Forest Grove Police Officers Involved in Critical Incident
Forest Grove Police On October 7, 2020, at about 11:50pm, Forest Grove Police Officers responded to a welfare check near the intersection of Elm St. and 15th Avenue, in Forest Grove. A caller had reported a male with no shirt was “running up and down the street with a flag pole”. At about 11:58 pm an officer located the subject behind a church in the 1600 block of Elm Street. During the contact the subject was uncooperative, erratic, making threatening moves with the approximately 10 foot aluminum flag pole, and attempting to damage church property as officers attempted to deescalate the situation for several minutes. It appeared the subject was either suffering a behavioral health or narcotic induced episode. Once it was determined that the subject would be taken into custody, an officer was assaulted and a use of force occurred that involved four Forest Grove Police Officers. A Taser was utilized during the use of force. Immediately following the use of force, officers noticed th