Portland police's newly resurrected gun violence team can't find officers to fill unit: report
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Portland police are struggling to find officers willing to serve on its newly resurrected gun violence unit, which was dismantled over a year ago at the height of the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
Homicides have surged since the unit was disbanded last summer after the Portland City Council voted last summer to slash the police bureau’s budget by $15 million. Amid the uptick in gun violence, Mayor Ted Wheeler proposed a new unit in March renamed the "Focused Initiative Team." Since 14 openings were announced in May, only four police personnel have applied, and none have been assigned, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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