Portland Protests-What Officers Have Endured

These are not peaceful protests. Here is a list of what has occurred in Portland in the last 90 days against officers according to officer accounts.

• Green, blue, red dot lasers in officers eyes 

• Raw dead unknown animal insides thrown

• Barricaded precinct doors with various materials

• Multiple attempts to light material on fire after barricaded

• Surrounded employee parking lots preventing them to leave

• Photographers set up at parking lots to capture personal vehicle license plates in attempt to gain personal info

• Officer hit in head by skateboard 

• Officers sprayed with bear and pepper spray

• Commercial grade fire works thrown at officers

• Bleach, feces, urine filled balloons thrown at officers

• Rocks, bricks, golf balls, metal balls thrown at officers

• Sling shots with various dangerous material used

• Frozen cans, bottles thrown at officers

• Oil based paints thrown at officers to prevent being able to get off uniform or face shields 

• Officers followed home in personal vehicles

• Verbal threats of death, rape, arson to their home

• Explosive mok cocktails with fire excelerant thrown at officers 

• Public postings of where officers live, fliers given out to neighbors of officers saying slanderous things about officer 

• Home made weapons like shields, metal rods, sticks, baseball bats, pvc pipes against officers 

• Interfering on non protest related calls of service. Meaning they interject into reg calls of service to create a hostile scene for no reason making it less safe for the officer to do duties

• Use of umbrellas to shield criminal behaviors, chemical agents and projectiles put out by police

• Throwing of traffic cones at police 

• Sticky, toxic smelling unknown substances thrown from water bottles at police

These are not peaceful protests. Here is a list of what has occurred in Portland in the last 90 days against officers according to media outlets.

• Blocked roads

• Burned buildings with people inside

• Stolen from small and large businesses

• Threatened and harassed police verbally

• Thrown hammers at police officers

• Thrown full soda cans at police officers

• Thrown toilet paper rolls at police officers

• Thrown eggs at police officers

• Thrown glass bottles at police officers

• Thrown rocks at police officers

• Thrown paint at police officers

• Thrown paint bombs at police officers

• Thrown paintballs at police officers

• Thrown pieces of ceramic at police officers

• Thrown balloons filled with feces at police officers

• Thrown heavy metal screws at police officers

• Thrown a railroad spike at police officers

• Thrown golf balls at police officers

• Thrown ball bearing at police officers

• Thrown plastic eggs filled with paint at police officers

• Thrown safety cones at police officers

• Thrown traffic cones at police officers

• Pepper-sprayed the officers

• Spray painted graffiti outside and inside buildings

• Smashed building windows

• Smashed building doors

• Shot security cameras with paintball guns

• Pounded on doors

• Tampered with control panels to buildings

• Ignited an aerosol can and sprayed it toward the City Hall building.

• Shined powerful lasers in officers’ eyes

• Shattered a bus stop shelter.

• Set a fire outside and behind the Portland Police Association building.

• Brandished concealed weapons including an electronic control weapon, baton, dagger, and multiple knives

• Pushed burning dumpsters toward the police

• Lit an awning on a building on fire

• Heavily damaged police cars

• Broke police car windows

• Deflated police car tires

• Broke a Boys and Girls Club van’s window

• Lit dumpsters on fire

• Lit off illegal fireworks

• Tossed restaurant benches

• Started a fire in the middle of an intersection

• Attempted to pull down street signs

• Pulled down street signs

• Brought in a water hose to cause water damage inside a building

• Kicked, punched and restrained a driver of a truck