Portland police officers clashed with a group of residents on Tuesday after some people tried to take food that had been thrown away at a Fred Meyer in the city, according to a report. Employees originally started guarding the dumpsters after some people showed up to get some of the discarded food, said local resident Morgan Mckniff, according to The Oregonian. Simonis said that people who tried to take the discarded food did so with the intent to distribute them to hungry people across the city -- as some lost perishables due to the outages, according to The Oregonian. PORTLAND PD HAS 'LOWEST NUMBER OF SWORN EMPLOYEES' IN 25-PLUS YEARS, ASKS FOR REDUCED BUDGET CUTS TO FILL JOBS"It’s tossed away but otherwise completely fine food," Simonis added. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSimonis said police eventually left, freeing up people to take some of the discarded food from the dumpsters.

Source: Fox News February 17, 2021 11:02 UTC