Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive

Maxine Bernstein has been a staff writer with The Oregonian since 1998, and covers crime, Portland police and federal court. Email: mbernstein@oregonian.com

Former Portland police officer who drove into vandalism suspect while on duty sentenced to probation for assault, official misconduct

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Former Portland police officer who drove into vandalism suspect while on duty sentenced to probation for assault, official misconduct

Retired Portland police Officer Scott Groshong, accused of driving into a vandalism suspect downtown while on duty monitoring a protest in June 2020, was sentenced Monday to three years probation and 80 hours of community service. He’ll also forfeit his police certification.

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Vancouver man sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison for sex trafficking two girls, ages 14 and 15, from Eugene

A judge's gavel and the scales behind it are the best recognized symbols of judicial authority.

Vancouver man sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison for sex trafficking two girls, ages 14 and 15, from Eugene

One of the victims wrote a statement read in court Monday: "You did the most unspeakable thing to me that once broke me and stripped me of everything. I learned not to let it break me....I'm glad you’ll never be able to hurt another young child again."

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Judge finds Oregon moved people with developmental disabilities from sheltered workshops into mainstream jobs; dismisses suit

The Ohio Supreme Court says state has limited ability to punish Rover Pipeline.

Judge finds Oregon moved people with developmental disabilities from sheltered workshops into mainstream jobs; dismisses suit

The original plaintiffs who filed a class action suit against the state in 2012 hailed the significant success of the settlement, described as the first case in the nation to challenge a state-funded and administered employment service system as a violation of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.

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Portland should adopt controls for ShotSpotter, including officer bias training and data transparency, community group says

ShotSpotter officials have given several demonstrations of the gun detection technology to Portland city officials and police, and members of the Community Oversight Group that monitors the Police Bureau's new Focused Intervention Team of two sergeants and 12 officers.

Portland should adopt controls for ShotSpotter, including officer bias training and data transparency, community group says

A Portland community oversight group has recommended the city of Portland adopt the ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology with the 13 conditions to address privacy, surveillance and other concerns that have been raised.

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Community group urges Portland adopt ShotSpotter technology, along with list of ‘violent players’ to help curb shootings

ShotSpotter officials have given several demonstrations of the gun detection technology to Portland city officials and police, and members of the Community Oversight Group that monitors the Police Bureau's new Focused Intervention Team of two sergeants and 12 officers.

Community group urges Portland adopt ShotSpotter technology, along with list of ‘violent players’ to help curb shootings

The accuracy of ShotSpotter remains a hotly debated topic, with privacy activists questioning whether it helps reduce crime and the ShotSpotter company boasting decreases in homicides and violent crime for many of its customers.

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Gang violence drives surging Portland homicide rate from early 2019 to mid-2021, study finds

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Gang violence drives surging Portland homicide rate from early 2019 to mid-2021, study finds

Black teens and adult men continued to be disproportionately affected by fatal and nonfatal shootings during that period, representing 47% of victims and suspects, while making up only 6% of the city’s population, the California Partnership for Safe Communities report said.

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Southern Oregon man offered to pay 20K to have man who owed him marijuana debt ‘disappear,’ disposed of at sea, feds alleged

Southern Oregon’s cannabis crop in 2015.

Southern Oregon man offered to pay 20K to have man who owed him marijuana debt ‘disappear,’ disposed of at sea, feds alleged

John Tobe Larson, 71, of Grants Pass, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison for using a private plane to smuggle marijuana across the United States from southern Oregon.

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