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.
Wow, we’ve made it to the end of the first week of the Honest Police Project on the web! At the end of every week we plan to roll together the week’s news in police integrity, accountability, honesty, and trustworthiness (read: the complete lack thereof). We will eventually allow you to get these as a email newsletter, so stay tuned for that. Now let’s get down to our weekly Police Beat.
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.