The Portland Police Union During the 19 Forties

During the 19 forties, portland's black community increased from two thousand to more than 22 thousand people. A coroner's inquest was held, and the jury decided that officers involved were not guilty and no one was charged. Racketeers would run unlicensed bars, brothels and casinos that all bribed officers for the right to exist. No officers were punished for taking bribes to allow crime. The local government was fined with this, as long as all the illegal activity was kept confined to north portland,. a k a albina.