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A public hearing began in U.S. District Court in
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in a pattern of excessive force against people
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The settlement calls for dozens of changes to use
of force and Taser policies, training and over
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Hearings on Police Begin
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Black History Month
A 49-year-old Portland woman who was stopped
and searched by police for being a “mail-theft
suspect” is suing the city for unlawful seizure,
assault and battery. The suspect police were
looking for was described as male and Hispanic.
Lisa Haynes, an African American female, claims
the two officers who stopped her verbally threat
ened her, patted her down sexually, and shoved
her before she was let go.
insurance on the Cover Oregon website after the
site made some fixes on Tuesday. There's no
date for fully launching the enrollment system to
the general public.
Pedestrian Fatalities Rise
Yan Huang, 78, was hit by a motorized vehicle
and killed, while walking across Southeast Divi
sion Street with her husband on Friday, Valentine’s
Day. This was the sixth pedestrian fatality in
volving automobile traffic in east Portland in the
past three months. A petition for city leaders to
address these traffic problems is now being
circulated by the group Oregon Walks.
Loud Music Killing Verdict
The man who killed 17-year-old Florida teenager
Jordan Davis was found guilty of second-degree
murder Sunday, but the jury couldn’t reach a
verdict on the charge of first-degree murder.
Michael Dunn, 47, fired 10 bullets at a car Davis
occupied after an argument with the teens for
playing music loudly at a gas station.
Devo Guitarist Dies
Visioning for MLK & Alberta
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February 19, 2014
Bob Casale, guitarist for the
band Devo, died Monday at
the age of 61. The New
Wave band is known for
songs like “Whip It”, “Girl
You Like, and “Uncontrol
lable Urge.”
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$1 Million Vase Smashed
A South Florida artist has admitted to smashing
a vase worth $1 million at a Miami museum.
Maximo Caminero said he was protesting what
he called “artist favoritism.” Caminero now faces
criminal charges.
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