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Portland Police Union Leader Worries Protests Can Be Overshadowed By Violent Acts

Daryl Turner, president of Portland, Ore.'s police union, says federal agents in Portland need to communicate with local law enforcement. The city has seen weeks of protests.
Federal officers use tear gas and other crowd dispersal munitions on protesters Friday outside the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Ore.

Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service and elsewhere have been in the streets of Portland, Ore., for at least a few weeks, where they've been clashing with protesters demonstrating over racial injustice and police brutality.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and local officials have between those federal forces and the Portland Police Bureau.

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