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April 03 2021 Police reports didn't mention that a Forest Grove cop was enraged by BLM signs at a home he allegedly attacked. Part 3 of a series First he kicked the truck with #BLM painted in white letters on its back window. Next, he pounded on the large Black Lives Matter flag hanging against the garage door. Then he tried to attack the woman who'd displayed those messages, which became prominent after high-profile police killings of African Americans. To Mirella Castaneda, the victim, it's clear "Black Lives Matter" was what sparked the anger of the stranger who attacked her prope...

April 01 2021 After the Forest Grove family was frightened, police didn't tell the victims their alleged intruder was a fellow cop. Steven Teets, the off-duty Forest Grove police officer accused of criminal trespass against a Latino couple flying a Black Lives Matter flag last Halloween, was so intoxicated and belligerent when contacted by other officers that he was ready to fight his fellow cops, Pamplin Media Group has learned. The new details, contained in a five-page Washington County Sheriff's Office memo, substantiate the account of Forest Grove resident Mirella Castaneda, which fi...

April 01 2021 After the Forest Grove family was frightened, police didn't tell the victims their alleged intruder was a fellow cop. Steven Teets, the off-duty Forest Grove police officer accused of criminal trespass against a Latino couple flying a Black Lives Matter flag last Halloween, was so intoxicated and belligerent when contacted by other officers that he was ready to fight his fellow cops, Pamplin Media Group has learned. The new details, contained in a five-page Washington County Sheriff's Office memo, substantiate the account of Forest Grove resident Mirella Castaneda, which fi...

April 01 2021 A chance run-in with Forest Grove's police chief led a retired journalist down the rabbit hole to find the truth. Part 1 of a series A few months ago, I ran into Forest Grove Police Chief Henry Reimann outside the city library. I was on my way out after picking up some books and he was on his way in to record "Is Your Mama a Llama?" for the library's online storytime program. As a member of the Forest Grove chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice, I'd gotten to know Reimann a bit and found him open and easygoing. So I asked if he had any updates on the Steven Teets case. ...