Oregon
Bridging the communication gap in online crime reporting
From enabling applicants to sign up on the spot to prioritizing officer wellness, Oregon’s largest police agency has reinvigorated its recruitment strategy
A snow patrol deputy conducts a roadside assist among Oregon’s Blue Mountains
The new law rolls back a 2020 voter-approved measure by making so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail
Three Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies fired shots at the suspect as he moved to pull a handgun from his belt
The children were left in the suspect’s car for up to two hours with suspected fentanyl and methamphetamines in the vehicle
Potential uses of the findings include wildfire fighting
Officers spotted a wooden trunk covered in blankets while searching an apartment, so they opened it and found the man crouching inside
Because officers saw the vehicle approaching and moved the suspect away, no one was injured in the crash
The $100,000 grant is expected to allow Portland police to more than double the number of enforcement missions they undertake
Measure 110, which was passed by voters in 2020, decriminalized possession of illicit substances if the amounts were small enough to be for personal use
The revised policy now permits police, weighing public safety and traffic conditions, to pursue suspects fleeing in vehicles during stings, unlike the previous restrictions
Of those surveyed, 74% worry they will become crime victims, 90% are dissatisfied with the state of public safety and 71% said the city needs more officers
The Portland Police Department was one of the last major U.S. police agencies without the technology, which will be implemented next summer
The judge said that the law could not be implemented under the Constitution of the state of Oregon
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Pass Police Department were among the agencies involved in the year-long investigation
“We don’t believe a return to incarceration is the answer, but restoring a misdemeanor for possession with diversion opportunities is critically important,” said Jason Edmiston, chief of police in the city of Hermiston
City leaders now must discuss the proposal with the DOJ and U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon, who oversees the city’s federally mandated police reforms
A letter states that legislation that decriminalized personal hard drug possession did not take the fentanyl crisis into account as a public health and safety issue
Strategies include increasing and reallocating state police staff to local drug enforcement teams and intercepting fentanyl using drug dogs and detectives
Robert “Bob” Day joined the Police Bureau as a patrol officer in April 1990 and climbed the ranks until being appointed former Chief Outlaw’s deputy chief
The Oregon Road Fire spread devastatingly fast; deputies rushed to warn residents ahead of inferno
As the officers were conducting field sobriety tests on a driver who was going 106 mph in a 55 mph, a driver crashed into an officer’s unoccupied cruiser
The suspect told the woman he was an undercover officer, showed her a badge and placed her in handcuffs before putting her in the back of his vehicle
Sheriff Pat Garrett called the deputy “an incredible person” and a “complete professional” who is resilient and compassionate
David Durham is sought in the shooting of Officer Steven Dodds; Durham slipped an extensive manhunt 12 years ago and has been missing since
The deputies have been taken to a hospital where “they’re recovering,” the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said
“I could clearly hear the words, ‘He’s reaching. He’s reaching. He’s got Jeremy’s gun!’” Sgt. Warren said when reviewing the BWC video
The drones will be used primarily to reconstruct traffic accidents and crime scenes