AltWeeklies Wire
Big Brother's Little Brothernew
A freelance videographer plans to challenge the Portland Police Bureau in court after a cop confiscated his camera and cited him, in apparent retaliation for videotaping the cop as he searched a suspect in the street.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
04-03-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Was a Portland Cop Fired for Snitching?new
Officer Lindsay Hunt is planning to sue the city over allegations she was effectively terminated in retaliation for "snitching" on an officer who was supposed to be training her.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
03-06-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Asleep on the Street in Portlandnew
Approximately 1,400 people sleep on the city's streets -- and for a night, I was one of them.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
02-21-2008 |
Housing & Development
Sit-Lie Ordinance Takes Aim at Street Kidsnew
Portland's controversial sit-lie ordinance appears to be targeting a distinct group of homeless youth, according to the latest enforcement statistics from the mayor's Street Access for Everyone (SAFE) committee.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
02-14-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Arresting Developmentnew
The manager and owner of a private security firm in SE Portland is still running his business with the blessing of the state, despite having been warned repeatedly by police for over a year for allegedly taking "pseudo police action."
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
02-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Blame Gamenew
The Portland city auditor needs to make changes to stop widespread public mistrust of the Independent Police Review process, according to an independent consultant's report released last week.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
02-01-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Portland Cops Take Aim at People of Colornew
New numbers show the city's police are pointing their guns at African Americans more often than they are at the city's white residents, and that per capita, African Americans are five times more likely to have force used against them in a police encounter than whites.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
01-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
What I Learned at Citizen Police Academynew
On Dec. 4, I finally graduated from the Portland Police Bureau's 11-week Citizen Police Academy. That being said, you're under arrest. Just kidding.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
12-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Julia Wild West Housenew
Homeless Day-Access Center's Drug Problem
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Where Are the Cops?new
Sluggish Recruitment Puts Public at Risk
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Where Are the Cops?new
The Portland Police Bureau's sluggish recruitment puts public at risk.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Revisionismnew
"Mistakes were made" in eye-stabbing case.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The James Chasse Jr. Filesnew
Even though it will be almost two years before a jury is scheduled to sit down and rule on the case, the pre-trial hearings in what could be Portland's most controversial cop lawsuit ever are already heated.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Portland Shells Out $500,000 for Police Sniper Victimnew
The city is likely to pay that record amount to the family of Raymond Gwerder this week. He was shot in the back without warning by a police sniper while he was on the phone to a hostage negotiator in November 2005.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Crowded Courthousenew
Four anti-cop claims in one day.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
10-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
