CS gas
Tag: Abbreviations
Hexachloroethane (HC)
Hexachloroethane
Oleoresin Capsicum (OC)
OC gas, pepper spray, pepper powder
Pelargonic Acid Vanillylamide (PAVA)
Synthetic pepper powder
Portland Police Association (PPA)
Portland Police Association, the Union which represents most sworn members of the Portland Police Bureau. References: https://www.ppavigil.org/
PPB
Portland Police Bureau
RRT
Rapid Response Team, Portland’s large protest/nighttime “riot” squad; Currently housed in Tactical Operations w/in Investigations Division. NOT the same thing as “SERT.” References: City of Portland. (2021.) https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/744538