Portland police chief retiring — Portland Police Chief Mike Reese will retire in January after four years that included a federal investigation of the use of force by his officers. The city and the U.S. Justice Department have agreed on reforms, particularly in police dealings with people who have mental illness. Portland Mayor Charlie Hales said Reese saw the Police Bureau through the settlement and called that a “key milestone.” The Oregonian reported Hales named Assistant Chief Larry O’Dea to succeed Reese. Reese is a Portland native who joined the Police Bureau in 1989 after working as a Multnomah County deputy. In 2010, Sam Adams, then the mayor, ousted Chief Rosie Sizer after she challenged the mayor’s police budget publicly, and he moved Reese from a precinct commander’s job into the top post.

Former police sergeant suing city — A former Springfield police sergeant has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city, alleging he was fired for speaking out against corruption and misconduct. The (Eugene) Register-Guard reported 52-year-old John Umenhofer seeks $1.85 million in federal court. He alleges investigations were mishandled; complaints about police misconduct were ignored or met with hostility; and supervisors engaged in adultery on the job. The suit says that when State Police investigated an officer who shot an unarmed teenager, the department didn’t disclose that two colleagues were concerned about the officer’s mental stability. Umenhofer said he was fired after he returned from medical leave and wouldn’t take either job offered him, janitor or librarian. The city denied it discriminated or retaliated against him.

Couple pleads guilty to sex abuse — A couple who worked with teens as part of a Marion County Sheriff’s search and rescue program pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl. KPTV-TV reported Casey Wenger and his wife, Rosa Wenger, were arrested in March by Keizer police. Both were accused of inappropriately touching the girl in 2013. She was a search and rescue volunteer. Casey Wenger pleaded guilty Monday to multiple sex abuse charges and was sentenced to more than six years in prison. Rosa Wenger pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree sex abuse and was sentenced to probation. She must register as a sex offender.

Man accused of leaving children in car — Police in Sherwood arrested a man accused of leaving his two young children unattended in a minivan while he got a massage. According to Sherwood police, the children, ages 5 and 6, were hot and sweaty when officers checked on them Tuesday after getting a call from employees of Massage Envy. The workers told investigators that 35-year-old Khalid Albugami said the children’s mother was with them, but she was not. Albugami was booked into the Washington County Jail on suspicion of two counts of second-degree child neglect.

SUV crashes into tire center — A Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman said an SUV crashed into a Les Schwab Tire Center in northeast Portland on Tuesday afternoon, injuring a customer who had been sitting in the waiting room. Fire Lt. Damon Simmons said the unidentified male customer was taken to a Portland hospital.

Cats could have rabies — Lane County Public Health said two cats are at risk after they were found playing with a dead bat in a barn. A preliminary test shows the bat had rabies. The Register-Guard reported that a family living near the small town of Noti told public health officials they found two of their cats playing with the bat last week.