OACP News

2020 Annual Conference-          CANCELLED

After considering all available options, the Executive Board made the difficult decision to cancel the Annual conference for this year. Uncertainty regarding what the next few months will look like, as well as the expectation that city budgets for travel and training will be frozen, contributed to the decision. We will be sending out information that will allow those currently registered to choose:
1) a full refund, or
2) transfer money to the fall conference. We know refunds often go back into city budgets and not to your department. 
Be looking for more information in your inbox this coming week.

OACP FB AUCTION

Rumor has it that in spite of the Annual Conference being cancelled, Chief Don Taylor may be able to creatively host a facebook Auction to raise money for the good work of the OACP sometime this summer. More info on this to come.

Chief Gary Bell (La Grande PD) was creatively sworn in April 21
Chief Bell is succeeding Chief Brian Harvey from the La Grande Police Department. Chief Bell is a 26-year veteran with the La Grande PD, serving most recently as the department's Lieutenant and the NE Oregon SWAT Team Commander. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the promotion ceremony was a bit unconventional conducted via video conferencing. Congratulations to Chief Bell!

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Oregon News

  
Silverton police chief to retire
Statesman Journal
Fossholm, who will step down June 1, has been police chief since 2012 and started working for the city nearly 33 years ago.
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Tigard police take extra precautions to keep officers safe from COVID-19
Pamplin Media Group
With concerns about exposure to COVID-19 high everywhere, Tigard police are taking extra precautions when it comes to contact with the public.
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US Supreme Court Ruling Ends Oregon's Non-unanimous Jury Verdicts
OPB
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday that the U.S. Constitution requires unanimous jury verdicts in state criminal courts.
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Oregon May Add Presumed Cases
of COVID-19 to the Official Death Toll
Williamette Week
Oregon may soon adjust upward the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 to produce a fuller picture of likely fatalities from the virus.
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National News

COVID-19 PPE Marketplace for First Responders
SACOP Update
Teams across Amazon are working across suppliers to build out its available inventory of critical supplies for first responders. Products are available on a first-come, first-served basis to hospitals, nursing homes, police and fire departments, government agencies, medical laboratories, and others involved in helping to fight the pandemic.
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Fact check: Guns sales rise and crime falls as the coronavirus spreads in US
USA Today
While Americans have responded to COVID-19 in myriad ways, some broad trends have emerged as data from the first weeks of the pandemic become available.
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Fighting the battle against domestic violence in Clark County
The Columbian
Now, new legislation, which bears Hill’s name, will give authorities and victims a useful new tool as they continue to fight a crime that results in multiple local deaths every year.
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