STREET RESPONSE <<At least one Portland Street Response worker has resigned since Portland Fire Chief Sara Boone announced a controversial change to the city’s mental health crisis response team last week. On April 11, Boone announced the team must respond to homeless sweeps to assist campers when asked by city contractors or leaders at Portland …
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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 …
1/12/23 News Update
SUSPENDED <<A recent candidate for Clark County sheriff, currently employed as a Vancouver officer, has been suspended from police work and is subject to four separate internal investigations that have been launched since September. Cpl. Rey Reynolds has had his “police officer powers” suspended and is on administrative leave, according to a recent email circulating …