Portland hires firm to investigate police response to anti-racism protest
The city allocated $40,000 to pay for the investigation into the response to a large demonstration in June sparked by the death of George Floyd.
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Police in riot gear form a line across Franklin Street in Portland early in the morning on June 2 during a protest against police brutality and racism. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
The city of Portland has hired an out-of-state firm to do an internal affairs investigation of the Portland Police Department’s response to an anti-racism demonstration held in June.
Clifton Larson Allen LLP, headquartered in Minneapolis, is expected to review the department’s response to a demonstration that began on June 1, 2020, and ended early the following morning. Some Portland city councilors had asked for an independent review of the police response, in which officers used riot gear and pepper spray and made over 30 arrests over two days.
Local leaders discuss racial justice efforts
The panelists spoke on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hosted by Greater Portland Council of Governments.
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Deqa Dhalac was a panelist with other local leaders on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year. She discussed the formation of South Portland Human Rights Commission as well as other ways she has supported Black, Indigenous, People of Color in the community.
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Margaret Brownlee, vice-chair for the South Portland Human Rights Commission, talked about what led her to the work she’s done to form the committee during a panel on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Staff Photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer)