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Former Police Union President Resigns From Retirement Board Brian Hunzeker’s role in the leaking of false and damaging information about Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is still unclear. Police and sheriff s deputies respond to vandalism in downtown Portland, November 2020. (Chris Nesseth) Updated 4:40 PM Former Portland Police Association president Brian Hunzeker resigned April 2 from his role on the board of trustees for the city s Fire & Police Disability & Retirement office, a position he has held since 2016.
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Murmurs: Jail Inmates Sue County Following Outbreak In other news: State suggests burying toxic soil along beach. Willamette Cove. (Justin Katigbak) Updated 5:29 AM
JAIL INMATES SUE COUNTY FOLLOWING OUTBREAK: Fifteen current and former detainees of the Multnomah County Inverness Jail, all of whom say they ve tested positive for COVID-19, filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court on April 5, accusing jail staff and Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese of negligence for failing to mitigate spread of the virus. The lawsuit follows an outbreak that led to nearly 200 positive cases among Inverness Jail inmates, and about 30 staffers or members of their households. The reason for the outbreak is not a mystery, the complaint says. Defendants failure to require, or enforce, social distancing, [personal