Portland safety commissioner asks residents not to call 911 due to overdoses | On Balance
October 4, 2023
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5:21Now PlayingPortland safety commissioner asks residents not to call 911 due to overdoses | On Balance
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as posted by the channelRene Gonzalez, Portland, Oregon’s city commissioner of public safety, urged residents Monday not to call 911 except in the event of a life-or-death emergency, tweeting: “Our 911 system is getting hammered this morning with a multiple person incident – multiple overdoses.” “On Balance” host Leland Vittert said it’s a predictable result in a state that went soft on crime and decriminalized hard narcotics. Gonzalez joins Vittert to discuss the overwhelmed 911 system.
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