A detective with the Fresno County Sheriff 's Department and member of the JTTF , attended public meetings of Peace Fresno in 2003 . The Sheriff 's Department issued the following statement , " For the purpose of detecting or preventing terrorist activities , the Fresno County Sheriff ’s Department may visit any place and attend any event that is open to the public , on the same terms and conditions as members of the public generally . " On April 28 , 2005 , Portland became the only city in the nation to withdraw from a JTTF . As of February 19 , 2015 , the Portland city council approved permanently staffing the JTTF with two of its city 's police officers . Febuaray 13 , 2019 Portland , Oregon once again voted to leave the JTTF In June 2008 , according to City Pages the JTTF based in Minneapolis approached a source to infiltrate vegan potlucks and eventually report back to authorities on organized protesting activities in preparation for the 2008 Republican National Convention in nearby Saint Paul
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
Joint Terrorism Task Force