Portland police to patrol Downtown, shopping areas with holiday walking beats [Video]

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – People should expect to see officers patrolling on foot in busy areas Downtown and around Portland as PPB is bringing back “holiday walking beats” for a second year.

According to Chief Bob Day, most beats will include two officers in four-hour shifts throughout Downtown and other parts of the city where people are shopping and participating in holiday events. The goal is to send officers out on the street to keep Portlanders at ease, and also, to build relationships with community members.

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“Transforming the dynamic between the police and the people we serve, reducing crime and the fear of crime, and organizational growth and development,” Day said.

Day said this approach for the officers who are on walking beats …