Another day of rallies filled Portland’s downtown park blocks on Nov. 17, sparking conflicts between members of various right- and left-wing groups days after city council rejected a proposed ordinance…
Campus, Portland police on leave after man pronounced dead at hospital
Four Portland State campus public safety officers and two Portland police officers are on administrative leave while an investigation is underway in the death of a man sent to the…
Crime Blotter Nov. 5–12
Nov. 5 Vehicle break-in Parking Structure 3 At 5:45 p.m., a student reported their car had been broken into and looked through. However, nothing was stolen. Nov. 6 Burglary…
City Council candidates debate city charter, public safety and houselessness
Portland City Council candidates Jo Ann Hardesty and Loretta Smith faced off Oct. 5 in a debate hosted by the City Club of Portland in the Governor Ballroom of the…
Protesters attend vigil for man shot by Portland police
More than 100 people attended a march and vigil on Oct. 6 to protest the death of Patrick Kimmons, a Portland man killed in an officer-involved shooting on Sept. 30….
Hill to Hall Sept. 30–Oct. 5
Oct. 1 – Supreme Court nominee once brawled alongside former Blazer U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh participated in a bar fight with former NBA basketball player Chris Dudley in…
Crime Blotter
Sept. 24 Graffiti Campus Campus Public Safety documented graffiti, signage and chalk writing associated with a protest on campus. Sept. 25 Theft Peter Stott Center At 4:28 p.m., CPSO responded…
Grand jury decision renews debate on campus safety
Top Portland State officials have signaled a willingness to revisit campus public safety policy amid new calls for the disarmament of campus police. A Multnomah County grand jury on Sept….
Cop watcher arrested for stalking, videotaping police chief
Eli Richey, an associate of Portland Copwatch—a local organization dedicated to recording police activity to provide evidence of misconduct—spent Tuesday night, Aug. 28, and most of the following day in…
Crime Blotter Aug. 20–25
Aug. 20 Theft Smith Memorial Student Union—Littman Gallery At 4:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of multiple labels being stolen off of art exhibits. CPSO later received another report…
Activists condemn Portland Police staffing increase
Critical Resistance Portland and the Care Not Cops: Mental Health Care, Not Policing campaign held their Envisioning Community Safety Forum Saturday, May 5 at Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church in…