Police

For years, police departments in Southwest Washington had a snag in their sales pitch for new recruits. It might be months before training starts — and the class is more than 100 miles away.

A deputy shot and killed a man in Happy Valley on Saturday night, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

Portland City Council members cleared the final path for police to start wearing body cameras Wednesday, ending the city’s tenure as the largest in the country whose officers don’t wear the devices.

Police say a person was shot and killed on Monday night by deputies and officers just before 11 p.m. in unincorporated Clackamas County.

A years-long impasse between the city of Portland and the Portland Police Association over body-worn camera policies ended Thursday night, as the two sides reached a tentative agreement that would govern a pilot program.

An Eastern Oregon police officer was shot after being dispatched to a call about a violent individual damaging property and threatening others near a residence.

Lawsuit alleges "the police did nothing" after victim provided evidence of sexual assault.

An investigation by the Portland auditor into ShotSpotter’s lobbying practices in the city found insufficient evidence that the company violated city regulations.

The Portland Police Bureau should do more to protect information about people’s alleged gang affiliations and to measure how effective the new gun violence teams are at reducing gun violence, according to a city auditor’s update released Tuesday.

The documents show a dozen errors in procedure during the deadly force reviews. In one case, the auditors found investigators failed to monitor who is accessing reports during an active investigation.