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Over 94 kits — that can be attached to an officer’s belt — were distributed free-of-charge to seven northeast Alabama law enforcement agencies.

Police use of force against mentally ill Portlanders has only increased since the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the city in 2012 for Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) disproportionate use of violence against people with a mental illness. This data came to light during a routine federal court check-in between the DOJ and the city over the progress of settlement agreement reached after the 2012 lawsuit. A court filing by Jonathan Brown, a retired senior...

Opinion: Breaking the cycle of mental health crisis and police violence Updated 6:00 AM; Today 6:00 AM Portland police were dispatched to a call about a man in Lents Park with a gun. Officers responded and confronted the man. One officer fired, killing the man near the fence by the park’s ball field off SE 92nd Avenue. Mark Graves/The Oregonian Facebook Share Patrick Nolen and Javonnie Shearn Nolen previously served on the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing and was homeless of...