As fentanyl use increases around Central Library, Portland agencies scramble for solutions

Published on: 04/24/2024

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A Portland police officer examines the contents of a backpack belonging to a person officers arrested outside Multnomah County’s Central Library branch Monday morning. April 15, 2024. Some of the contents of a backpack belonging to a person Portland police officers arrested outside Multnomah County’s Central Library on Southwest 10th Avenue in downtown Portland. April 15, 2024. A passerby looks into the backseat of a Portland police vehicle parked at Southwest Taylor Street outside Multnomah County’s Central Library branch in downtown Portland. In the backseat sat a person policed had just arrested. April 15, 2024. Several pieces of foil were seen around the perimeter of the library. April 15, 2024. One of several benches outside Multnomah County’s Central Library at Southwest Taylor Street near Southwest 10th Avenue in downtown Portland. April 15, 2024. After examining its contents, a Portland police officer throws a backpack into the back of a Portland police vehicle before driving off. Police had just arrested a person who was seated in the back of the car. April 15, 2024. Multnomah County’s Central Library branch in downtown Portland. April 15, 2024. Some of the contents of a backpack belonging to a person Portland police officers arrested outside Multnomah County’s Central Library on Southwest 10th Avenue in downtown Portland. April 15, 2024. A Portland police officer examines the contents of a backpack belonging to a person officers arrested outside Multnomah County’s Central Library branch Monday morning. April 15, 2024. Several Portland police officers rolled up outside Multnomah County’s Central Library at Southwest Taylor Street Monday morning, where they made an arrest of a person in possession of drug paraphernalia, according to an officer at the scene. April 15, 2024. A Portland police officer examines the contents of a backpack belonging to a person officers arrested outside Multnomah County’s Central Library branch Monday morning. April 15, 2024.

More lighting was scheduled to be installed outside Multnomah County’s Central Library on Wednesday in response to reports of increased drug use around the downtown branch.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2024/04/as-fentanyl-use-increases-around-central-library-portland-agencies-scramble-for-solutions.html

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