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 killing 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.[2][3][4]

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)[1]

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.[2][5][6][1]

Career

Lovell has been on the Portland police force since 2002. He was most recently head of the Community Services Division.[3][7]

In 2006, while serving as a school resource officer, Lovell and another officer allegedly placed a teenage girl in a neck hold and handcuffed her after she refused to sit down following a confrontation with the school's dean of students.[8] The student filed a federal lawsuit against the two officers and the dean of students, but in 2009, a jury found that the officers had not violated her Fourth Amendment rights.[9]

He was a lieutenant when Chief Jami Resch resigned and asked him to replace her in June 2020, following criticism over the department's response to protests following the killing of George Floyd.[3]

Personal life

Lovell lives outside Portland, in Washington County.[6]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. Nigel Jaquiss; Latisha Jensen (10 June 2020). "Five Things to Know About Chief Charles "Chuck" Lovell". Willamette Week. Retrieved 11 June 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.
  9. Bernstein, Maxine (June 11, 2020). "New Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell wants to return to true community policing". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2020.


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