Portland police union president resigns over ‘serious’ mistake related to hit-run report that named Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in error Updated Mar 16, 2021; Posted Mar 16, 2021 Brian Hunzeker, who joined the Police Bureau in July 2000, was elected president of the Portland Police Association in the fall of 2020. Facebook Share over what the union called his “serious, isolated mistake” related to a hit-and-run caller’s report that erroneously identified Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty as the suspect. “When we make mistakes, we must hold ourselves to account. That is what the public expects of us. That is what we expect of ourselves. Over the last 24 hours, we learned that Portland Police Association (PPA) President Brian Hunzeker made a serious, isolated mistake related to the Police Bureau’s investigation into the alleged hit-and-run by Commissioner Hardesty,” a statement from the union’s executive board said.