Portland Police Association president says he uncovered concerns about candidate statements

Aaron Schmaltz, who identified himself as president of the Portland Police Association, told the board he had participated in the selection committee and said he had concerns about one candidate’s representations about past work in Seattle. Schmaltz said he reached out to Seattle contacts who told him “the stories that were given were, either false or misrepresentations of what took place,” and that he instructed his attorney to contact the board’s independent counsel and the city attorney.