Chuck Lovell

Charles "Chuck" Lovell is the chief of police of the Portland Police Bureau, in Portland, Oregon. He was named chief on June 8, 2020, amid protests over the death of George Floyd and police brutality. Lovell is the fourth black head of the Portland Police and the 50th police chief in PPB's history.[1][2][3]

Chuck Lovell
50th Chief of the Portland Police Bureau
Assumed office
June 8, 2020
MayorTed Wheeler
Preceded byJami Resch
Personal details
Born1973 or 1974 (age 46-47)

Early life and education

Lovell was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received his Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree from Park University, and served in the US Air Force.[1][4][5][6]

Career

Lovell has been on the Portland Police force since 2002. He was most recently previously head of the Community Services Division.[2][7]

In 2006, while serving as a school resource officer (SRO), Lovell was involved in an incident in which he and another SRO placed a crying teenage girl in a neck hold because she would not sit down. The incident led to a lawsuit against the Dean of Students at the school.[8]

Personal life

Lovell lives outside Portland, in Washington County.[5]

References
  1. Office, Portland Police Public Information (11 June 2020). "Chuck Lovell Sworn In as PPB's 50th Police Chief (Photo)". Portland Police. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. Bernstein, Maxine (June 8, 2020). "Portland Chief Jami Resch to resign, African American lieutenant Chuck Lovell to be named chief at noon". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. Tess Riski (June 8, 2020). "Portland Police Chief Jami Resch Will Resign Amid Uprising, Cede Command to Lieutenant Chuck Lovell". Willamette Week. Retrieved June 8, 2020. Resch's resignation falls on the second week of Portland protests against police brutality, where officers have been criticized for using riot control agents like tear gas, flash-bang grenades, batons and potentially-deafening sonic acoustics.
  4. "Chief Chuck Lovell". portlandoregon.gov. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020. Prior to joining the Portland Police Bureau, Chuck was a member of the U.S. Air Force and served in many capacities.
  5. Nigel Jaquiss; Latisha Jensen (10 June 2020). "Five Things to Know About Chief Charles "Chuck" Lovell". Willamette Week. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. Bernstein, Maxine (June 8, 2020). "Behind-the-scenes cop brings strong community ties to his role as Portland's new police chief". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  7. "PPB Organizational Chart". portlandoregon.gov. City of Portland. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  8. Zirkel, Perry (March 2010). "Handcuffing Discipline". Phi Delta Kappan. Vol. 91 no. 6. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Questia.
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