On Saturday, September 26, 2020, Oregon State Police, the Multnomah County Sheriff Office and Portland Police Bureau as unified command, managed multiple large events across Portland.
Throughout the day, agencies worked together to ensure everyone’s right to gather and share in free speech events, while maintaining community safety and public order.
Events remained relatively peaceful Saturday afternoon because of good operational planning, an abundance of resources available under the Unified Command structure and effective communication and coordination between all the agencies involved.
“Our Unified Command worked well to prevent violence before it started. Law enforcement officers performed a number of traffic stops and took weapons off the streets,” OSP Superintendent Travis Hampton said. “We appreciate the hard work of all the men and women in uniform assigned to this effort.”
“On Saturday, Oregonians denounced hate, racism and violence,” MCSO Sheriff Mike Reese said. “With the assistance of our partner agencies, the Unified Command was able to help keep the peace at multiple large events in North and Northeast Portland.”