Mobile surveillance tower deployed at permitted protest

Mar 21, 2026Portland, OR

Summary

A license-plate-reader-equipped surveillance tower was positioned at the entrance of a permitted public assembly. City says deployment was routine.

Full report

Independent journalists documented the tower's placement and the make/model of attached camera and LPR equipment. The city's response cited 'standard event security protocol.'

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