In May 2017, Oregon Public Broadcasting, OPB, reported that Jeremy Christian had allegedly attacked and killed two people and injured a third on a Portland MAX light rail train. Prior to that attack, witnesses gave testimony that Christian also committed various other hate and intimidation crimes, such as yelling out racist comments at the train…
Amid ongoing protests in Portland and across the country, crowds continue to protest police brutality against African Americans and demand police reform. If you believe you were a victim of police misconduct and your rights have been violated, we strongly recommend that you contact an experienced lawyer for help. At Rizk Law, we offer a…
There were major changes to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in 2019, a year that concluded with Police Chief Danielle Outlaw leaving to become Police Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia. In July of last year, Outlaw announced the department would be relaxing its hiring standards to help address a shortage of officers. At that…
There has been a watchful eye on the police for sometime now. In and around Portland it seems like cops have been making the headlines fairly often. Here are some of the headlines we have seen over the past couple weeks: 16-year-old boy armed with knife shot, killed by officer (Vancouver police) Racist policing plagues…