Discrepancy Report

10/10/2024

The Auschwitz Memorial just shared my article. (Link in comments if Facebook doesn't remove it.)

08/10/2024

Facebook is under fire for removing shares of a post from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.

Today, I reached out to Facebook’s media relations department with questions regarding users' reports that Facebook has been removing their attempts to share a post from the official page of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. The post itself, which remains on the museum’s page, includes a phot...

26/06/2024

I just broke a major update in an impactful law enforcement saga, which I was the first to report through this news site.

Jeffrey Keniston, an embattled former police officer, is now barred from working in Oregon.

Investigative journalism is something I will never stop doing. In this case, it's voluntary, but I welcome donations through the site because work like this is not free.

As the editor-in-chief and sole reporter at Discrepancy Report, my dedication to unveiling the truth has led to multiple exclusive stories shared by CNN, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Columbia Journalism Review.

Collaborations with top public records attorneys affiliated with the ACLU and the National Lawyers Guild have been pivotal in obtaining crucial information, furthering my mission of transparency and accountability.

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Discrepancy Report

Embattled ex-cop Jeffrey Keniston has voluntarily surrendered the certifications that allowed him to work as a law enforcement officer in Oregon. This action concludes the proceedings against him before an administrative law judge could issue a proposed order.

24/04/2024

NEW REVELATION: There is no state agency in Oregon responsible for reviewing whether an officer violated an agency’s body cam policy. Nor is there any law requiring an agency to take action if an officer violates their body cam policy.

The deputy was not given a blood alcohol content (BAC) test during the incident in Newberg, Oregon. The police department released the footage of the first responding officer after the district attorney’s office ordered the agency to honor a public records request. Police charged Discrepancy Repor...

14/03/2024

"'Unfortunately, in the United States, almost everywhere, you have to go to court to enforce these laws. And that’s just wrong,' said David Cuillier, director of the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida. 'If the system requires the average person to hire an attorney to make democracy work, then it’s really broken.'"

A nationwide review of state procedures by The Associated Press and CNHI News reveals a patchwork of complicated systems for resolving open government disputes that often put the burden of enforcing transparency laws on private citizens.

08/03/2024

Body-cam video shows police release an off-duty deputy after he vomits, falls, blacks out, and admits to drinking during a traffic stop.

08/03/2024

NEW: The deputy was not given a blood alcohol content (BAC) test during the incident.

The deputy was not given a blood alcohol content (BAC) test during the incident in Newberg, Oregon. The police department released the footage of the first responding officer after the district attorney’s office ordered the agency to honor a public records request. Police charged Discrepancy Repor...

30/12/2023

A DA ordered police to release body cam footage after they tried to block my public records request. But now the dept. is charging nearly $2K to redact the videos, which show an off-duty deputy suspected of DUI being released with no BAC test.

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24/12/2023

At Discrepancy Report, long-form investigative journalism is my passion and mission. But this vital work comes with costs: public records fees, website hosting, and essential business expenses. This is where you come in. Please DONATE NOW:
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14/11/2023

Thanks to Salem Reporter for again citing my coverage: https://discrepancyreport.com/officer-accused-of-extreme-violation-of-trust-resigns-while-awaiting-hearing/

12/11/2023

BREAKING: Fired Salem Police Department Sgt. Jeffrey Keniston quit his job as an Aumsville police officer after less than five months with the agency, according to state records.

Fired Salem Police Department Sgt. Jeffrey Keniston quit his job as an Aumsville police officer after fewer than five months with the agency, according to state records.Keniston is awaiting a hearing to fight the state's effort to revoke his law enforcement certifications that stems from an investig...

05/10/2023

Random fact: Portland had the fourth-highest increase in the percentage of small businesses that closed from Jan. 15, 2020-Feb. 6, 2022, according to Opportunity Insights, a Harvard-based, non-partisan think tank: https://tracktherecovery.org

They apparently stopped tracking the data after Feb. 6, 2022.

29/09/2023

Jeffrey Keniston has requested a hearing to fight the state’s proposal to revoke his certifications.

The story I broke on Sept. 7: https://discrepancyreport.com/fired-salem-police-sergeant-still-working-in-nearby-city-as-state-seeks-to-revoke-his-certifications/

State investigators say Jeffrey Keniston used his position as a domestic violence officer for personal gain and engaged in a sexual relationship with a domestic violence survivor he was sworn to protect. His actions reflected an 'extreme violation of trust,' according to the state. Keniston, who has...

