They aren’t cops. So who are these people in uniforms in downtown Portland?

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 13, 2026

They aren’t police officers, but these uniformed personnel — dubbed “constables” — are part of a new program in the Portland Police Department’s community policing division. The five employees were hired this year to patrol and maintain the city’s public areas and parks.

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