Archival Box
Precinct, Division, and Special Unit Records : Major Cases
Wednesday, January 1, 1913
Thursday, December 31, 1981
A2014-004
B/41304
The precinct, division, and special unit series contains records related to specific precincts, divisions, and units within the Portland Police Bureau, including the Traffic Division, Detective Division, Juvenile Division , Civil Defense Unit, deputy chief office, Crime Prevention Unit, and North Precinct. Records include reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, educational materials, correspondence, plans, and manuals. The major cases subseries contains news clippings, officers’ reports, hospital reports, and photographs related to significant cases addressed by the Portland Police Bureau’s Detective Division. These cases include individual criminals, missing persons, murders, riots, and burglaries.
