Published 3 years ago

Portland, Ore., Can’t Find Police for Unit to Fight Rising Murder Rate

Summary by Ground News

The Portland, Oregon, police department is struggling to fill a patrol designed to combat the rising murder rate. Only four police officers have applied to fill the 14 spots on the Focused Initiative Team. The team is a reincarnation of the Gun Violence Reduction Team, which was shut down last year amid the racial justice protests that included calls for police reform.

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Yahoo News

Portland Police Can’t Find Recruits for Revived Gun Violence Division

As Portland's homicide rate climbs from historic lows, the gun violence reduction team is having a hard time finding recruits.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Washington Examiner

Portland police struggling to fill patrol aimed at combating rising murder rate

The Portland, Oregon, police department is struggling to fill a patrol designed to combat the rising murder rate.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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The Gateway Pundit

Portland Forms Special Police Unit To Fight Rising Murder Rate But Cops Don't Want To Join

The city of Portland, Oregon has finally figured out that it needs police to fight violent crime.As the murder rate in the city ticks up, they’ve decided to put together a special unit to combat the problem.Unfortunately for them, there aren’t many police who want the job. Who can blame them?The Washington Examiner reports:Portland police struggling to fill patrol aimed at combating rising murder rateThe Portland, Oregon, police department is st…

3 years ago·United States

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National Review

Portland Police Can’t Find Recruits for Revived Gun Violence Division

Portland is trying to revive the gun violence reduction team after disbanding it last year over concerns about racial discrimination.

3 years ago·United States

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The Daily Wire

Portland Cut Police Violence Unit After 2020 Riots. Resurrected As Murder Soars, Few People Want The Job.

As riots raged in Portland, Oregon, over the summer of 2020, the Portland City Council last summer acceded to critics of the police department who wanted to defund the police, with Mayor Ted Wheeler announcing the Portland Police Bureau would dissolve its Gun Violence Reduction Team as the Council voted to cut $15 million from the police department. In the process, the city disbanded the 38-person gun-violence team.But now that the city’s homici…

3 years ago·Nashville, United States

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The Blaze

After vilifying police, Portland unsurprisingly can't find officers to fill unit to fight soaring crime

Following more than a year of anti-police protests and targeted scrutiny from elected officials, law enforcement officers in Portland, Oregon, have had enough.What are the details?According to the Wall Street Journal, officers in the riot-ravaged city are thinking twice about joining the police department's revamped version of the Gun Violence Reduction Team. The unit, originally disbanded by the city council in 2020 amid Black Lives Matter prot…

3 years ago·United States

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