Police captain under fire for interest in Nazis
PORTLAND, Ore. - A Portland police captain is under fire for his interest in Nazi history and an internal affairs investigation has determined the officer has done some sort of wrongdoing.
Community activists and a lawyer have accused the city of covering up evidence that shows Capt. Mark Kruger honored Nazi soldiers in a local park. But for months, the Portland Police Bureau said he was nothing more than a history buff.
In a lawsuit against Kruger dealing with use-of-force at war rallies, lawyers tried to find evidence that he placed plaques honoring Nazi SS soldiers at Rocky Butte.
In 2004, lawyer Alan Graf told the court that “Mark Kruger has tampered with, has hidden and has destroyed evidence.”
But now, according to The Oregonian, an internal affairs investigation revealed the city attorney’s office had those plaques since Kruger removed them during the lawsuit, and the plaques were never turned over.
Graf has now written to the U.S. attorney saying it is “deliberate obstruction by city officials into preventing the truth about the Nazi activities of then Sgt. Kruger from coming out.”
Community activist, Rev. Chuck Currie, is also calling for the state attorney general and the U.S. attorney to investigate.
“I think we need to look very closely at why this went on for so many years,” Currie said. “Why the police denied it; why the city attorney’s office denied it when they had obvious evidence this is occurring.”
He said he wants Mayor Sam Adams to fire Kruger.
“If you’re Jewish; if you’re black; if you’re gay in Portland, the last thing you want is a Portland police officer who has a history of Nazi sympathizing,” Currie said.
Sgt. Pete Simpson, spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau, said it’s too soon to say “which allegations have been sustained.” He said Chief Mike Reese is now deciding appropriate punishment for Kruger.
In an e-mail from then-Police Chief Rosie Sizer from a year ago this week, she told the rank and file she would not have promoted Kruger to captain if she felt that any of the allegations he was a Nazi sympathizer were true.
The mayor’s office said Tuesday it’s too soon to comment and no one from the city attorney’s office was available to discuss the matter. As for Kruger, KATU News was told he’s on vacation.
Unbelievable !!! I happen to be a retired Police officer and you might as well move against me as well because you better hang onto your liberal panties because Im here to tell you that I also collect German memorabilia from the second World War.
It is not "Nazi" as the  politically correct wimp Currie describes it .No its merely a legitimate collectable as would be  collecting civil war relics. The shyster lawyer  in all probability has an agenda that fly's in the face of  the 1st amendment
Are we in America or have we suddenly trans fixed ourselves to Soviet Russia the police officer was dressed in a German air force uniform what has that to do with Nazis The Luftwaffe fought in the sky's over Europe the battle against death from above as was demonstrated by England and America against the helpless civilians in Dresden where 250.00 of them were liquated in two dreadful days and nights but then they were just Germans Catholic and but after all they were " White Right ? not Black mostly not Jewish and not GAY ! This once proud land has been "TAUGHT TO BELIVE" as we ignorantly have believed the  old canard about the way the  Hitler Youth were instructed.  its time to listen to the historical revisionists and pack away the blatant lying propaganda as Americans are choked with
More power to that courage's police officer and into the cells with his stinking detractors who would squelch individual liberty's
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@Robert Robert, You are so right! Thanks for your input!