Portage Police Department

When someone goes into cardiac arrest, a machine called an automated external defibrillator, or AED, can help improve the chances of survival. But even if AEDs are present, they aren't always easy to get to. That issue recently became apparent in the city of Portage.

The Portage Police Department could soon be adding a social worker. The city council voted Tuesday to add the position into the city's salary ordinance.

The Portage police and fire departments are recruiting new members, even as their current ones face some challenges.

Portage elementary schools now have dedicated school resource officers.

A two-year-old Portage girl is dead, after police say she shot herself with a gun she found in her home. The Times reports it happened at the Oak Tree Village mobile home park Tuesday morning.

The city of Portage is looking to crack down on owners of properties that see a large amount of criminal activity. The city council Tuesday tightened its existing ordinance outlining the penalties for excessive police calls.

Portage Police officers are set to get a pay raise. The city's board of works finalized a three-year collective bargaining agreement Tuesday, following the city council's approval last week.

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