Use Of Force

The city of Portland is requesting proposals from outside groups to oversee a long awaited truth and reconciliation commission addressing the Portland Police Bureau’s historic mistreatment of communities of color.

Lawyers from the U.S. Department of Justice and the City of Portland were back in federal court Friday hoping to convince a federal judge to accept an amendment to the 2014 settlement agreement governing the police bureau’s use of force.

The Tigard Police Department has concluded that no policy violations occurred during a Jan. 6, 2021 incident that ended when Officer Gabriel Maldonado shot and killed 26-year-old Jacob Macduff.

The Portland City Council on Wednesday approved paying $22,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who said police used excessive force against her during the 2020 protests that wracked the city.

Police reform groups worry changes to police contracts could add days or weeks to the time it takes an officer to make an official report.

Female police officers make up only about 10 percent of police departments nationwide, which means they're missing out on cops who are really good at defusing violent situations and community policing.