PORTLAND, Ore. — As the election season nears, Portland police officers are gearing up for the potential of violent political protests and community unrest. They have a newly reformed team to respond ...

Chicago police officers have already started training for the Democratic National Convention, but now, with less than 10 weeks to go before delegates flood the Windy City, the department is asking the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday, the City Council may vote to create a new crowd control team within the Portland Police Bureau. In light of it being an election year and with the potential for ...

CHICAGO - Police crowd control tactics could cause "escalating tensions" and constitutional violations against lawful demonstrators, the city’s inspector general warned Thursday, sounding the alarm ...

Portland police officers who join the city’s new riot squad will get a 6 percent pay bump. The council unanimously approved a letter of agreement with the Portland Police Association–the union ...

Marine Commandant Eric Smith told Congress that the Marines deployed to Los Angeles to help quell the riots wouldn't engage with rioters without proper crowd control training. Smith appeared on ...