The deputy was not given a blood alcohol content (BAC) test during the incident, which happened in Newberg, Oregon.
The police department released the first responding officer’s footage after the district attorney’s office ordered the agency to honor a public records request.
Police charged Discrepancy Report $210 in redaction fees for the footage and are charging nearly $1,700 to release two other videos.
Fired Salem Police Department Sgt. Jeffrey Keniston quit his job as an Aumsville police officer after less than five months with the agency, according to state records.
Keniston is awaiting a hearing to fight the state’s effort to revoke his law enforcement certifications that stems from an investigation into his alleged actions while working for Salem police.
State investigators say Jeffrey Keniston used his position as a domestic violence officer for personal gain and engaged in a sexual relationship with a domestic violence survivor he was sworn to protect.
His actions reflected an ‘extreme violation of trust,’ according to the state.
Keniston, who has not been charged with a crime, can still fight to keep his certifications.
Police in Salem, Oregon said Sgt. Jeffrey Keniston’s December termination involved misconduct allegations, but wouldn’t tell Discrepancy Report why he was let go.
The nearby Aumsville Police Department recently announced it hired Keniston who’s still under investigation by the state.
The agency told the state that his firing involved an investigation into misconduct allegations, but declined to provide documents to Discrepancy Report explaining why he was let go.
Turns out the snowfall the Portland, Oregon area saw on Monday, April 11 wasn’t unprecedented as some suggested. That’s according to Oregon State Climatologist Larry O’Neill of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI). O’Neill is also an associate professor at the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University (OSU). On […]
The conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation has called the homeless problem in Portland, Oregon the “worst in the nation.”
The influential group’s declaration preceded a flurry of negative national media coverage by Fox News Channel and other outlets.
But how does the city really rank?
Oregon’s Public Utility Commission is evaluating the historic February 2021 storm and power outages.
Past government reports, meanwhile, found utilities reduced outages by 25% to 30% after properly trimming trees they’re required to maintain near power lines.
The records he says were and were not broken and whether climate change played a part.