Turner elected Portland police union president

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland police union has elected a 19-year veteran officer as its next president.

Daryl Turner will also be the first black president to lead the Portland Police Association.

The 51-year-old Turner works the day shift at Central Precinct in the Portland Police Bureau. He previously worked in the drugs and vice division, training division and helped in gang drug enforcement.

Turner is from Newark, N.J., and began his career in law enforcement in July 1991.

Turner did not give any indication on the direction he’ll take the approximately 950-member police union. He spent 10 years on the union’s executive board.

The former union president, Sgt. Scott Westerman, is facing internal investigation for two road-rage encounters and stepped down in April.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com