Portland Police Chief Bob Day talks reducing gun violence at community listening session

An oversight group for the Portland police’s team to reduce gun violence in the Rose City held its annual community listening ...

Portland police officer arrested in off-duty, domestic violence assault

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Portland police officer on allegations of domestic violence, the Police ...
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Portland city officials say violent crime is down, efforts to continue into summer

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Violent crime has been on the decline in Portland since 2020. Compared to this time last year, all homicides were down 7%. Homicides from gun violence were down 23%. Total ...
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Portland Mayor announces emergency declaration, new plan to address gun violence

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency to respond to the city's historic gun violence crisis on Thursday. Wheeler's emergency declaration and new plan comes shortly ...
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Mayor Wilson talks gun violence, ICE at police event

Portland mayor Keith Wilson discussed the city’s new form of government on Monday night at Grant High School, and the impact ...
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Portland still reviewing applicants for gun violence reduction program as summer nears

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city agencies are still reviewing applicants for two more grants to cover street level outreach -- part of a multi-million-dollar effort within Portland’s Office of Violence ...
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Off-duty Portland police officer accused of domestic violence, strangulation

Portland police officer Jimmy Pryce was arrested on assault charges for an incident that took place while he was off duty, ...
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Portland teachers want to curb school gun violence, but what’s the best option?

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland Public Schools teachers and the superintendent are continuing to discuss how to prevent gun violence, after students have been injured in recent shootings at high ...
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Portland Police Officer Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges

A Portland Police Bureau officer is under investigation after he was arrested last month on domestic violence charges. Jimmy ...
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‘People are scared’ as gang activity fuels Portland violence

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Oregon’s most populous city had a rampant gang problem 30 years ago, Portland detectives were stunned if they found more than a few dozen bullet casings after a shooting.
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Portland police gear up for potential election violence and National Guard on standby

Portland police will investigate and arrest any suspects in violence or other unlawful activity on election night or afterward. (Courtesy of Portland Police Bureau) As tensions tighten across the ...
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Portland will not pursue gunshot detection technology in favor of ‘better strategies’ to address gun violence

Eight months after giving the go-ahead for a gunshot detection pilot project, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Thursday that the city won’t pursue installing the technology. “It really came down ...