C. W. JENSEN

'Charles W. Jensen' is a retired Captain of the Portland Bureau of Police. Jensen was also a regular commentator on the FOX television series ''World's Wildest Police Videos''. He also appeared on other police-related programs including ''American Detective'' and ''World's Scariest Police Chases'', which first aired in 1991 and 1997 respectively. Most recently Jensen was seen appearing in a series of television infomercials for the Cobra Stun Light a combination flashlight and pepper spray canister marketed to civilans.

Contents

Police Career

Disability leave

Post-retirement

See also

References

External links

Police Career

Jensen spent over 20 years with the Portland Bureau of Police, and retired as a Captain after a career that included assignments in Homicide, Hostage Negotiation and undercover street crime operations. He was a patrol shift commander and also commanded Internal Affairs and the Training Division.
He has written several articles about his experience when he shot and killed an armed robbery suspect who was holding a hostage.^[1][2] He has also spoken frequently with his former partner about a homicide investigation involving three pre-teen boys in the late 1980s. Then Detective Jensen and Sgt. David Trimble of the Clark County, Washington Sheriff's Office arrested Westly Allen Dodd and he confessed to sexually assaulting and murdering the young boys. Dodd was executed by hanging in the State of Washington in 1993. It was the first execution in Washington in decades. Noted crime author Gary King wrote a book about the case called ''Driven To Kill''.^[3] Captain Jensen first met Paul Stojanovich, the producer of ''World's Scariest Police Chases'', when he and his partner in the homicide squad appeared in the premiere episodes of ABC's ''American Detective'' in the early 1990s. He was the Portland Police Spokesman from 1994 to 1996.

Disability leave

Jensen was investigated in 1999 for allegedly claiming improper reimbursement on some meals. However, the investigation was suspended when Jensen took medical leave from his police job, claiming trauma from a previous shooting and alcohol abuse meant that he was no longer fit for the job. Jensen then requested to continue with his old job in September 2003, which subsequently caused the investigation to resume.
Jensen was then interviewed by Dr. David Corey to determine whether he was fit for duty. However, this interview contradicted many of Jensen's previous statements, leading Jensen to claim medical leave again.^[4]
This led to Jensen being fired in March 2004 for engaging in a "pattern of deceptive behavior" by then Mayor Vera Katz. After Jensen threatened Katz with a lawsuit, a settlement was reached that reinstated him as a Captain for retirement reasons.^[5]

Post-retirement

After retiring from the Portland Bureau of Police, Jensen became a television reporter at KGW-TV, the NBC affilitate in Portland. Jensen filled the role as Police expert. Jensen is also the crime and police expert for KXL radio in Portland.^[6] Jensen also sells real estate in Portland.^[7]
He has appeared on numerous local and national television shows, including several appearances on ''Maury show'' episodes that focussed on police-related issues and events.
He is now the spokesman on a national infomercial for the Cobra Stunlight, a police quality flashlight that has a high intensity beam, a laser for aiming and pepper spray. www.cobrastunlight.com

See also

★ John Bunnell

References

1. "What It's Really Like To Shoot Someone" - Tom McMahon. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
2. "The dead guy" - Jack Bog's Blog. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
3. "Driven to Kill" - The Official Website of
Author Gary C. King. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
4. "CW Jensen" - Willamette Week Online. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
5. "Holiday bits and bites." - Willamette Week Online. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
6. "KXL's Experts on the 20's" - KXL News Radio Station. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
7. "CW Jensen" - Pearl Real Estate. Retrieved 25 January 2007.

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