PM, Only 2 of 81 retired police officers express interest to return to Portland Police Bureau
The Portland Police Bureau's attempt to rehire police officers that recently retired to help with the departments disastrous staffing levels was an epic failure: only two out of the 81 officers that Chief Lovell reached out to expressed interest.
In October, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler had hoped to rehire 100 recently retired officers. Last month, Police Chief Chuck Lovell sent a letter to retired police officers asking them to return to the department following the city-approved retire/rehire program.
Retired police officers slammed the Chief's letter as "tone-deaf" and "offensive," taking issue with the disqualifications. Among the disqualifications include officers that violated policy by "cooperating with federal agents to attack Portland residents" when the federal courthouse was under siege by far-left extremists during the 2020 BLM riots.
According to The Oregonian, officers are fleeing the department faster than they can be hired.
Portland residents voted poorly.
Sounds like nothing has changed in Portland other than the crime statistics.
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