Metro Safe Streets Task Force formed to reduce gun violence April 13 2021
Local and federal law enforcement agencies announce a new intiative to reduce gun violence in Portland.
Local and federal law enforcement authorities have reached agreement on a cooperative initiative to reduce gun violence.
The agreement was announced by Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug on Tuesday, March 31. They said the initiative is intended to coordinate and focus local and federal law enforcement resources on investigating and prosecuting gun crimes in Multnomah County.
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As part of the initiative, the U.S. Department of Justice will deputize a small contingent of local law enforcement officers to focus exclusively on investigating gun violence and crimes involving firearms. They will be assigned to a new Metro Safe Streets Task Force. Such task forces are already operating in other cities with high rates of shootings.
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Editorial: City’s refusal to fund new gun-violence unit will take toll on victims of other crimes
Updated Apr 11, 2021;
Posted Apr 11, 2021
Amid continuing calls to defund the police, the Portland City Council refused to provide any additional funds for a new police team to combat gun violence. Unfortunately, that will only further tax an already understaffed police bureau, leading to a reduced response from police to other crime victims, the editorial board writes.
Jamie Hale/The Oregonian
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On balance, the compromise plan adopted by Portland City Council last week offers a promising strategy to confront the city’s escalating gun-violence crisis and reshape public safety. Along with a $4.1 million investment in nonprofits working with at-risk communities and the addition of six detectives to a Portland Police Bureau team investigating shootings, the council assented to Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposal to form a dedicated police unit to proactively head-off vi
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