I can't stop thinking about PPB's on the ground response last night.

There is a nationwide magnifying glass on them right now. Their first PR concern the past few months has been to optically distance themselves from federal officers, and more specifically "immigration enforcement."

07.10.2025 20:02 — 👍 59    🔁 19    💬 3    📌 1

How Surveillance Tech is Being Used to ID and Charge Portland Protesters Surveillance technology is helping criminalize resistance. On July 24, a criminal complaint was filed in federal court. Less than 24 hours later, FBI agents raided the defendant’s home in Portland, O...

Surveillance technology is helping criminalize resistance

31.07.2025 17:50 — 👍 193    🔁 105    💬 4    📌 14

PCCEP Listening Session on the Death of Damon Lamarr Johnson A community conversation on the PPB officer-involved death of Damon Lamarr Johnson, a black man in mental health crisis.

The Portland Police would hate it if you participated in the PCCEP community discussion about how the police killed Damon Lamarr Johnson, a Black man who was cleaning his apartment while displaying signs of mental illness. Wed, July 23, 6pm. www.eventbrite.com/e/pccep-list...

23.07.2025 04:30 — 👍 96    🔁 50    💬 3    📌 1

Police restraint tactics questioned after Portland man’s death in custody National police research group warns prone position can lead to fatal carbon dioxide buildup, recommends immediate side positioning after handcuffing.

Police restraint tactics questioned after Portland man’s death in custody

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

15.07.2025 15:19 — 👍 67    🔁 33    💬 1    📌 2

Portland Police release body camera footage from June in-custody death incident Officials have released body camera footage from the officers involved in an in-custody death incident on June 27 in Portland’s Kenton Neighborhood.

STATEMENT FROM COUNCILOR SAMEER KANAL ON THE IN-CUSTODY DEATH OF DAMON LAMARR JOHNSON

This is a tragedy. I offer my condolences to Damon Lamarr Johnson’s family, and I am sincerely sorry for your loss.

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12.07.2025 03:47 — 👍 72    🔁 12    💬 5    📌 3

Police, Prosecutors Seek to Limit Access to Police Personnel Files During Trials After a landmark ruling earlier this year, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is proposing changes to a key directive that could determine whether criminal defendants have access to information that cou...

Tonight PCCEP voted on a recombination to send to Chief Day and Mayor Wilson to reject the proposed policy changes on PPB Directive 0320.00 on exculpatory evidence that would limit what is sent to MCDA.

Hopefully they take community concerns seriously!

www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/06...

26.06.2025 04:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Police Intelligence-Gathering and Surveillance: Better management needed to protect civil rights Keeping information about political activity and using surveillance technology without safeguards infringes on First Amendment rights. Police need direction about what to collect and a process to mana...

This is even after the auditors report found that PPBs policies around drone and surveillance technology aren’t protecting civil rights.

www.portland.gov/auditor/audi...

10.06.2025 17:02 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Chief Day supports SB238A to increase law enforcements access to warrantless drone surveillance. BOO!! and also not surprising.

10.06.2025 16:55 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

0320.00 Portland Police Bureau Reporting of Potential Exculpatory or Impeachment Information

here’s the link to the current policy and the new proposed version of it: www.portland.gov/policies/pol...

05.06.2025 16:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The original policy is actually pretty good. PPB does give Brady materials to MCDA, but folks from Metropolitan Public Defenders have never seen these materials. Sounds like MCDA isn’t complying with the law.

05.06.2025 16:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The policy change is to further protect police officers and make it harder for lawyers to access exculpatory evidence that could help their clients.

05.06.2025 16:50 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Mult co district attorney (MCDA) is in support of PPBs proposed policy change to Directive 0320 and wrote it with them. Here’s the DA’s statement after declining an invitation to PCCEP last night:

05.06.2025 16:47 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1