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Oregon State Police Withdraw from Portland as DA Declines to Prosecute Rioters & Looters Arrested During Protests

by mosesman
FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators sit on the street during a protest against racial inequality in Portland, Oregon, U.S., July 27, 2020. © REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
  • Oregon State Police Withdraw from Portland as DA Declines to Prosecute Rioters & Looters Arrested During Protests
    by https://www.rt.com/
    Oregon state troopers have pulled out of Portland, leaving local police to handle ongoing protests in the city soon after the county district attorney said he would not prosecute most of those apprehended amid the unrest.
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    The move was confirmed late on Thursday by Oregon State Police (OSP) spokesman Tim Fox, who said the department had left Portland after its two-week commitment to defend a federal courthouse in the city ended on Wednesday night.
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    “At this time we are inclined to move… resources back to counties where prosecution of criminal conduct is still a priority. [Wednesday] night was our last night in Portland,”     Fox said in a statement, apparently referring to a recent announcement from Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, who said his office would drop most of the 500 or so protest-related cases brought during the recent wave of demonstrations.
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