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Man who killed Portland activist linked by DNA to decades-old rape
Portland Police Bureau records obtained by OPB show that Christopher Knipe, who was arrested in 2022 for the 2019 killing of Portland antifascist Sean Kealiher, was also linked to a 2003 rape allegation.
Lawsuit from family of Black man killed by police in Oregon provides additional details of 2022 shooting
The family of Derrick Clark Jr., who Oregon police shot and killed in 2022, alleges in a lawsuit that officers failed to render aid, mocked his lifeless body, threw explosives at him and sent a dog to attack his corpse.
Lawsuit accuses Portland officer of excessive force, city of failing to provide medical care in 2022 shooting of unarmed Black man
The estate representing a man killed by Portland police in 2022 filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday against the city, accusing officers of using excessive force and the city of negligence because officers failed to provide timely medical care. On Nov. 19, 2022, officer Christopher Sathoff shot Immanueal “Manny” Clark as he ran from police.
Washington state House overwhelmingly passes ban on hog-tying by police
The vote came nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in Tacoma, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Seattle, facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him. The case became a touchstone for racial justice demonstrators in the Pacific Northwest.
Clark County deputies shoot, kill man in Brush Prairie
Deputies at the scene say they attempted to detain the man, but he pulled out what appeared to be a firearm and they shot him.
‘OPB Politics Now’: Why some Portland police struggle with use of force and what experts say
On the latest episode of "OPB Politics Now," reporters Lauren Dake and Alex Zielinski discuss why some Portland police officers continue to use force at greater levels than their colleagues, what the bureau says about it and why some experts say it's a problematic trend.
Flustered by OPB report, Vancouver police spent months trying to unearth sources
Government transparency advocates criticized the investigation as a case of "misplaced priorities."
Some Portland police use low-level force at a rate far higher than their peers
Experts say data shows Portland police may be missing clear opportunities to intervene before an officer's pattern of force turns deadly.
Police kill man at Gresham motel
Gresham police say a man they killed Tuesday night had broken into a motel room and was in the act of stabbing someone when they shot him.
Longview police officers fatally shoot woman who pointed gun at them
Investigators say police were called just before 5 a.m. to an apartment in Longview where a man said a woman was attempting suicide and had assaulted him.