June 21, 2021 Portland Police Association leader says morale among officers ‘as bad as it’s ever been’ Portland Police Association Executive Director Turner said that morale within the Portland Police Department “is as bad as it’s ever been before.”
June 21, 2021 Portland seeks to mend image amid police uproar, civil unrest with ad campaign: ‘You can be yourself here’ Portland purchased a full-page advertisement in the New York Times in an attempt to rebrand itself and attract tourists following a tumultuous year of violent demonstrations in the wake of the death of George Floyd, and the most recent fallout after all 50 members of the police riot squad resigned.
June 20, 2021 Portland Police Association leader explains why all members of Portland police riot squad resigned Portland Police Association Executive Director Daryl Turner argued on "ӣƵ Live" Sunday that elected officials "encouraged and enabled some of the violence'" that was taking place over the more than 150 nights of riots in Portland, explaining part of the reason why all 50 members of the Portland police riot squad known as the Rapid Response Team (RRT) resigned.
June 20, 2021 Portland police union rails against 'defund police' commissioner after riot squad resignations The head of the police union in Portland shot back against new criticism from City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty – who has spearheaded the local defund police movement – over the recent resignation of all 50 members of the police riot squad, arguing her self-serving agenda endorses violence, “instead of defending our communities and the business owners whose livelihoods were destroyed by the riots.”
June 19, 2021 Greg Gutfeld: The only thing progressives do is make things progressively worse A decorated officer was doing the best job he could, but since our politicized criminal justice system has replaced an actual justice system, he's the villain. He pays. Not the criminals.
June 18, 2021 Judge Jeanine blasts Portland's liberal leaders after officer's indictment for use of force during riot Judge Jeanine Pirro joined “Fox & Friends” Friday and destroyed Portland's liberal leadership following the resignation of 50 officers.
June 18, 2021 Portland's police riot squad resigns after officer indicted over alleged assault on photographer All 50 of the Portland Police Bureau’s highly trained rapid response unit officers resigned this week after the recent indictment of Officer Corey Budworth for allegedly assaulting a photographer during an overnight riot last summer.
June 10, 2021 Portland reels from deadly gang violence amid calls to defund police: 'People are scared' Portland is on pace to surpass its all-time record for homicides this year as its police department is grappling with a surge in gang-related shootings amidst a staffing shortage and continued calls for defunding.
June 9, 2021 Portland police union relocates HQ after frequent vandalism, arson fires The police union in Portland, Oregon, has relocated its headquarters after its longtime office in the city’s Kenton neighborhood became the “target of vandalism and arson” over the past year.
June 7, 2021 Portland shooting in suburban neighborhood leaves 4 dead: police Four people were killed Sunday in a shooting in a suburban neighborhood of southeastern Portland, police said.