Medic s arm broken by cops at Portland protest, lawsuit says May 19 2021
Medical assistant Erin Wenzel seeks $500,000 in damages from the city for injuries inflicted in August.
A local medical assistant suffered multiple injuries, including a broken arm, after she was slammed to the ground by Portland cops dispersing a protest last year, according to a lawsuit.
Erin Wenzel says she was acting as a street medic and had multiple red cross insignia on her clothing when officers charged forward and struck her several times as she attempted to comply with their orders to move back. It didn t seem to matter who you were or why you were down there, they were just brutalizing people left and right, Wenzel said in an interview. They were acting like a street gang.
Medic s arm broken by cops at Portland protest, lawsuit says May 19 2021
Medical assistant Erin Wenzel seeks $500,000 in damages from the city for injuries inflicted in August.
A local medical assistant suffered multiple injuries, including a broken arm, after she was slammed to the ground by Portland cops dispersing a protest last year, according to a lawsuit.
Erin Wenzel says she was acting as a street medic and had multiple red cross insignia on her clothing when officers charged forward and struck her several times as she attempted to comply with their orders to move back. It didn t seem to matter who you were or why you were down there, they were just brutalizing people left and right, Wenzel said in an interview. They were acting like a street gang.
City blames federal protest response for Portland police failure to adhere to excessive force settlement
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 07, 2021
Federal officers fire less-lethal rounds and tear gas into the crowd during a protest against racial injustice and police brutality in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 29, 2020 in Portland (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)Getty Images
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Portland city officials said they welcomed constructive criticism from U.S. Justice Department lawyers who found the Police Bureau has failed to adhere to a settlement governing officer use of force but then blamed the federal government for contributing to the lapses.
Portland mayor’s review of apparent police leak against Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty could expand to wider probe of bias in bureau
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
Jo Ann Hardesty speaks at a 2018 rally outside Portland City Hall. (Photo by Mark Graves / The Oregonian|OregonLive)LC- Mark Graves
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An independent review into the Portland Police Bureau’s apparent leak
Mayor Ted Wheeler, who called for the outside review, and his staff have held multiple meetings with Hardesty, top police brass and the city attorney to determine the scope of the investigation. Those discussions remain ongoing.
The city has also sought the advice of Eric Ward, a nationally known civil rights strategist and expert on right-wing extremism.
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