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New Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell attends a news conference Monday announcing his appoint-
ment to the top of command. He replaces Chief Jami Resch who suddenly stepped aside stating that
Lovell was the better person to build community trust as police chief because of his strong ties with
the black community. (AP photo)
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Rising to the Top
Lovell named
police chief to
build trust
earned praise for building bridges
in the black community during his
tenure at the school, was suddenly
named Portland’s new police chief
on Monday.
Chuck Lovell, an 18-year-vet-
eran of the Police Bureau, replaces
by M ichael l eighton
Chief Jami Resch who announced
P ortland o bserver e ditor
A black Portland police lieu- at a news conference that she was
tenant and former resource offi- stopping aside from the top com-
cer at Jefferson High School who mand position in favor of Lovell,
saying he was the better person
to build community trust as chief
because of his record of success
building ties with the black com-
munity.
The promotion was endorsed by
Mayor Ted Wheeler and followed
11 days of massive protests in the
city calling for police reforms to
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A group of young marchers in Portland move toward the Burnside Bridge on Saturday to protest
racism and police violence against African Americans after the death of George Floyd, a black man
who died in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP photo)
After Protests, Mayor Re-Assigns Officers
Armed police
pulled from
Portland schools
Following massive marches to Wheeler announced Thursday
protest racism by police and of- he was removing police resource
ficer involved deaths of African officers from the city’s public
Americans in Portland and across
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