We knew the fallout from the Portland Police Bureau’s “leakgate” wouldn’t die, and now there’s a new development; Mayor Ted Wheeler has released a letter demanding Brian Hunzker resign from his role on the board of the Fire & Police Disability & Retirement (FPD&R) bureau.
Yesterday PPB chief Chuck Lovell held a half-hour press conference. Most of the media’s questions revolved around getting to the bottom of recent behavior of cops eroding community trust in the bureau. It was a display of little substance and plenty of thin platitudes. Below we’ve some relevant quotes.
The latest update has arrived for this story that won’t easily die, and it goes against the will of Portland’s police union (PPA).
Yesterday it was announced that OIR, an independent police consulting group, has been contracted to investigate the politically-motivated leak falsely implicating City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in a hit-and-run incident in SE Portland.
A few days ago on March 16th, 2021 Portland’s police union released a statement announcing the surprise resignation of their President, Brian Hunzeker. His resignation raises more questions than answers.