Law Enforcement

They're hoping state lawmakers will be moved to act by a Friday deadline, but opponents say existing law is adequate.

Oregon public safety regulators are reviewing whether Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp violated “moral fitness standards,” according to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

Prosecutors were unaware how Portland police officers handle protest footage and how city attorneys store it. Defense attorneys nonetheless say prosecutors failed to provide it in time.

A deputy U.S. Marshal shot Donavan LaBella in the head with a less-than-lethal munition outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland on July 11, 2020. The incident has left LaBella, who at the time was 26, with a condition known as frontal lobe syndrome, which affects brain functioning processes like social behavior and language

Sheriffs from Coos, Curry, Jackson and Josephine counties say they will continue following state sanctuary laws that prevent local police from assisting federal authorities with most immigration enforcement.

Ever since the Washington State Patrol began keeping a database on all its traffic stops, one troubling point has stood out: Troopers search the cars of Native American drivers much more often than drivers who are white. 

In a wide-ranging interview, Multnomah County's new District Attorney Nathan Vasquez laid out his plans for the office, everything from tackling gun violence and homicides, to law enforcement’s role in combating drug addiction, and how he wants voters to hold him accountable.

Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill is working to open a 16-bed residential treatment facility in The Dalles for people in need of behavioral health and substance use disorder services.

Citing concerns about legal risks, Pacific County officials on Thursday began the process of creating a new jail department.

Commissioners in Pacific County will vote Dec. 26 on whether to change oversight of the county’s jail. If approved, it would be managed by a local corrections department going forward.