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February 27, 2019
Armed Police Get Nod
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The consultants’ poll included
4,150 surveyed people, out of the
roughly 27,670 people who work
and learn at PSU. 37 percent of
respondents wanted police to keep
their weapons, while another 10
percent had no opinion.
Though the slim majority of re-
spondents said they’d like the of-
ficers to be without guns, the con-
sultants said the trend for major
American universities is to have
armed police on duty. They rec-
ommended having a mix of armed
and unarmed officers at PSU,
constructing more lampposts near
MAX transit stations, and creat-
ing a “mini police academy” that
would include 80 hours of in-ser-
vice training per year, including
some bias and de-escalation train-
ing.
The Portland State Board of
Trustees special meeting to dis-
cuss the consultant’s report on
March 7 will take place from 9
a.m. to noon at PSU’s Smith Me-
morial Student Union Ballroom.
Police Cleared; Family Responds
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The officer apparently fired
three shots from a lethal weapon
after first using a taser that was
unsuccessful in subduing Glad-
en. Members of Gladen’s family,
who live in Portland, claim he
was not armed. They said police
should have seen that he was
confused and suffering a men-
tal health crisis, and they should
have de-escalated the confron-
tation. Gladen suffered from
schizophrenia and was in town
from Sacramento, Calif., visiting
a cousin, the family said.
Police Chief Outlaw and
Mayor Wheeler, who is Port-
land’s Police Commissioner, met
at City Hall with Gladen’s fam-
ily, at their request. Outlaw said
she is awaiting additional infor-
mation from the Grand Jury tran-
scripts, but reassured the family
that “a thorough investigation
and review” would be done.
As is standard procedure for
use of force instances, the Port-
land Police Bureau will conduct
an internal review of the entire
incident and the case will go be-
fore the Police Review Board,
which is comprised of commu-
nity members, police members,
and representatives from the In-
dependent Police Review Divi-
sion, officials said.
Police anticipate releasing in-
vestigative materials that were
not part of the internal review to
the public on or about March 8.
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