of that list is resilience, which I define not only as the ability to persevere despite obstacles but […]
By Andrea Damewood, Willamette Week, Dec. 6, 2012 Mayor-elect Charlie Hales says is committed to keeping Mike Reese on as Portland’s police chief. Hales, who will serve as police commissioner, says he hasn’t set a time table for when they’ll decide if the relationship is working out. “I haven’t set a schedule other than obviously, […]
From the Oregonian, July 12, 2012 An arbitrator has ordered the city of Portland to dismiss two-week suspensions against former Officer Christopher Humphreys and Sgt. Kyle Nice stemming from the death-in-custody of James P. Chasse Jr. in September 2006. ARBITRATOR’S OPINION AND AWARD CHRIS HUMPHREYS / KYLE NICE GRIEVANCE IN THE MATTER OF THE ARBITRATION […]
From The Oregonian, April 10, 2012 Christopher Humphreys, a Portland officer who was collecting stress-related disability benefits on and off for more than three years since his involvement in the controversial in-custody death of James P. Chasse Jr., was found fit for duty this month as he runs for sheriff in Wheeler County. READ – […]
By Jake Thomas, Street Roots, March 15, 2012 A common pattern often emerges after a citizen dies at the hands of police. There is public rage. The city promises reform, and then the rage simmers off until the next incident. Less noticeable, however, is the constant work of people dedicated to bringing reform to the […]
From the Oregonian, October 9, 2011 Portland police twice walked away from confronting a mentally-ill man who had alarmed neighbors in recent weeks in his Southwest Portland apartment complex by striding the halls armed with a rifle and shotgun, and screaming out his window wearing a gas mask and bulletproof vest. It wasn’t until the […]
From the Portland Mercury, May 22, 2011 Mike Reese Didn’t Grow Up Dreaming He’d Be a Cop. But he’s the guy who just led Portland’s police force through its most “tumultuous” year in memory. We talk shootings, mental health, and Tasers—and how next year might be better. Symmetry is a funny thing. When Mike Reese, […]
The Portland Police Bureau released several hundred pages of documents about the investigation of the brutal death of James Chasse on September 17, 2006. These documents were hidden from public view by protective orders in Chasse v Humphreys until October 1, 2010. READ – Portland police release documents on internal investigation of James Chasse’s death-in-custody, […]
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