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PPAVigil

  1. City Council unanimously votes to ratify new contract with PPA
  2. PPA members vote to ratify proposed contract with the City of Portland ... 497 to 204. City Council will vote on contract ratification next.
  3. A FINAL contract presentation meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, January 13. See PPA bulletin board at your precinct for details.
  4. UPDATE: Portland Police Bureau responding to an Officer Involved Shooting in SE portlandonline.com/police/pbnotif… via @PPBPIO
  5. PPA strikes tentative deal with City. View the press release at http://tiny.cc/g80oa
  6. Portland Police Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting in East Portland portlandonline.com/police/pbnotif… via @PPBPIO
  7. Bureau family suffers another loss. Retired Sgt. Nate Hoerauf passed away December 7. Service arrangements are still to come.
  8. No one to benefit ... PPA's response to Bureau's disciplinary decisions on Campbell incident. http://www.ppavigil.org
  9. PPA responds to the discipline Chief Reese and Police Commissioner Sam Adams propose regarding Aaron Campbell incident. http://tiny.cc/u5lad
  10. Good Neighbor Next Door program has house for sale for qualifying officer. Offer ends tonight. http://tiny.cc/qo22a
  11. Results in for PPA runoff election. Officer Daryl Turner will be sworn in as the PPA president this Friday at the monthly Eboard meeting.
  12. PPA election results in runoff between Daryl Turner and Doug Justus. Ballots will go in mail July 2 and be counted July 21.
  13. PPA Golf Scramble scheduled for June 28. This 4th annual golf tournament benefits the Officer Assistance Fund.
  14. Special Duty: Traffic control for Cirque du Soleil through 5/23. Most shifts between 1500 - 2330 hrs. Call the Special Duty desk for info.
  15. Watch KATU, KGW or listen to OPB this evening for PPA take on Grand Jury’s letter regarding officer involved shooting on 1/29/10.
  16. Anchorage police union offering a reward for info on the shooting of Patrol Officer. http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11804225
  17. Memorial service for Pierce County Deputy Kent Mundell streaming live at http://www.komonews.com/live
  18. Mendi's services ... new details for PPA members. Login to the members' page to access information.
  19. Craig Mendenhall Memorial Fund available for donations. Donate at any Wells Fargo, account # 5053447420.
  20. Deputy wounded in shootout dies at Seattle hospital http://www.komonews.com/news/local/80232017.html