波特兰警局拜访华裔长者并举行座谈会

今天上午，波特兰警局的高级官员如期前往市中心的12街，拜访了华裔长者并举行了座谈会。这个想法是在看望梁先生之后由警局提出的，但他们没有预料到大家的参与热情如此高涨。不仅有六七十位老人出席，而且大家都积极参与了讨论。令人钦佩的是，尽管话题棘手，老人们讲话时仍然保持了风度。他们的发言逻辑清晰，并不完全是为了自己甚至是为了华人社区考虑。警局官员对老人们的理性表现给予了热情的回应，表示愿意与市中心分局讨论加强老人公寓周边和去Safeway购物途中的警力。

会议结束后，义工们向老人们分发了安全口哨。警局对这一做法表现出了浓厚的兴趣，并要求了一枚口哨，认为这在其他社区推广具有潜力。这次对话只是为了探索为市中心的老年人提供切实帮助的良好开端。警局与社区的合作为继续探索提供了更多可能性。

Today, Chief Lovell, Mr. Robert King, Chief of Staff, Officer Natasha Haunsperger, and two victim advocates from the Portland Police Bureau visited a senior apartment downtown and engaged in a highly constructive dialogue with Chinese American seniors regarding their safety concerns following recent brutal attacks on residents. Chief Lovell pledged to enhance police visibility in the area. OCC has distributed safety whistles bearing the community hotline number and unique IDs to provide better support in their native language, along with volunteers from their community.