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Chief Mark Dubois

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Chief Mark Dubois

Matt speaks with Chief Mark Dubois, Portland Chief Of Police On the following topics:

Coffee With A Cop event today (5/5) at 10:00am  at Portland Public Library. “Coffee with a Cop” brings officers and community members together, over coffee, to talk, ask questions, and get to know one another in an informal setting. 

Constable Program Up And Running  The program will fall under the department’s Community Policing Division and will be led by Marty Ney, a Portland Police officer who retired in 2022 after 22 years of service before his return to the department in recent months. Officer Ney, brings extensive experience in community engagement and public safety in his return to the department.

Homelessness Issue in Portland.

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National Headlines

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