IN
IN THIS
IN THIS MOMENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE BUILDING INTO
MUCH MORE THAN A MOMENT.
>>> OUR BIG STORY TONIGHT, A
BIG CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP IN
PORTLAND THIS MORNING WE TUNED
INTO THE MAYOR'S DAILY NEWS
CONFERENCE THEN, WELL, THIS
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. >> I HAVE ASKED CHUCK LOVELL
TO STEP INTO THE ROLE AS CHIEF
AT THE POLICE BUREAU.
>> THAT WAS ME SPITTING OUT MY
COFFEE THIS MORNING IT WAS A
BIT OF A SURPRISE.
WE GOT OURSELVES A NEW POLICE
CHIEF IN THE FIFTH AND FOUR
YEARS, LARRY RESIGNED IN 2016
WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON LEAVE
AFTER SHOOTING A FRIEND ON A
HUNTING TRIP THEN THEN CHUCK
LOVELL REPLACED JAMI RESCH .
JAMI RESCH PERSONALLY ASKED
CHUCK LOVELL TO BE THE NEW
CHIEF.
CHIEF.
CHIEF. IT
CHIEF. IT IS SET CHANGE THAT SHE FELT
THAT CHUCK LOVELL SEEMED TO
ECHO AS HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF
TO THE CITY.
>>> AS I WATCH THE VIDEO I WHAT
HAPPENED TO GEORGE FLIGHT, THE
BIG TAKE AWAY I HAD AS I LOOKED
AT THE AGONIZING MINUTES TICK
BITE WAS AT THE TACTICS, WAS AT
THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS, IT WAS
REALLY, THE LACK OF CARE AND
COMPASSION AND THAT IS WHAT
STUCK WITH ME.
THE THOUGHT THAT THAT IS AN
IDEA THAT COULD EXIST, IT
ALMOST FELT LIKE YOU ARE NOT
IMPORTANT TO ME, THE FIGHT IS
THAT WITH EACH OTHER, THE FIGHT
FOR ALL OF US IS AGAINST THAT
IDEA THAT PEOPLE, INSTITUTIONS,
AGENCIES, YOU NAME IT COULD
HARBOR THAT FEELING AND OUR
HEARTS AND IT HAS BAD OUTCOMES
FOR PEOPLE.
FOR PEOPLE. THAT IS THE TRUE ENEMY THAT'S
WHO WE SHOULD ALL BE FIGHTING
UNITED AGAINST.
UNITED AGAINST. >> WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THIS
GUY?
GUY?
GUY? CHIEF CHUCK LOVELL THE
COMMUNITY SERVICE DIVISION
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT HOMELESS
COMMUNITY LIAISON AND CIVILIAN
ENGAGEMENT SPECIALISTS IN THAT
ROLE HE REPORTED DIRECTLY TO
THE CHIEF.
THE CHIEF. NOW HE REPORTS TO HIMSELF.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT TIME TO BE
IN CHARGE OF THE PORTLAND
POLICE BUREAU.
POLICE BUREAU. WHY DID AN OFFICER AND RIGHT
GEAR PEPPER SPRAY A PERSON THAT
APPEARED TO BE WALKING AWAY?
OR THROW A PERSON OFF OF THEIR
BICYCLE WHEN YOU HURT THE PERSON
ASKING WHICH WAY THEY COULD GO?
THIS WAS ON THE POLICE BUREAU'S
LIVE STREAM WE WILL SEE WHAT
COMES FROM THE INVESTIGATION OF
THIS VIDEO WITH THE POLICE SUV
CRUISING THROUGH AN
INTERSECTION NEAR THE SQUARE
AND NEARLY CLIPPING PROTESTERS.
BY DIDN'T THEY MAKE ARREST WITH
PEOPLE SPRAY PAINTING AND THEY
THOUGHT THEY WERE HANDING OUT
WEAPONS?
WEAPONS?
WEAPONS? THE CHIEF WAS SPECIFICALLY
ASKED ABOUT THE FIRST VIDEO,
THE PERSON BEING PEPPER
SPRAYED, IT TURNS OUT THAT THE
PERSON WAS A LOCAL JOURNALIST.
HE WAS ASKED IF HE HAD ANY
INTENTIONS OF BANNING CROWD
CONTROL WEAPONS?
CONTROL WEAPONS? >> LITERALLY, 10 MINUTES IN, I
DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THE VIDEO OR
ANYTHING FROM LAST NIGHT.
THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE BEEN A
WHIRLWIND LIKE YOU COULD
BELIEVE.
BELIEVE.
BELIEVE. WE HAVE SYSTEMS OF
ACCOUNTABILITY, ARE OFFICERS
ARE WELL TRAINED.
THEY ARE OUT THERE DOING THEIR
BEST TO KEEP THE PEACE.
I AM SURE WE WILL LOOK AT
WHATEVER VIDEO OR WHATEVER
THERE IS TO LOOK AT AND WE WILL
MAKE SOME DETERMINATIONS.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE WANT TO
GIVE, WE WANT TO DO THE BEST
JOB THAT WE CAN.
BUT, I WANT TO PROTECT OFFICERS
AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THAT
THEY NEED TO DO THE JOB THAT WE
ASKED THEM TO DO.
THAT IS THE ONLY FAIR WAY TO
LEAD THEM.
LEAD THEM. WE WILL LOOK AT THAT.
WE WILL STEW, WE WILL DO IT WE
CAN DO AS LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEADERS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC
AND