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Council accepts Portland Police Bureau report on Joint Terrorism Task Force after public objections over transparency
Summary
Council accepted the PPB's 2025 Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) report, which disclosed three 2024 requests for PPB assistance, one PPB referral to the JTTF and one closed case referred to the U.S. Attorney. The acceptance followed broad public testimony calling for more detail and tighter limits on federal collaboration.
Portland City Council voted to accept the Portland Police Bureau's 2025 report on interactions with the U.S. Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) on Feb. 19, 2025, after extensive public testimony urging greater transparency and stronger limits on federal cooperation.
Portland Police Chief Robert Day and Sergeant Mark Friedman presented the report required under City Council Resolution 37,424, which restricts when PPB may assist the JTTF. Friedman reported that in 2024 the FBI Special Agent in Charge requested PPB assignment on three investigations; the chief approved all three requests. The report states PPB referred one case to the JTTF involving two adults trespassing near a city air support facility, and that one of the three 2024 JTTF matters is closed — described as an interstate threat of violence to an elected official by a Portland resident. Friedman said the remaining two 2024 cases remain active and subject to federal processes, limiting the bureau’s ability to…
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