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Quarterly Report – Q4 2024

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Investigation Timeliness

The Settlement Agreement with the United States Department of Justice requires investigations into police misconduct be completed in 180 days. IPR has smaller goals within the 180 days for each stage of an investigation. 

The group that previously evaluated compliance with the Settlement Agreement deemed the City in substantial compliance with the timeliness requirement in their report on the third quarter of 2023.

View past evaluations of the City’s compliance with the Settlement Agreement: https://www.portlandcocl.com/reports

In 2024, the City and the Department of Justice jointly requested the appointment of an Independent Monitor. The Independent Monitor team, MPS & Associates, is now responsible for monitoring compliance with the Settlement Agreement.

One investigation from 2024 Q4 remains open and under 180 days. One investigation from 2024 Q3 closed in under 180 days.

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Each stage of an investigation has its own timeliness goal. IPR is responsible for the intake investigation (14 day goal) and retains some cases for full investigation (70 day goal). The graph showing intake medians now includes expanded intake stages for cases that required additional time to complete.These expanded intakes increased the median days taken over 14 in 2023 Q2 and Q3. The median days taken to complete a full investigation have remained under 70 through all quarters of 2024. These numbers may change as open investigations are completed.  

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New Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths

There was one officer-involved shooting and one in-custody death during the fourth quarter of 2024. 

Nicholas G. Thorn was shot and killed on October 4th, 2024 after officers responded to reports of a man with a rifle making threats at an apartment building. After the incident it was determined that the weapon was an air rifle.

Matthew G. Greer died on December 11th, 2024 as officers assisted a Public Safety Support Specialist with a welfare check. While waiting for emergency medical services, officers determined Greer was a suspect in a stabbing that had just occurred and placed him in custody.  

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