OACP News

OPOA Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Oregon Peace Officers Association
Please join us for this co-sponsored family friendly event!  The venue is located within 2 hours of the Salem area. Full location details will be provided upon registration.
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Oregon News

Oregon’s governor announces phased withdrawal of federal officers from Portland
Oregonlive
Federal officers will start pulling out of Portland on Thursday in a phased approach and state troopers will arrive instead to back up officers from the Federal Protective Service to safeguard the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse, Oregon’s Gov. Kate Brown announced.
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With program under scrutiny, school resource officer explains role in Salem-Keizer school system
Salem Reporter
School resource officers have become a focus point in Salem as hundreds of community leaders, teachers and citizens have called for the Salem-Keizer School District to end its contracts with local law enforcement agencies for police in schools.
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KPD takes cues from proven best practices
Keizer Times
Keizer Police Chief John Teague responds to a Keizertimes' columnist asking for his thoughts on policing in the modern era. His answer: returning to the founding principles why police forces were established
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National News

FBI Releases 2019 Participation Data for the National Use-of-Force Data Collection
FBI National Press Office
According to the FBI, 5,043 federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies submitted use-of-force data to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection for 2019.
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Justice Official Explains Why Law Enforcement is Worried about 5G
Nextgov
The advent of fifth generation networking architecture is going to make it a lot harder for law enforcement to serve and process wiretapping warrants, a senior Justice official said, also expressing concern about the main U.S. policy approach for competing with China in the space.
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Tyler Perry's Latest Act of Kindness Aims to 'Bridge Unity' Between Atlanta Police and Citizens
CBN News
Actor-producer turned media mogul Tyler Perry can now add another title to his ever-growing resume – the title of peacemaker. He's doing what he can to help healing begin in his adopted city of Atlanta.
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Hundreds rally in Virginia Beach in support of police officers
The Virginian-Pilot
The crowd turned out at the Virginia Beach Police Department headquarters on Princess Anne Road to back officers facing increased criticism and heightened scrutiny in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and others across a divided nation.
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