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If a person is being followed and feels threatened, Sgt. Pete Simpson recommended going into a nearby store or business, seeing if the person follows and then asking for help from employees or calling the police.

(The Oregonian/File)

The Portland Police Bureau said it will review an incident involving an officer after a woman's Facebook post went viral.

In an entry posted Thursday night, a woman detailed her experience being followed to a downtown Portland coffee shop and the subsequent "disturbing" response by Portland Police.

The poster, Taryn Border, said a man followed her to Heart Coffee on Thursday morning and waited outside, maintaining eye contact with her as she waited for her coffee. When he started following another woman, Border said she called the police and followed them discreetly, as she was worried about the safety of the woman.

When an officer arrived (Sgt. Pete Simpson, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman, clarified the officer's name is Foesch), Border said he was "immediately aggressive and militant, cutting me off, saying that no laws had been broken, and that I was out of line to assume any negative intention."

We've reached out to Border via Facebook, but haven't yet heard back.

You can read the full Facebook post here.

The Portland Police Bureau responded with the following Facebook post on Friday afternoon:

The Portland Police Bureau was made aware of a Facebook post earlier today regarding the actions of one of our officers.... Posted by Portland Police Bureau on Friday, June 17, 2016

In emails to The Oregonian/OregonLive, Simpson said that following someone in and of itself is not a crime, absent other circumstances like a restraining order or stalking order.

If a person is being followed and feels threatened, he recommended going into a nearby store or business, seeing if the person follows and then asking for help from employees or calling the police.

-- Anna Marum

amarum@oregonian.com

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@annamarum