PORTLAND, Ore. — One protester, 79-year-old Vernon Ragan, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning, November 8, after the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) activated an Incident Management Team (IMT) following an altercation, bringing the total number of arrests related to nightly protests in the South Waterfront to 66 since June.

Police Monitor Portland ICE Facility Protesters

PPB monitoring protest activity in Portland’s South Waterfront, close to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Friday.

At around 1:40 am, PPB activated an Incident Management Team (IMT), which is overseen by a Crowd Management Incident Commander (CMIC) who has several resources, including the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Dialogue Liaison Officers (DLOs). Portland Fire & Rescue also assi

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