"Records obtained by the Mercury show PPB spent $875,511 on staffing related to protests at the ICE facility over the course of just two weeks in June. The Police Bureau logged more than 29,000 overtime hours in June-the highest number since November, when PPB logged more than 32,600 hours in overtime after bolstering its daily staffing in anticipation of election-related protests. The June staffing costs include regular and overtime hours worked by PPB personnel."
"The Bureau says it deployed local officers to the ICE facility regularly in June, "due to the size of the demonstrations and to ensure public safety and maintain order in a neighborhood that includes residences, businesses, and medical offices that accommodate ambulance traffic." PPB has not dispatched officers to the ICE facility in recent months, likely because the budget directive regarding overtime hours took effect in July, and protests have mostly stayed small."
Portland Police Bureau logged substantial overtime related to protests at the local ICE facility, including $875,511 in staffing costs over two weeks in June and more than 29,000 overtime hours that month. The bureau deployed officers regularly in June to manage large demonstrations and protect neighborhood residents, businesses, and medical traffic. City Council directed the bureau to limit protest-related overtime and prioritize critical missions such as combating sex trafficking, domestic violence, and dangerous street takeovers amid ongoing staffing shortages. Overtime hours fell in July and August to around 18,000–19,000 hours, but renewed large protests following a National Guard deployment announcement may increase staffing demands.
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