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Portland Police Have Used Three Controversial Weapons Against Protesters in the Past Two Weeks

A Woman Injured by Police Flash-Bang Grenades in Protest Last Year Sues City of Portland

A woman injured by Portland police flash-bang gernade last year sues the city of Portland for $250,000.

Portland Protester Files Tort Claim After Being Hit By A Flash-Bang Grenade Fired By Police At Aug. 4 Protest

The claim sets up a future lawsuit, which will add to a growing number of complaints that allege Portland police mishandle protests.

A New Report Analyzes Police Use of Force on Aug. 4 And Suggests Portland Police Ban Some Riot Control Agents

“We hope that the Portland Police Bureau, Portland City Council, and other local governing bodies will take these concerns seriously,” the report says.

Portland Police Now Say Both Right-Wing And Left-Wing Protest Groups Had Guns At Aug. 4 Protest

Police Chief Danielle Outlaw has only publicly claimed that left-wing protesters, who bore the brunt of heavy-handed police tactics, brought guns. Police now say both sides did.

Portland Police Kept Warring Protesters Apart Last Weekend. It’s What Else They Did That Raised an Outcry.

Michelle Fawcett was chatting with a friend when she heard a deafening boom and felt a searing pain in her arm and chest.

Portland Police Suspend Use of “Flash-Bang” Grenades After Reports That Several Protesters Were Severely Injured By the Weapons

The devices frequently cause injury and can even kill.

Police Crackdown Sends a Woman to the Hospital, But Portland Avoids Unhinged Violence in Protester Showdown

Multiple observers described the police use of explosive devices as more aggressive than ever before at Portland protests.

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