Law Enforcement

According to data leaked earlier this month and reviewed by OPB, more than two dozen current and former police officers, sheriff’s deputies, corrections officers, and members of the military in Oregon appear to have joined the anti-government, anti-immigrant extremist group since its founding in 2009.

Police say a man having an apparent mental health crisis fired a gun several times at officers and others during a 30-hour standoff that started Friday morning.

A magistrate judge described the case as two “overbearing” men whose dispute escalated into near violence.

Detective Jeremy Brown was shot and killed Friday night while in the line of duty.

Alma Raven-Guido, 19, was arrested by the FBI in connection with a fire at the building of the Portland Police Association, the union that represents rank-and-file police officers.

The Tigard police officer who shot and killed Jacob MacDuff on Jan. 6 was hired by the Port of Portland Police Department despite an ongoing criminal investigation. He started work at the agency April 19, but was put on leave after OPB's reporting on the investigation.

Police responding to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis can lead to tragic results. Eugene's CAHOOTS program is widely seen as a national model for improving crisis response.

Police said a Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy driving a patrol vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in the early morning hours Thursday.

The question comes at an important juncture for two local, high-profile shootings. Clark County's prosecutor is seeking an official from another county to review the Feb. 4 fatal shooting of Jenoah Donald. Meanwhile, the review of Kevin Peterson Jr.’s killing is due in the coming weeks.

Five out of six men and women have returned. None have been reassigned, instead they've resumed their duties as before. And prosecutors have not yet decided whether the shootings are justified or whether to press charges.