Man accused of killing prominent Portland anti-fascist confessed to police, prosecutors say
The timeline of Christopher Knipe’s arrest indicates news reporting and legal action may have played a role
(This story came out of reporting I did for Dying for a Fight, a podcast I co-produced in 2021. A follow up story is here: Records imply Portland police slow-walked high profile homicide case)
Lobbying and lawsuits: How ShotSpotter convinced Portland to spend big on gunshot detection
Records suggest much of ShotSpotter’s sales pitch was intentionally hidden from public view by police leaders working closely with the company a contract. Follow on reporting led the city to backtrack on a planned pilot and an investigation into the company for possibly violating lobbying laws.
Portland police killed 2 people this year. Both sought mental health care before their deaths
Medical records show how the city and county’s under-resourced health care system bounces people suffering from untreated addiction and mental health needs from crisis to crisis.
Dying on hold: How new software is creating a logjam at Portland’s 911
An OPB investigation of thousands of documents and more than a dozen interviews reveals how new software has gummed up Multnomah County’s emergency response system.