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Portland Police Lieutenant Outlines New Response to Mental Health Crises
Christen McCurdy
Tue, 04/08/2014 - 09:56
Portland Police Lt. Cliff Bacigalupi was a seasoned street cop when his police chief asked him to head up a new unit designed to address an unintended but growing part of the police force’s scope of practice -- performing triage on the high number of people with mental illness in Portland who are not receiving appropriate care and end up the source of 911 calls.
Portland Police Lt.