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Search results for "Portland Police Bureau" ...
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Brother in Arms
An investigation concerning a high-ranking police officer who killed a civilian which found that the officer tried to protect his own family which meant killing the victim without cause.
Tags: Jeff Kaer; Dennis Young; Portland Police Bureau; murder; 6mm glock; threat;
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Paid not to work
The series showed that Portland police and firefighters can continue earning a disability check, tax free--until retirement--even as they hold other lucrative and often physically demanding jobs, while claiming that they can't go back to work at their old jobs. As a result, there is an extraordinarily high rate of disability among Portland fire and police, with growing costs to taxpayers.
Tags: CAR; Portland; police bureau; fire bureau; Portland City Council; Randy Leonard; Erik Sten; city government