Sound Off Forum:
This tool allows members to efficiently broadcast questions to colleagues and then quickly get responses. Information is saved and available for others to access in the future.
Sound Off Request Form - To submit a Sound Off, log in to the Members Only area > go to Community > Sound Off Forum. Once the form is submitted, we will format the question/information and send the message. Utilize this if you would like us to submit the Sound Off for you.
You can also submit a Sound Off inquiry yourself by going directly to the Sound Off Forum, and from there click on OACP Sound Off > click on New Topic
Sound Off Index - Go here for a list of all Sound Off inquiries that fellow members have posted, and the responses of OACP colleagues.
You also have the ability to access all Sound Off messages directly from your profile: Log in to Members Only area > scroll over Member's Home > Profile Page > scroll over My Profile tab > Message History
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2021 OACP/OSSA
FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
DPSST - Salem, OR
September 29 & 30, 2021
$225 (Members) & $250 (Non-members)
(Includes lunch)
Click here for an updated schedule.
Check out our conference website for information about our presenters and the topics they'll discuss. Click on the button below to register. We hope to see you there!
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Meet Chief Marcia Harnden, one of our conference presenters:
We’d like to take this opportunity to give a Shout Out to Chief Harnden … not only for her willingness to share at the upcoming conference her recent experience with workplace tragedy, but for her continued efforts serving on the Education & Training committee, where she has been an invaluable resource to the OACP.
We will be featuring each of our conference presenters in the coming weeks.
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Chief Marcia Harnden
Albany PD
"The Leaders' Mandate - Caring for Your People During Times of Loss and Tragedy"
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Chief Harnden is active in the NW Women’s Law Enforcement Network. She holds faculty positions at two colleges in the Pacific Northwest and instructs for Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials in the area of leadership development. She is also an adjunct instructor for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.
One of her most important initiatives at APD is to have a robust and thorough wellness program that allows sworn and non-sworn staff access to services that will keep them mentally and physically healthy throughout their careers and beyond.
Click here to read more about Chief Marcia Harnden.
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Meet Sheriff Jef Van Arsdall who will join Chief Harnden in their presentation:
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Sheriff Jef Van Arsdall
Benton County
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Sheriff Jef Van Arsdall has over twenty years of law enforcement experience. He began his career with Washington County, Oregon as a reserve deputy and worked at the Corvallis Police Department beginning in 1997, earning the rank of patrol lieutenant, and joined Baker County Sheriff’s Office in 2017, becoming undersheriff in 2018. Van Arsdall holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Administration of Justice from Portland State University. He was sworn in as Benton County's Interim Sheriff on March 15, 2021.
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Topic: "The Leaders' Mandate - Caring for Your People During Times of Loss and Tragedy"
Chief Harnden and Sheriff Van Arsdall share their story….It can happen anywhere. When tragedy strikes the workplace — a fatal accident, violence, suicide, or natural disaster — all employees immediately look to its leadership for direction. How those leaders respond when all eyes are upon them offers tremendous opportunity. The reaction of leadership will echo throughout the organization as others take their cue from the charted direction. Click here to read more.
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Thank you to our
Fall Conference Sponsor
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We're excited to see everyone again soon. Call, email, or text to arrange a conversation about your next solution.
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Mobile Phone (503) 898-8209
Email: [email protected]
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The OACP would like to welcome our "relatively" new members approved at the May 2021 Board Meeting. Though we've not used this publication space in the past to welcome approved members, we think it's important to give new members from this past year a Shout Out. Next week we will be featuring additional individuals approved in February of this year. Please look for opportunities to say hello and connect with these new members.
Chief Bob Ray, Cornelius PD/WCSO
Captain Doug Kitzmiller, Canby PD
Chief Jim Haxton, North Plains PD
Captain Thomas Lindahl, Coos Bay PD
Lieutenant Misty English, Grants Pass DPS
Sergeant Todd Jochum, Sutherlin PD
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Do you have a question, comment, or suggestion for the OACP? We're committed to always trying to improve the association and we hope this is one way you can help us do just that!
We'd love to hear from you. You'll have a chance to let us know in the form if you want us to call or email you back (if needed). This feedback form link will be accessible from now on at the bottom of this weekly publication.
Click here or on the graphic above to access our Feedback Form.
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Community to honor State Police Sgt. John Burright, who died 20 years after severe crash
Statesman Journal
John Richard Burright was born in Corvallis and graduated from Crescent Valley High School in 1978. He attended Oregon State University before following in the footsteps of his father and brother, pursuing a career in law enforcement.
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Portland’s mayor says he’s working to develop consensus at council to increase police staffing
Oregonlive
Mayor Ted Wheeler said he’s working with the police chief to come up with a strategy to increase Police Bureau staffing over the next several years amid a record number of police resignations and retirements and budget cuts.
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As anger grows over Proud Boys clashes, city officials say they have 'few options'
Statesman Journal
Eight months ago, Pastor Ken Peters’ The Church at Planned Parenthood began gathering at the Salem clinic, hosting a monthly “service” across the street, as Peters’ calls it.
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Georgia Officers to Learn to Draw Blood for DUI Cases
U.S. News & World Report
State officials say a new grant will be used to provide training for Georgia law enforcement officers to draw blood from drivers suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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Shop with a Cop 2021 provides school supplies to 300 Boise students
City of Boise
This past weekend, members of the Boise Police Association and community volunteers helped fill and distribute 300 backpacks for Boise students.
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Family reunites with NYPD officers who saved unconscious infant son: 'Blessed by God'
Fox News
A family says they were "blessed by God" when New York City police officers helped resuscitate their 5-month-old son in Brooklyn earlier this month.
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OACP Weekly Update
Send feedback by contacting the OACP Office at 503.315.1411 or by visiting the website: www.policechief.org
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