{"id":131823,"date":"2024-11-30T16:39:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T09:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131823"},"modified":"2024-11-30T16:39:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T09:39:25","slug":"portland-police-begin-holiday-patrols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131823","title":{"rendered":"Portland police begin holiday patrols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>From Nov. 29 through Dec. 31, at least two officers will patrol on foot, an effort to engage with community members in a positive way.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>PORTLAND, Ore. \u2014 Starting on Black Friday, some Portland Police officers will patrol on foot. It\u2019s part of the bureau\u2019s holiday walking patrols, an effort to engage with community members in a positive and non-confrontational way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Every day from noon until 8 p.m. during this holiday season, there will be at least two officers out walking hitting major city spots, including the zoo and shopping malls. On Friday, Chief Bob Day was with them as they walked through Pioneer Courthouse Square ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/portland-tree-lighting-ceremony-how-to-watch\/283-4f60bb78-2d9e-4978-9dd3-6ac9c9cad9da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the tree lighting.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cThis type of patrol and outreach removes all barriers; it just lets us be together in our humanity in our presence,\u201d Day said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>However, these types of patrols are more difficult than they appear, given the bureau\u2019s budget and staffing constraints, with many of the officers patrolling on foot going to work overtime to do so.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cFrom an efficiency standpoint, you could look at this and say &#8216;hey&#8217; at a time when resources are thin. This is maybe not the best use of our time and our money, but I feel very strongly in the relationship piece\u2026 It has become clear to me over the last year that Portlanders want a relationship with their police department,\u201d said Day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>As the bureau hires more officers, Day says he wants to add more walking patrols.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Portlanders had mixed reviews about seeing more officers on foot Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cHaving them around, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s necessarily the best idea,\u201d said Amy, who lives downtown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cJust by seeing them out there, I think it\u2019s going to deter people from wanting to do some of the vandalism and some of the just opportunity crime that\u2019s out there,\u201d said Joel, who has lived in Portland for five years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cI think that it could be a temporary fix to a much larger problem,\u201d said Kayla, who has worked on Northwest 23rd Avenue for 10 years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cI feel like a lot of people feel a lot safer when there\u2019s cops around, and some people don\u2019t feel safer when there\u2019s cops around,\u201d said Scott, who came to Portland from Vancouver to shop. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cGenerally, I don\u2019t I haven\u2019t had the best experiences with PPB. I don\u2019t think seeing them around generally makes me feel safer,\u201d said Elias, who was shopping in Portland.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cUntil we can bridge that gap for the most vulnerable feeling threatened and afraid of the cops, I don\u2019t think much is going to change,\u201d said Litty, who identified as part of the LGBTQ+ community and was selling jewelry from a small table she set up on Northwest 23rd Avenue. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Litty\u2019s perception of the bureau is a common one that\u2019s not lost on Day and part of what he says is driving these patrols.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cBy being present and by being engaged, we can begin to offer a different experience,\u201d Day said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The walking patrols will continue throughout the holiday season ending at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/portlanders-mixed-feelings-police-holiday-walking-patrols\/283-f85f5b62-5fdf-4def-98e4-c5364ac62664\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Nov. 29 through Dec. 31, at least two officers will patrol on foot, an effort to engage with community members in a positive way. 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