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The Boise Police Department had a gang unit for 28 years — until 2021, ... Capt. Jim Quackenbush, who spent two decades as a gang officer in Portland, led the group.

The Scorpion police team whose officers are charged in the death of Tyre Nichols has been disbanded. But Memphis wasn’t the only city to turn again to specialized teams to fight a new surge in ...

Growing up in Portland’s gang territory in the 1990s, his brother, two first cousins, two second cousins and numerous friends were shot to death — and many of those cases remain unsolved.

The Connecticut State Police arrested and charged 25 people in a large-scale, multi-month drug investigation into a motorcycle group clubhouse in Portland Wednesday. The Connecticut State Police ...

Portland police shift resources to address rising homicides. ... As a result, the homicide unit has increased from 18 officers to 24. Homicides have been on the rise in Portland for the past few years ...

Officer Charles B. Asheim, left, and other police officers watch for gang members at a 2013 high school football game in Portland, Ore. (Jamie Valdez/Portland Tribune) Payments for claims ...

In 2020, the Portland Police Bureau’s homicide unit investigated 54 homicides, a 68% increase from 2019, and up 109% over the last 10 years. Portland’s homicide victims are disproportionally ...

Item 1 of 2 Police line up outside the Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct on the 101st consecutive night of protests against police violence and racial inequality in Portland, Oregon, U.S ...

They are fed up,” said Portland Police Sgt. Ken Duilio. Portland's pervasive gang violence in the '90s — when it was estimated that there were 2,500 people in up to 600 gangs in the area ...

Portland is on pace to surpass its all-time record for homicides this year as its police department is grappling with a surge in gang-related shootings amidst a staffing shortage and continued ...