Police Chief Bob Day takes on permanent role to accelerate long-sought improvements at the bureau

Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob Day talks about vandalism

Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob Day speaks at a hastily organized press conference May 8, 2024, about vandalism connected to social media posts.Fedor Zarkhin

For the second time in as many weeks, Police Chief Bob Day stood at a podium with Portland’s mayor and other officials behind him and declared a unified front against those who would disturb the city’s peace.

“Some of these actions we’re seeing, around anger and hatred, are crippling our city,” Day said Wednesday during a hastily organized press conference.

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