Portland Police Bureau


History of the City of Portland Bureau of Police

Unlike most of the governments within the UKA, the city government of Portland, Oregon has enjoyed unbroken continuity with its pre-1985 incarnation. During the first few years of its post-1985 existence, the Portland Police found itself not only dealing with its normal jurisdiction dealing with internal crime, it also had to defend the borders of the community with successive waves of refugees and bandit incursions, and along with surviving U.S. military personnel and national guardsmen, formed part of the nucleus of the Republic of Portland's army. To deal with these various threats to the public order, for some years it fielded large numbers of auxiliary officers, who were, essential militiamen. In July 1988, William DeHaven, Sr. was elected mayor and converted the city government into a de facto dictatorship. A unit called the Mayor's Division was created within the police bureau to act as the strong arm enforcers to keep DeHaven in office. The Mayor's Division ruthlessly propped up the increasingly arbitrary rule of the DeHaven family for the next nineteen years.

When the DeHaven regime collapsed in 2007 under the onslaught of the Alaska League, one of the conqueror's first actions was to reorganize the Portland Police Bureau. The Mayor's Division was dissolved, a fairly easy task as many of its members had followed DeHaven into exile, most joining the Free American Legion. The revitalized bureau was split into two agencies. The bulk of the agency was retained as the city police, while a small number of officers were used to form the nucleus of the Northern Oregon Provincial Police.

In the years after the conquest, the Portland Police Bureau regained much of its pre-1988 professionalism, more law enforcement agency and less the a organized criminal's goon squad. Its reputation for routine policing of the community is good, though its detective division has had less than a sterling reputation for solving complex crimes. A particularly poor showing during the "Pipette Murders" of 2044 and the difficulty of a local police agency dealing with national politicians and their political clouthas led to a Royal Canadian Mounted Police-led task force taking over some of the city's more difficult and politically sensitive cases.

Organization of the City of Portland Bureau of Police

Office of the Chief

The current chief, Nathaniel P. Sutter, has headed the bureau since 2043. The chief is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of the mayor.

Name Position Gender DOB
Chief Nathan Sutter Police Chief Male 11/19/2000
Lieutenant Sabrina Ziegler Chief's Administrative Assistant Female 1/5/1998

Detective Division

Name Position Gender DOB
Assistant Chief  Edward Kilmer Assistant Chief of Detectives Male 9/11/1997

Mounted Division

The Mounted Division provides much othe quick response capability for the Police Bureau. Derived from a small mounted unit created back in 1979, the Mounted Division was greatly expanded shortly after 1985, when it quickly became clear that motorized squad cars would be impossible to maintain in regular service due to a lack of fuel and spare parts. The Mounted Division evolved into an elite rapid response unit to deal with well armed bandits and served as a cavalry auxiliary force for the republic's army. The division, nicknamed the "Horsie Guys" by local criminal population, serve as a SWAT team, in addition to patrol duties. Currently, the division is divided into two squadrons, both based out of the Northeast Precinct's headquarters. In addition to horsed patrols, the Mounted Division maintains equipment and provides drivers for the Police Bureau's growing fleet of vehicles.

The Mounted Division provided the riding instructors for the original British North American Colonies cavalry regiments.
Name Position Gender DOB
Watch Commander Jason Jones Watch Commander - Mounted Division Male 5/4/2005
Captain Nina Lesperance Captain (First Squadron) Female 11/18/2003
Captain Devin Sullivan Captain (Second Squadron) Male 3/29/2004
Lieutenant Brian Shearer Lieutenant (First Squadron) Male 3/4/2005
Lieutenant Nancy Leung Lieutenant (First Squadron) Female 9/19/2005
Lieutenant Jeremy Cartwright Lieutenant (Second Squadron) Male 3/11/2005
Lieutenant Melanie Cleary Lieutenant (Second Squadron) Female 7/12/2008

Administrative Division

Name Position Gender DOB
Assistant Chief  Michael Lacy Assistant Chief for Administration Male 12/1/2010
Captain Melissa Mc Nutt Director of Administration Female 2/18/2000
Lieutenant Johnny De Long Assistant Director of Administration Male 11/20/1998
Lieutenant Lisa Ellen Wells Director of Communications Female 7/7/2006

 

Records Division

Name Position Gender DOB
Captain Danielle Sursa Director Female 4/30/2018
Lieutenant Valerie Martel Assistant Director Female 3/26/2002

Patrol Division

Name Position Gender DOB
Assistant Chief  Robert Hastings Assistant Chief of Patrol Male 12/25/1999
Lieutenant Edna Defaru Commander - River Patrol Female 9/16/1996
Lieutenant Rachel Keefe Commander - Traffic Squad Female 10/27/2012
Lieutenant Carol Frances Negron Commander - Security Squad Female 5/9/1996
Lieutenant Matthew Dilley Lieutenant - Intelligence Squad Male 11/10/2002

