Oregon’s New Mental Health Unit Aims To Curb Deadly Encounters

Circle Connections: New Products & Services A new Portland police unit is about to enter training to cut down on violent confrontations between police and people with mental health problems. Police hope it will cut down on the chances they'll encounter people with mental health problems, and when they do, these specially-trained officers will lessen the chances those encounters will turn deadly. Last month two Portland police officers shot and killed Santiago Cisneros III after he opened fire on them. Cisneros was a veteran who'd reportedly been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. In 2010 police shot . . .