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2 days ago
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Chief Day talks PPB budget and potential cuts
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland's police chief is fighting for more funding from City Hall ahead of proposed budget cuts. During his sit down on Eye on Northwest Politics, Portland police Chief Bob Day weighed in on City Council budget discussions, which has tentatively approved a $8.5 billion city budget with one topic seeing pushback from different sides: Moving $2 million to either police or parks. Mayor Keith Wilson has said he wants to give the bureau another $2 million to reduce overtime and hire more officers. However, City Council is considering giving the money to the Parks & Recreation Bureau for maintenance. 'You know, sometimes positioning like parks against police, I don't think is a good thing. We really shouldn't be seeing ourselves as one bureau versus another bureau. It really is one city,' Day said, adding 'The impact around public safety though does really begin with law enforcement and the police bureau.' Day also discusses the city's sanctuary status amid pushback from federal authorities and the Trump administration's deportation plans. Watch the full interview in the video above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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18-05-2025
- Health
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Portland ‘buddy run' raises hope for children battling cancer
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Sam Day Foundation held a 'buddy run' in Portland Saturday morning in an effort to raise money to help children undergoing cancer treatment. Twenty runners gathered at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, embarking on a 12-mile run that ended at Terra Linda School in Beaverton. 'A great opportunity': Nonprofit revives summer fun at Sellwood Park's historic Shack Runners were paired with buddies that are fighting cancer, but there were also a handful of others running in memory of a child lost to cancer. 'I've grown up around a few different people that have gone and battled toe-to-toe with pediatric cancer,' said runner Ian Cruickshank. 'It's always been a passion. You don't go and do this, all the fundraising, if you're not passionate about it.' The Sam Day foundation is a nonprofit founded by Portland Police Chief Bob Day and his wife Lorna. Both lost their son Sam back in 2016 to a rare form of bone cancer. Hello Kitty Cafe Truck rolls into Portland for 50th anniversary 'When families know that someone is working on the research, they have hope,' said Lorna 'And every day you have hope is 100 times more tolerable than a day without hope for a kid with cancer. That's what we needed when Sam was alive and that's what we're trying to give to other families.' Organizers said they hope to raise close to $90,000 at the end of the run, but they encourage donations at any time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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23-04-2025
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Police seize enough fentanyl ‘to kill everyone in Portland twice,' arrest 46 in multi-agency trafficking crackdown
PORTLAND, Ore. () — A series of drug trafficking missions conducted in the Portland area earlier this year and involving multiple law enforcement agencies yielded 46 arrests and dozens of pounds of illicit drugs seized, authorities said. The missions focused on fentanyl trafficking and were conducted in the month of February. The multi-agency effort involved law enforcement entities on the local, state and federal levels. The crackdown is in response to fentanyl flooding into the Pacific Northwest from the Honduran-based Sinaloa Cartel, according to the Portland Police Bureau. AMR just short of county's compliance standards There was also $204,007 in cash seized, as well as 20 guns, 44 pounds of fentanyl powder and 2,507 fentanyl pills. The illicit drugs seized during the operation — which also included 22 pounds of methamphetamine, nine pounds of cocaine and two pounds of heroin — was located in part thanks to the use of a K9 police dog. 'Fentanyl has no place in our city. Our partnership with local, state, and federal agencies makes our collective response stronger,' Portland Police Chief Bob Day said in a statement. 'This operation was a success, but it is only one step in a larger, sustained effort to keep Portland safe.' David F. Reames, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency Seattle Field Division, said the amount of fentanyl seized by his team and the other participating agencies could have yielded over 1.5 million lethal doses or 'enough to kill everyone in Portland twice.' 'Nearly all of those arrested selling drugs were illegally present in the United States,' Reames said. 'These same traffickers had been exploiting children by using them to sell dangerous drugs. The case today highlights our collective success in bringing some accountability to the criminals who sell poison on our streets.' In addition to the PPB and the DEA, other agencies involved in the recent fentanyl trafficking missions included the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office. Also assisting in the operation was a special team as part of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program, whose participating agencies include the Oregon State Police and Homeland Security Investigations, among others. PPB Chief Bob Day said collaboration is essential when the challenge of fighting the drug crisis is this big. 'It makes me proud when I can see us come together across jurisdiction, across federal and state and county boundaries, and find a way to be successful to enhance the safety and security for all Portlanders,' he said. 'And that's what these results demonstrate.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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05-04-2025
