March 5, 2014
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be conducting a review o f the
Portland Police B ureau’s policies
and procedures that relate to its
interactions with hip-hop m usic
events an d venues.
IPR staff members will conduct
interviews with members of the com
munity, music industry, and the Po
lice Bureau.
When IPR’sreview is complete, it
will issue a public report. Officials
said reviews of this nature are part of
IPR ’ s overall mission to act on issues
of community concern, “with the
goals of safeguarding the rights of
persons and of promoting higher stan-
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c o n t i n u e d f r o m front
But according to Portland Police
spokesperson Sgt. Pete Simpson, the
initial response was for something
else. Sim pson says the Police
Bureau’s Gang Enforcement Team,
communicated its concerns about
seasoned performer Mikey Vegaz’
gang ties, an allegation the rapper
denies.
According to the official police
report, two police officers and the fire
marshal arrived at the Blue Monk at
10:18 p.m. Saturday, and communi
cated their concerns about fire code
violations to the venue owner Sheri
Deitrick. It was nearly a half hour after
the show was set to begin. Police said
they were “intimidated” by one of the
performers and other customers who
were upset about their presence and
used derogatory language, so they
called in more police backup.
Bryce Trost, of Green Luck Media
Group whom promoted the show,
says after Vegaz’ set was over offic
ers switched their attention from con
cerns over “gang presence” to the
venue’s capacity, “It was extremely
frustrating. I understand to a certain
degree, the concern about the gang-
related aspect. I don’t understand
shutting down the entire square
block.”
It should be noted that the folk
m usic trio “T h re e -fo r-S ilv e r”
played earlier in the night and
there was no police presence.
Seeing how the show had been
prom oted with M ikey Vegaz on
the bill for well over a month, Trost
says any concerns from the police
could have been directed to any
o f the stakeholders beforehand.
“All they had to do was pick up the
phone. So bars don’t lose hundreds
of dollars in bar sales, artists get to
perform and make money. They knew
what they were doing. They knew
their tactics. They knew that a con
stantly growing police presence was
a way to metaphorically pull the plug,”
he said.
The City of Portland A uditor’s
Independent Police Review Divi
sion announced Tuesday they will
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