When TriMet launched its Safety Response Team in 2021, sending unarmed workers trained in de-escalation onto Portland’s public transit system, the agency emphasized the program as part of a wider ...

The Portland Police Special Reaction Team (SRT) executed the warrant at 1:30 p.m. to safely secure apartment 402 at 658 Congress Street in Portland, according to a press release from the MDEA.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland police and other city officials held a news conference Friday morning, updating the public on an arrest which they say will have a “long-lasting impact” on ...

This concern appears to be shared by those who have worked as SRT employees. Several former employees told the Mercury they think the program is too closely affiliated with the Portland Police ...