North Precinct

North Precinct covers the city of Portland on the East bank of the Willamette River, and West of NE 13th Avenue.
Name Position Gender DOB
Captain James Surface Captain of Detectives Male 9/7/2004
Lieutenant Carolyn Hale Lieutenant of Detectives (Night) Female 3/9/2004
Lieutenant Patrick Collier Lieutenant of Detectives (Day) Male 6/21/2006
Watch Commander Anthony McIntyre Watch Commander - (Night) Male 4/5/2001
Watch Commander Michel Ireton Watch Commander - (Swing) Male 3/23/1996
Watch Commander Dustin Ferguson Watch Commander - (Day) Male 2/7/2005
Captain Christina Messer Patrol Captain Female 1/19/2012
Captain Lauren Harvazinski Patrol Captain Female 11/21/1998
Captain Andrea Hubbard Patrol Captain Female 2/27/1999
Lieutenant Stephanie P Roll Patrol Lieutenant Female 9/11/1999
Lieutenant John Greenlea Patrol Lieutenant Male 2/14/1999
Lieutenant Sarah Jacobs Patrol Lieutenant Female 10/14/2008
Lieutenant Benjamin Wong Patrol Lieutenant Male 4/21/2000
Lieutenant Gina Brocksmith Patrol Lieutenant Female 6/17/2000

Northeast Precinct

Northeast Precinct civers the city of Portland on the East bank of the Willamette River, East of NE 13th Avenue, and North of Burnside Street.
Name Position Gender DOB
Captain Hannah Boswell Captain of Detectives Female 9/11/2000
Lieutenant Thomas Tucker Lieutenant of Detectives (Night) Male 9/14/2008
Lieutenant Laura Tate Lieutenant of Detectives (Day) Female 1/19/2005
Watch Commander Courtney Smedberg Watch Commander - (Night) Female 6/6/1997
Watch Commander Courtney Hensler Watch Commander - (Swing) Female 10/9/2006
Watch Commander Thomas Grisham Watch Commander - (Day) Male 2/4/2005
Captain Brian Bourne Patrol Captain Male 11/8/1996
Captain Matthew Meadows Patrol Captain Male 7/1/2003
Captain Brian Kerr Patrol Captain Female 7/31/2007
Lieutenant Vivek Converse Patrol Lieutenant Male 4/7/1991
Lieutenant Rachel Coatsolonia Patrol Lieutenant Female 12/20/1997
Lieutenant Jeeja Mullins Patrol Lieutenant Female 5/7/2002
Lieutenant Stacie O'Rourke Patrol Lieutenant Female 9/26/2005
Lieutenant Michael Wakeman Patrol Lieutenant Male 12/19/2000

Southeast Precinct

Southeast Precinct covers the city of Portland on the East bank of the Willamette, East of NE 13th Avenue, and South of Burnside Street.
Name Position Gender DOB
Captain James Johnson Captain of Detectives Male 12/21/1997
Lieutenant Jobeth Noonan Lieutenant of Detectives (Night) Female 9/12/2005
Lieutenant Steven Carney Lieutenant of Detectives (Day) Male 5/18/2010
Watch Commander Samuel Gordon Watch Commander - (Night) Male 6/13/1996
Watch Commander Carol Sue Grigg Watch Commander - (Swing) Female 10/9/2000
Watch Commander Ryan Hackbush Watch Commander - (Day) Male 12/12/2002
Captain Christopher Harkless Patrol Captain Male 7/13/2004
Captain James Courtney Patrol Captain Male 5/5/2007
Captain Shannon Wright Patrol Captain Female 1/2/2004
Lieutenant Charles Renner Patrol Lieutenant Male 7/25/2000
Lieutenant Lorna Choate Patrol Lieutenant Female 3/17/1999
Lieutenant Jonathan Reindl Patrol Lieutenant Male 1/20/2000
Lieutenant Halley Schrock Patrol Lieutenant Female 4/27/2012
Lieutenant Perry Wadsworth Patrol Lieutenant Male 4/6/2007

Central Precinct

Central Precinct covers the entire West bank of the Willamette River.
Name Position Gender DOB
Captain Daniel Gaesser Captain of Detectives Male 8/2/2004
Lieutenant Heidi Adzima Lieutenant of Detectives (Night) Female 1/2/2001
Lieutenant Michael Kolb Lieutenant of Detectives (Day) Male 10/28/2004
Watch Commander Jonathan Rahman Watch Commander - (Night) Male 3/1/2005
Watch Commander Ignacio Andres Watch Commander - (Swing) Male 5/23/1996
Watch Commander Ann Ritz Watch Commander - (Day) Female 2/24/2001
Captain Carl Tilchen

Patrol Captain

Male 2/22/2003
Captain Kenneth Czaja Patrol Captain Male 5/23/1997
Captain Sarah Kilgallin Patrol Captain Female 8/21/2014
Lieutenant Christopher Darchuck Patrol Lieutenant Male 12/25/2004
Lieutenant Justin Van Wontergh Patrol Lieutenant Male 12/13/1997
Lieutenant Matthew Pincus Patrol Lieutenant Male 12/18/2004
Lieutenant Ruben Ellis Patrol Lieutenant Male 8/7/2011
Lieutenant Kevin Dipace Patrol Lieutenant Male 6/16/2003

Rank Structure and Staffing


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