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Entire Portland Police Unit Resigns From ‘Crowd Control’ Team After Fellow Officer Targeted By ‘Politically Driven’ Assault Charge

Ian Haworth
Entire Portland Police Unit Resigns From ‘Crowd Control’ Team After Fellow Officer Targeted By ‘Politically Driven’ Assault Charge
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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.”

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