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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Portland Officials Need an Attitude Adjustment When It Comes to Violent Crimes
Description: Full Text: Just over a year ago the Portland City Council cut millions from the police bureau, eliminating 84 positions. Prior to April 2021, 115 police officers left the bureau to either retire early or work in a different city, leaving 129 vacancies. Those absences are being felt across the Metro area.
Portland police responded to 14 shootings over the weekend with one fatality, increasing the number of homicides this year to 69. This is just one less than the number of homicides in 1987, Portland’s most violent year on record.
One of these calls was held up for more than 20 mi...