Portland police tell residents 911 response times may be delayed due to staffing shortage, critical incidents
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Portland residents may have had delayed response times to their 911 calls on Monday due to a number of critical incidents and the police department's “staffing shortage."
Officers were not responding to other incidents, such as any crime in progress that doesn't pose an immediate danger to persons or property.
On Monday morning, police responded to reports of multiple armed carjackings in northern Portland that resulted in one victim being shot. Officers fatally shot the suspect when they arrived at the scene.
The Portland Police Department said in January that it is facing "critical" staffing shortages "due to budget cuts, retirements and separations, and the backlog of needed training for new officers caused by the pandemic."
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