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Police Bureaus Host Open House
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H ooper ZT hf . P ortland O bserver
Portland Police Lt. Harry Jackson works at the Northeast Pre
cinct, which will host a public open house on Saturday, Aug. 13.
Community members urged to attend
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T he P ortland O bserver
Crim inals know w hat the inside
o f a police bureau looks like, but it’s
more than ju st a place to deal with
troublem akers. T he police bureau
is a com m unity fixture to let resi
dents know that help is always near.
T hat’s why the five area Portland
Precincts are hosting open houses
to let the com m unity com e in and
take a peek.
M em bers o f the com m unity are
encouraged to drop in and meet
officers w ho w ork in their neigh
borhood. O n Saturday, Aug. 13
the N ortheast Precinct, 449 N.E.
Em erson St., will have their open
house from noon to 4 p.m.
“ It gives people a chance to come
see what we do. how w e operate and
to meet som e of the officers. A lot of
tim e people don’t get further than
the holding cell if they are under
arrest. This is a chance to get your
questions answered on the spot and
to see the rhyme and reason for why
we are here,” said precinct officer Lt.
Harry Jackson.
Jackson, along with the other
officers, will be on hand to answ er
questions, give tours, and spend
tim e getting to know com m unity
members in an informal setting. Chil
dren are espec ial 1 y w elcom e to come
sit in a police car, look through the
m obile com m and center, and possi
bly see a police dog or horse. Snacks
will be provided.
Portland Police C hief D errick
Foxw orth sees the open houses as
mini public safety fairs, where police
can provide im portant inform ation,
w hile also discussing crim e and
neighborhood livability concerns
w ith people w ho live in that precinct.
" I ’m hopeful that Portlanders will
take som e tim e out on a sunny sum
m er day to com e by and say hello,”
Foxw orth said.
The chief hopes open houses will
becom e an annual tradition.
O ver the last year, Portland Po
lice Precincts have implemented out
reach efforts aim ed at crim e preven
tion and building relationships with
the com m unity. T hrough special
missions targeting crim e by neigh
borhood, to providing information
via mail, to knocking on doors to talk
with people about w hat is happen
ing on their street, the Police Bureau
and the com m unity have noted the
reduction o f reported crim e in some
cases.
Even though the open houses
for the Southeast and East Precincts
have passed, there is still a chance to
visit other precincts as well. The
North Precinct open house is set for
Saturday, Aug. 6 and is located at
7214 N. Philadelphia. The Central
Precinct is the last o f the open houses
on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 1111 S -W ^ 1*1
Ave. in downtown Portland. All open
houses start at noon and end at 4
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