Understaffed Portland police forced to shutter cold case unit, deal 'devastating' blow for families

Portland Police Bureau Chief Chuck Lovell told employees that he was temporarily shutting down the cold case unit and redirecting staff to create a third homicide detail as the department’s resources have been strained by soaring murders and other major incidents.

Army sergeant indicted for murder in 2020 Austin riot shooting pleads self-defense: police investigator agrees

Violent protests, riots, and killings, in the name of the Black Lives Matter movement erupted across the country in the summer of 2020 around the time Army Sergeant Daniel Perry turned a corner in Austin, Texas and found himself surrounded by an angry mob of protesters sparking an encounter that has him facing life in prison.