No Police for Portland, AR
By: Amanda Ashley
Updated: May 3, 2012
Protection in Portland, in southern Arkansas, will now be the responsibility of the county sheriff's office. The Portland Police Department closed over budget concerns and the retirement of the current police chief.
The closure is effective immediately. Portland mayor Gary Morgancites budget reasons as the primary reason.
Officers say the Ashley County Sheriff's Department is now responsible for patrolling the town.






