Portland cop breaks his oath; colleagues turn him in.

This isn't just another cop-bashing piece: this is good news, for the entire Portland Police Bureau as well as the residents of Portland. Thanks and gratitude to the Portland Police Bureau and to the PPB Police Review Board for their transparency on this case, and the others reported here; and for their decision to fire …

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New intervention training for Portland cops

I'm heartened by PPB's new "Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement" (ABLE) training program -- and by OregonLive's mention of the similar "Ethical Policing is Courageous" (EPIC) training at New Orleans Police Department. This welcome news comes from the Portland Police Bureau, via OregonLive. Here's the story, verbatim, with kudos to the OregonLive and The Oregonian …

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