Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, the leader of the Democrat under fire over his handling of the weeks of unrest in the city center, said the city’s early resolution essentially banned any interaction between city police and federal authorities were raided and have since been restored, a report said.
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The Oregonian reported that Wheeler said on Wednesday that last month’s resolution lacked a number of “important points,” including the fact that state police were federal deputies to protect federal property in the city. The new policy allows for communication between city police and federal authorities in the city that are normally based there, the report said.
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State Police Capt. Timothy R. Fox said Thursday that officers are leaving the city after a two-week mission to help protect a federal court that has been a target of Protestants during months of conflict at the U.S. Oth Hatfield U.S. Courthouse.
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The state police are “continuing to reassess our resources and the needs of our partner agencies and at present we tend to return these resources to counties where prosecution of criminal behavior is still a priority,” he said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
