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
Officers sent a robot into a crawlspace and found signs the suspect was burrowed deep underneath a house
Portland police hired 80 new officers in the past year, but more than half of them haven’t started due to lack of training academies
Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell wants to reduce gun violence and traffic fatalities, improve school safety, use technology to keep drugs out of county jails and more
Gov. Brian Kemp’s statement came after an activist claimed to set an Ore. bank on fire in solidarity with those fighting against Atlanta’s public safety training center
The judge has not made a final determination on the constitutionality of any of Measure 114’s provisions
The city’s response to the problems on Milton Street showcases potential solutions to entrenched public-safety problems in Portland
Some of the cases encompassed face-to-face “person crimes,” where defendants were charged with beating, assaulting or threatening the safety of victims
The conversation started in the wake of a third shooting outside a school in the last two months
The issue has been placed on hold until questions about its constitutionality can be decided
The judge, who has until Friday to issue a ruling, didn’t rule on a motion to freeze a ban on gun magazines containing more than 10 rounds
DNA from a bullet casing recovered from a homicide scene matched a DNA profile that had been mistakenly entered into the database
Some parts of Oregon have seen record seizures as police raid plantation after plantation
The ruling happened just hours after a federal judge allowed the ban on the sale and transfer of high-capacity magazines to take effect this week
Several local sheriffs have said publicly they won’t enforce Measure 114, which is scheduled to go into law Dec. 8
The videos and a more detailed report were released after the department received several public records requests for the now-closed case
The 24-year-old man’s family questioned why LEOs “appeared to go against policy by pursuing” him
PD must abide by a 14-month injunction that requires LEOs to restrict their use of tear gas, less-lethal munitions, pepper spray and long-range acoustic devices
Those bringing the challenge say it hampers law-abiding gun owners from using common gun magazines for their own self-defense
Multnomah County’s top prosecutor, Mike Schmidt, said that the shortage poses “an urgent threat to public safety”
The pardon applies to convictions for possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana when the person was 21 or older
The new measure regulates how big and how far apart camps must be, with only three camps per block allowed, but there is no indication how the code will be enforced
At least three sheriffs say they will not enforce Measure 114, a law that bans the sale of magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition
A spate of recent kudos has shined a spotlight on the efforts of LEOs to serve their community
The sheriff spoke out after a newly passed measure bans the sale of magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition
During the pursuit, police spiked the woman’s tires at least seven times, but she kept going
In the footage, the man can be seen running from a hospital room toward the officer before attempting to disarm him
Measure 114 would require a permit from law enforcement, safety training and a background check before a gun purchase
Homeless
More than 3,000 people are living without shelter in Portland, a 50% jump from 2019, with more than 700 encampments across the city
Even more say they don’t feel safe walking around downtown Portland at night
“They’re going after the people who have guns, who are shooting other people,” Police Chief Chuck Lovell said