February 20, 2019
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Counter protesters tear a Nazi flag during a demonstration downtown in this Aug. 4, 2018 file photo
from AP.
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for any wrongdoing and call for
added police training to help them
identify white supremacist groups.
The bureau has temporarily re-
moved Lt. Jeff Niiya from his po-
sition on the rapid response team
which monitors and responds to
protests. He has been ordered to
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Input Wanted on Police Body Cams
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A revelation that hundreds of
text messages were exchanged be-
tween a Portland police lieutenant
in charge of overseeing protests
and the leader of a far-right group
has spurred outrage from the may-
or and other community members.
Now, the mayor will allow an
independent investigation of the
Portland Police Bureau to look
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Portland Police Bureau is ask-
ing for community feedback as
they move through the early stag-
es of developing a pilot program
for officers to wear cameras on
their body while on duty.
Having completed one of three
planned forums this past weekend
at East Portland Community Cen-
ter, their next meeting is sched-
uled for this Friday at the Matt
Dishman Community Center, 77
N.E. Knott St. from 2:30 p m. to
4:30 p.m.
Officials said the forums are
designed for community members
to help shape the policy on how
the cameras will work and how
the video recordings will be used.
Following a request for propos-
als from body-cam vendors, the
police bureau will select the top
two devices to test out in the field
for six months, at both Central
Precinct and the Traffic Division,
starting this summer. If it’s deter-
mined that body-worn cameras
would be a viable and useful tool
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A police officer equipped with a body-worn camera.
at the end of the pilot, in January
The community can also pro-
2020, Portland police will move vide feedback on the body camera
forward with its implementation, project on the bureau’s website,
officials said.
portlandoregon.gov/police/78485.