Entire Portland Police Rapid Response Team Quits After Officer’s Indictment

Entire Portland Police Rapid Response Team Quits After Officer’s Indictment
Portland Police deploy in Portland, Oregon on Nov. 4, 2020, during a demonstration called by the "Black Lives Matter" movement, a day after the US Presidential Election. Kathryn Elsesser/AFP via Getty Images
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The entire Portland Police Bureau’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) has left their voluntary positions after an officer was indicted on a protest assault charge.

The team, which is responsible for providing public safety at crowd events when there was a threat of harm to the community, consisted of approximately 50 officers, all of whom resigned on June 16, the bureau announced.
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