Police arrested 28 people last Thursday during a seven-hour, “high-visibility public safety mission” that homed in on train platforms and bus stops along Northeast 122nd Avenue, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said.

Officers from the sheriff’s office, the Portland Police Bureau and the Port of Portland participated in the mission.

Those arrested face various charges, including drug possession, drug delivery and outstanding warrants. One stolen car was recovered, police said.

Officers also came upon a man who “became unresponsive” from an apparent drug overdose, the sheriff’s office said. The officers administered Naloxone, which can reverse the effects of a drug overdose, and called an ambulance.

Police said numerous people approached officers during the mission and “expressed t

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