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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

The Crime Report

police chief) and his academic colleagues found that a majority of police officers surveyed “perceived control” over their decision to arrest for misdemeanors (69 percent) or confiscate drug paraphernalia like syringes (56 percent). Not coincidentally, Oregon decriminalized drug possession in 2020. Rory Fleming.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

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In Portland, Oregon, Chester Hester, 24, Nicole Noriega, 38, and Bailey Willack, 23, allegedly spent Thanksgiving morning vandalizing business by smashing windows and spray-painting graffiti on banks and other businesses. faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people.

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