4/20/2023 News Roundup Part 1

COP STATS <<Portland police have responded to fewer calls and made fewer arrests in the past five years but have used force in a higher percentage of the arrests, new data shows. The more frequent use of force likely stems from police focusing on more serious crimes, in part because of reduced staffing, said city-hired …

3/30/2023 News Roundup

THE FASH <<Dan Tooze spent most of the day on Aug. 22, 2021, sporting a Proud Boys T-shirt and body armor. Like many in the group, Tooze was armed — a wooden baton in hand and a pistol on his belt. He was in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood for a rally held by the violent, extremist …