From the Oregonian, September 23 2009 More than three years after James P. Chasse Jr. died in police custody, Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer announced today that she found the officers involved acted within policy, but a sergeant should have directed an ambulance to take Chasse to a hospital immediately after being Tased. Sizer’s long-awaited […]
From KATU.com, September 17 2009 Three years after the death of James Chasse, who died in police custody, community mental health advocates said they are still waiting for a clearer picture about his death to be presented by Portland police. Representatives from the Mental Health Association turned in a petition to the city Thursday signed […]
From Willamette Week, September 16 2009 In the three years since James Chasse Jr. died in police custody, statistics both revealing and disturbing have cropped up in public records surrounding his death. * 26 : The number of rib fractures Chasse suffered in his encounter with police. * 106 : The number of minutes between […]
From the Willamette Week online, January 30 2009 After enduring repeated criticism from the Portland police union, Chief Rosie Sizer tells WW she’s close to deciding on whether the officers involved in the 2006 death of James Chasse Jr. deserve discipline. “It is going through the process, and I don’t think it will take too […]
From the Portland Mercury, January 29 2008 Bad Apple Reputation – New Lawsuit Threatened Against Chasse Cop The Portland Police Bureau officer involved in the death of James Chasse Jr. is facing the threat of another lawsuit—this time relating to his use of force against a woman claiming to suffer from mental health issues. Chasse, […]
Commentary by Scott Westerman, president of the Portland Police Association, published in The Rap Sheet, December 2008 I am proud and honored to have been elected to represent you as PPA president. I will be forever grateful to the countless number of members who took the time to engage others in conversation about the issues […]
From Willamette Week, published online on January 13, 2009 Sgt. Scott Westerman, the Portland police union president, is taking another swipe at Chief Rosie Sizer for delaying her decision on whether to discipline the officers involved in the 2006 death of James Chasse Jr. Using strong words in the upcoming issue of The Rap Sheet, […]
From the Portland Mercury, December 18 2008 Not-So-Public Humiliation – Cop Union Files Grievance over “Humiliating” Discipline Portland’s police union has filed a formal grievance alleging the police bureau’s Use of Force and Performance Review Boards hearings are humiliating to its officers, and is urging all union members to not show up for the boards’ […]
From the Willamette Week, December 9 2008 The newly elected police union president, Sgt. Scott Westerman, tells WW that the Police Bureau’s Use of Force Review Board has ruled that the officers involved in the death of James Chasse Jr. did not violate Bureau policy. The decision of the board, which comprises both cops and […]
From the Oregonian, December 9. 2008 As a result of James P. Chasse Jr.’s death in custody, Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer wants to make sure every officer knows when to run after a fleeing suspect, and how to take someone down to reduce injuries. Sizer, prompted by an internal review of Chasse’s case, has […]
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