Every member of Portland’s police “crowd control unit” has resigned from their assignment one day after a grand jury in Oregon indicted a fellow officer
Every member of Portland’s police “crowd control unit” has resigned from their assignment one day after a grand jury in Oregon indicted a fellow officer for the alleged use of “unlawful” force against a protestor during last year’s violent “social justice” riots. “The Portland Police Bureau said that members of its Rapid Response Team (RRT) resigned as a group on Wednesday,” reported NBC News. “Approximately 50 officers, detectives, and sergeants make up the team, Acting Police Chief Chris Davis said Thursday at a press briefing.” “On June 16, 2021, Portland Police Bureau employees serving as members of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) left their voluntary positions and no longer comprise a team,” the Portland Police Bureau announced in a statement. “Its members were sworn employees of the Portland Police who served on RRT in addition to their daily assignment in the Bureau. Despite no longer serving on RRT, they will continue in their regular assignments. There were approximately 50 employees serving as RRT members.” “The Rapid Response Team is an all-hazard incident response team that has received advanced specialized training to respond to incidents requiring higher levels of technical expertise including public order policing, natural or man-made disasters,” the statement continued.
