This just in from the Portland Police Bureau: PORTLAND POLICE CONDUCT SCHOOL SAFETY MISSONS Starting Tuesday, September 2, 2008, and continuing every weekday for the next two weeks, officers from all five precincts, the Traffic Division, the Transit Police Division, and School Resource officers will participate in a citywide school safety mission. Among the goals … Read more
On July 31st, a high-speed collision between a car and a bike on Stark Street in outer southeast Portland struck a nerve with readers and the incident left many with questions about how the law was applied. The collision itself was horrific. The man driving the car, 23 year-old Lance Waddy, was going an estimated … Read more
New sign at entrance to Rose Quarter.(Photo © J. Maus) Yesterday from 3:30 to 6:00pm, the Transit Police and Traffic Divisions of the Portland Police Bureau staged what they refer to as a “bicycle education mission” at the Rose Quarter Transit Center. According to a statement just released by spokesperson Brian Schmautz, the mission was, … Read more
(Photos © J. Maus) Yesterday morning (7/23) the Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division conducted their second of three “educational warning missions” focused on bicycle operators at the intersection of North Flint and North Broadway. The results? According to Traffic Division Captain Larry O’Dea there were 61 total stops. 8 motor vehicle operators were stopped (all … Read more
**See results and a statement about this morning’s enforcement mission from Captain Larry O’Dea below** Ladds Circle in Southeast Portland. Officers from the Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division were out in force this morning in the Ladds Circle area of Southeast Portland. This area, which is a traffic circle ringed by streets with stop signs, … Read more
A Portland bike patrol unit at work on SE Hawthorne in 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Gresham Police Department has just announced that they will bolster police bike patrols during the summer months. Gresham PD spokesman Sgt. Claudio Grandjean says the move was made possible by utilizing School Resource Officers who are available … Read more
Robert Pickett(Photo © J. Maus) The article below was written by Portland Police Officer Robert Pickett. Pickett — who regular readers know by his user name “PoPo” (he’s a regular commenter and member of the Portland Bike Forums) — is a former member of the SE Precinct Bicycle Patrol Unit and now works in the … Read more
The blue Hummer that led to the suspect.(Photo © J. Maus) The two parties involved with a road-rage incident in Northwest Portland back in January now want to put the whole thing behind them. On the afternoon of January 21, Collin Whitehead was riding his bike when claimed he was “assaulted, threatened with a softball … Read more
Photo from the scene at SE 7th and Alderlast night.(Photo: Ian Stude) A Portland man says he was tackled, pushed off his bike, and then tasered repeatedly by a Portland Police officer in Southeast Portland last night. The Portland Police Bureau, in a written statement about the incident, say that Phil Sano (a.k.a. “Rev Phil”) … Read more
Hit-and-run victim Jessica Osborne in the ICU the night of the crash (4/3).(Photo: Amy Wolf) Last Thursday, 28 year-old Northeast Portland resident Jessica Osborne was riding her bike to the store when she was struck by a car. The driver paused briefly, then left her for dead on the pavement. The impact ruptured Osborne’s spleen, … Read more
Traffic Division Captain, Larry O’Deaat the bike box press event in March.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division Captain Larry O’Dea wants to learn more about bicycle laws. In fact, he also wants his officers, local judges, bike advocates, lawyers, and others to learn more too. Next month, he’ll assemble all of them … Read more
Unlike their morning shift, the Traffic Division of the Portland Police Bureau was busy yesterday afternoon at the intersection of SE Hawthorne and 7th.