Portland police forced to prioritize riot unable to immediately respond to other 911 calls

At least 35 Portland police officers were pulled from their patrol assignments to cover an overnight protest, which was later declared a riot, in Oregon’s largest city, causing a delay in response to roughly 80 911 calls for help with issues ranging from shots fired and missing persons, authorities said Monday. Portland’s protest Sunday night into Monday morning devolved into a riot as demonstrators set fire to two awnings at Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct, shined lasers and threw “sharp chunks” of rocks, large metal screws and paint bombs at officers, police said in a Monday morning summary of events.-- More...