To the surprise of no one, Portland is seeing spikes in crime, including robberies and shootings, as the police bureau experiences a wave of officers bailing from the sinking ship in concert with the vast amount of resources required to respond to the nightly riots.
They were already short staffed before the communist uprisings began in May. Quite frankly, the Portland police no longer have the resources and gender-non-specific-person power to respond to calls for help from the public.
"I've seen as many as eighty calls holding. We've had calls holding upwards of 20-something hours, depending on the staffing. If you get a shooting or something that requires a lot of resources, there's just no one to go sometimes. August has been a busy month for us as far as retirements, too. We'll have over 50 people who have retired in the month of August. We're a lean agency."
By the time the month of August rolls off the calendar, there will have been a record number of Portland Police Bureau retirements.
An executive with the Portland Fire & Police Disability & Retirement department tells me that "This is probably the biggest we've ever had.".
The City of Portland executive told me that the retirements have been prompted by a multiplicity of things, including COVID-19 on balance, it's the riots and attacks on police officers and budgetary "Defund the police" antics that have demoralized the cops, causing them to get out.
"Regarding Saturday afternoon's protest, I am closely reviewing and discussing with Chief Lovell Portland Police Bureau's strategy to limit their intervention in the right-wing protests and counter-demonstrations. We will share more information with the public. We are at a critical place where police officers are needed to intervene in protests where police officers themselves are the flashpoint."
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Crime Skyrocketing As Portland Police Can No Longer Respond To Calls Amid Fatigue, Record Retirements, And Riot Resources
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