18/09/2023

Documents obtained exclusively by Discrepancy Report say the former sergeant engaged in “(personal) conduct unbecoming an officer” and had “associations with known criminals.”

State investigators say Jeffrey Keniston used his position as a domestic violence officer for personal gain and engaged in a sexual relationship with a domestic violence survivor he was sworn to protect. His actions reflected an 'extreme violation of trust,' according to the state. Keniston, who has...

15/09/2023

Thanks to Salem Reporter for citing my coverage: https://www.salemreporter.com/2023/09/14/police-officer-said-to-have-preyed-on-domestic-violence-victim-in-salem-faces-loss-of-license/

14/09/2023

I broke this story last week. Now other news organizations are reporting part of it.

More information here including allegations from the former sergeant’s ex-wife: https://discrepancyreport.com/fired-salem-police-sergeant-still-working-in-nearby-city-as-state-seeks-to-revoke-his-certifications/

Independent journalism that questions everything.

09/09/2023

When you break an exclusive investigative story comments like this make your day:

Independent journalism that questions everything.

07/09/2023

State investigators say Jeffrey Keniston used his position as a domestic violence officer for personal gain and engaged in a sexual relationship with a domestic violence survivor he was sworn to protect.

His actions reflected an ‘extreme violation of trust,’ according to the state.

State investigators say Jeffrey Keniston used his position as a domestic violence officer for personal gain and engaged in a sexual relationship with a domestic violence survivor he was sworn to protect. His actions reflected an 'extreme violation of trust,' according to the state. Keniston, who has...

01/06/2023

Police in Salem, Oregon said Sgt. Jeffrey Keniston’s December termination involved misconduct allegations, but wouldn’t tell Discrepancy Report why he was let go.

The nearby Aumsville Police Department recently announced it hired Keniston who’s still under investigation by the state.

Police in Salem, Oregon have not said why Sgt. Jeffrey Keniston was terminated in December. The nearby Aumsville Police Department recently announced it hired Keniston who's still under investigation by the state.

24/03/2023

The agency told the state that his firing involved an investigation into misconduct allegations, but declined to provide documents to Discrepancy Report explaining why he was let go.

The agency told the state that his firing involved an investigation into misconduct allegations, but declined to provide documents to Discrepancy Report explaining why he was let go.

10/02/2023

Records show the caller, who was injured in the crash, was disconnected after the dispatcher told her she’d be transferred to the non-emergency number.

The caller and her fiancé say 911 and the non-emergency line hung up on them more than 35 times altogether before they could report the crime.

The city says it’s investigating the initial 911 call due to the caller “potentially knowing the location of a suspect’s vehicle.”

Records show the caller, who was injured in the crash, was disconnected after the dispatcher told her she'd be transferred to the non-emergency number. The caller and her fiancé say 911 and the non-emergency line hung up on them more than 35 times altogether before they could report the crime. The ...

03/11/2022

When prosecutor and Marion County Circuit Court judge candidate Amy Queen blocked our effort to get communication records between certain Salem police officers and Proud Boys activists she failed to disclose that she’s married to a Salem officer.

Story updated with more new information:

Since May 2021 the police department has charged Discrepancy Report nearly $900 for multiple public records requests seeking all communication records between certain officers and far-right activists.The agency released records from a period of seven months after a legal challenge but declined to us...

05/09/2022

When a prosecutor blocked our effort to get communication records between certain Salem police officers and Proud Boys activists she failed to disclose that she’s married to a Salem officer.

Her boss, the DA, also didn’t tell us that her husband was a Salem officer until last year.

Story updated with new information:

Since May 2021 the police department has charged Discrepancy Report nearly $900 for multiple public records requests seeking all communication records between certain officers and far-right activists.The agency released records from a period of seven months after a legal challenge but declined to us...

02/08/2022

UPDATE: More than three weeks after this article was published the Salem Police Department now says records requested nearly a year ago are exempt from disclosure due to laws protecting criminal probes, personal information, and information submitted to a public body confidentially.

I am talking with a public records attorney and will continue to work to expose information the public has a right to know.

The Salem Police Department has known about these records requests for around a year. It had several months to respond to them and inquiries made for this article.

Since May 2021 the police department has charged Discrepancy Report nearly $900 for multiple public records requests seeking all communication records between certain officers and far-right activists.The agency released records from a period of seven months after a legal challenge but declined to us...

30/07/2022

This shouldn't come as a surprise, given that so many police departments in the United States act as if they're beyond the law. Which of course is ironic, given that police are supposed to be enforcers of laws. But there's an unmistakable whiff of arrogance emanating from police officers these...