portland police department
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2020
Portland councilors defer to new racial equity committee on suggested police reforms
City councilors interviewed this week were reluctant to take a position on recommendations to enhance citizen oversight of police, a change not immediately embraced by the city manager.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Portland will collect more data on police stops, won’t expand citizen oversight
City Manager Jon Jennings says Portland is partnering with academic institutions to assess racial disparities, but he rejects a proposal to have two citizens join an internal police panel assessing use-of-force incidents.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Portland leaders call for peaceful demonstration, ask opponents to leave guns at home
Fearing counter-protests and violent confrontation at a planned Black Lives Matter demonstration Saturday, Portland police are asking everyone to remain peaceful and leave weapons at home.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2020
Commentary: No time for platitudes about racism in our ‘justice system’
In Portland and across Maine, the blame lies not just with law enforcement, but also with higher-ups and all of us who have turned a blind eye.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Portland police staffing levels concern chief
The proposed fiscal year 2021 budget reduces police expenditures by more than half a million dollars, eliminates three positions and defers the hiring of another seven positions.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Portland police, firefighters rescue suicidal man from burning shed
Police spent more than 2 hours negotiating with a man suffering a mental health crisis on Parris Street on Friday night before they rescued him from a burning shed.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
U.S. attorney for Maine: Law enforcement here paying price for brutality elsewhere
Maine police officers aren’t perfect, but they are always trying to improve and they’re open to progressive policies and procedures.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2020
Supervisors’ union president: Lack of support from elected officials demoralizing to Portland police
A recently approved City Council proposal creating a Racial Equity Steering Committee leaves out important context.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
Portland police charge woman with aggravated assault after stabbing
Samantha Velez is accused of stabbing another homeless woman in the hand during an altercation in Deering Oaks Saturday.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
Portland woman sues city and police, alleging illegal arrest, excessive force in 2014
A Somali refugee says her civil and constitutional rights were violated in the incident at Maine Medical Center, as part of a pattern of over-policing of the city's refugee and African American populations.
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