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Portland police, businesses ‘cautiously optimistic' for weekend's anti-Trump protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Demonstrators are preparing for another showout in Portland as cities across the nation coordinate protests against the Trump Administration. Portland Police Bureau said they expect to see thousands of protesters in the downtown area as groups are expected to show up Saturday for peaceful demonstrations. VIDEO: Homeowner records man threatening to deport roof workers, gets punched Portland's '' — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement — and Rose City Indivisible are just a couple of the groups expected to join forces for a two mile march. Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob Day said their incident command center is prepared, but based on risk assessments and talks with organizers, he believes the demonstrations will be a peaceful example of people exercising their First Amendment rights. 'We are continuing to use our dialog officers to reach out to planners, and we anticipate having resources available if there is a situation that arises,' Day said. 'But I'm cautiously optimistic.' PPB also brought in international crowd behavior expert Professor Clifford Stott, who teaches social psychology at Keele University. The partnership brings on dialog-led policing as part of a deescalation grant funded by the Department of Justice. 'We must bare in mind that high risk does not mean violence is going to occur,' he said. However, he warned that Saturday's events may be the first of many. 'I think we are going to see lots of protests, and we need to make sure that some of the mistakes that were made in 2020 are not made again,' Stott said. 2 dead, 4-year-old girl hospitalized after crash in no-passing zone Meanwhile, there aren't many businesses boarding up ahead of the protests, even near the meetup point at the Battleship Oregon Memorial. Police and businesses told KOIN 6 News they are ready for anything, but remain cautiously optimistic. 'Whether it involves us having to board up our windows or not, I'm sure that Portland will do what they need to do,' said Gabriel Scannell, a bartender with Xing Ding Dumpling House. But given Portland's checked history with protests, it can be an uncertain time for local businesses. 'With protests, it's always kind of a scary thing, especially for local businesses, depending on the scale and the severity of everything that's happening — especially given the severity of everything that's going on right now,' Scannell said. 'I think that we'll be able to handle it. We might be able to bring some more people to help bolster security.' Stay with KOIN 6 News as we continue to follow this story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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22-03-2025
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‘Any loss of life is one too many': Portland police chief reflects on March violence
PORTLAND, Ore. () — A total of seven Portlanders died by homicide across the city during the month of March. Portland Police Chief Bob Day is reflecting on a violent month in his city. He said during a news conference Friday that while there isn't much of a trend in these instances, the numbers are still 'saddening.' Officials voice concerns over ageing PNW bridges The map below shows the homicides KOIN 6 News has been tracking this month in the Rose City. The first two shootings happened on March 3 — one on and one on . The third shooting the next day, also on Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, took the life of 31-year-old Shaud'e Leigh Hutchinson. A shooting on March 9th on Burnside took the life of a father of three. Another deadly shooting happened on . Seventeen-year-old in a shooting the next day on Southeast 136th Avenue and Southeast Powell Boulevard. Then Friday morning, police found a man dead after being stabbed at a hotel on Airport Way. Hwy 26's 'The Bump' sends cars airborne PPB Chief Bob Day said during a news conference Friday he worries about violence in the city as we approach spring break and warmer weather. 'I will be directing all of our resources in that regard to continue that have a heavy emphasis on outreach, community partnership and enforcement,' said Chief Day. Chief Day also said it's no secret the bureau faces several challenges, including the ongoing staffing constraints and building relationships with marginalized communities. He also touched on the constant potential for less money pumping into the bureau. 'I certainly feel responsible to make sure people are aware of that, that any reduction in funding is going to be a reduction of services, which could potentially lead to an increase in crime. And we need to recognize that we need to be proud of the work we've done to stay committed to that. And there may come a period of time in the future where we can make those adjustments,' Chief Day said. Chief Day told KOIN 6 they've made two arrests out of the now seven homicides this month. But he said they're still looking for anyone with any information about these cases. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
