PORTLAND Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has fired the former head of the city’s police union for leaking allegations against City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in retaliation for her criticism of officers.
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A months-long internal affairs investigation into a Portland Police Bureau leak found officers Brian Hunzeker, Kerri Ottoman and Ken Le disclosed the false information, according to an October disposition letter sent to Hardesty and obtained Thursday by Oregon Public Broadcasting in a public records request, the news outlet reported.
A letter from the Portland Police Bureau's (PPB) internal affairs department has confirmed that three police officers—including former police union head Brian Hunzeker—were responsible for the information leak that led to several media outlets incorrectly reporting that City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty had committed a hit-and-run in March. The October letter, first obtained by OPB, details how a false accusation wound up being reported as fact by the Oregonian and several conservative media channels. The.