Author: Ashley Koch, Jamie Parfitt (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — It’s been less than three years since racial justice protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd roiled Portland during the spring and summer of 2020 — but those years have been ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Jackson County Mental Health is beginning a week-long training course today. It’s designed to help law enforcement handle mental health crises. The training covers a number of different topics including substance use and trauma. One law enforcement agency said ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.– After a failed vote on a seasonal sales tax to fund law enforcement in Josephine County, commissioners have found funding in the form of federal aid. Just two days after the November election, Josephine County commissioners were ...
(KGW) Nationwide, about 80% of police agencies only require a high school or GED diploma, according to a 2016 survey by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loca… Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Homeless man John Lee Malaer was arrested in July of 2019 on disorderly conduct and menacing charges in Medford. Taken to Jackson County Jail, Malaer’s attorney says he was slapped on two occasions by a sheriff’s deputy ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —Josephine County officials hosted a town hall Wednesday, about finding a sustainable way to fund law enforcement. The town hall was an opportunity to educate the public about future possibilities and hear from them directly. Sheriff Dave ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —NBC5 News first told you last week, that Governor Brown signed a bill into law that aims to prevent police from pulling over drivers, for minor traffic violations. Law enforcement is weighing on what this will look like, ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —Grants Pass and Josephine County leaders are considering an outside-the-box funding option, to help law enforcement staffing. Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel met with city leaders Monday night, to discuss creating a new potential tax. The goal? ...
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A mobile crisis program based in Douglas County is set to expand. Adapt Integrated Health Care’s Mobile Crisis Team was created in early 2019 with a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration grant. It says with new grant ...
OREGON — Many of you may not know it, but January 9th is recognized as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. The Medford Police Department says it’s been busier than usual, with 7 homicides in 2021, well above the average of ...