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Portland Police Hire Nine Public Safety Support Specialists More Than Two Years After the Positions Were Funded

The unarmed officers will assist sworn police responding to low-priority calls.

The Portland Police Bureau Needs Officers. It Squandered Two Dozen of Them.

Reserve officers performed work that helped free up full-time cops to respond to high-priority calls faster.

Even After City Council Unanimously Approves New Unarmed Police Hires, the Union Is Still “Frustrated”

Portland Police Association president Daryl Turner suggested the city take “a long look in the mirror” before criticizing the union.

Here’s What Portland’s Unarmed Cops Are Allowed to Do—and What They Aren’t

No driving patrol cars!

Portland Commissioner-Elect Jo Ann Hardesty Says Unarmed Officers Shouldn’t Be Part Of The Existing Police Union

“If the current police are writing the rules for unarmed police how good can they be!” Hardesty wrote on Facebook.

Portland Mayor Will Bring Proposal for Unarmed Police Officers to City Council Next Week

The Public Safety Support Specialists, or PS3s, will be non-sworn officers who do not carry guns.

Portland’s Mayor Decided to Replace Police on Horseback With Unarmed Cops. Where Are They?

The police union says the new officers will spend little time in the streets.

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