Adams fires Chief of Police, yanks job from Police Commissioner
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May 12, 2010
FROM THE OREGONIANTwo days after police Chief Rosie Sizer blasted the mayor's proposed police budget, Mayor Sam Adams fired her and replaced her with Mike Reese, who recently served as East Precinct commander.
Adams also took control of the Portland Police Bureau from Commissioner Dan Saltzman. The mayor said he wants to take the Portland Police Bureau in "a new and different direction."
He said the relationship between the police and the city of Portland "is not what it should be."
Today's announcement follows a tumultuous week, with the mayor and the chief publicly quarreling over the bureau's budget on Monday followed the next day by an announcement that the city had agreed to pay James Chasse's family a record $1.6 million to settle their wrongful death suit against Portland police.
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Yeah thats exactly what Sam is doing
by Sentinel Reader | Sat, 05/29/2010 - 12:34pmAre you retarded? Sam Adams is not taking charge of the police situation, he was being petty and vindictive when two of his employees dissented from his opinions.
Seriously this is not an improvement it is just another reason that Sam is not a capable leader. If he wasn't gay I doubt this would be tolerated
Well its about time
by Sentinel Reader | Wed, 05/12/2010 - 6:09pmWell its about time someone took charge of the Police situation!