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 …
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3/9/2023 News Roundup Part 1
3/9/2023 News Roundup NORMANDALE <<The man accused of shooting five people, killing one, near Portland’s Normandale Park last year pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges on Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Benjamin Smith, 44, faces the potential of life in prison. He’ll be sentenced on April 18. Victims will get to make …