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OACP Annual Conference Registration is now open!

April 22-25, 2025

Pendleton Convention Center

Registration Costs: $340 for OACP Members - $360 for non-Members
Currently we have 60 LE leaders registered for the conference, and 59 companies joining us for the Trade Show; many of which are joining us for the first time!

 

Redmond Police Department honored as regional Agency of the Year by Western States Information Network 
KTVZ
This award recognizes the department's leadership in fostering a culture of excellence and for its commitment to sharing investigative and operational information with other law enforcement agencies to promote communication and officer safety.  
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Dunk A Cop event fundraiser for Oregon Special Olympic athletes
KOBI
People got an opportunity to dunk Eagle Point Police Department officers into some icy cold water for a good cause on Saturday.
The Dunk A Cop event helped raise funds for Special Olympic athletes in the state of Oregon.
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Moving beyond addiction: In eastern Oregon, drug use often lurks in the shadows
Salem Reporter
“Fentanyl flats” is considered a danger zone. When Malheur Co. deputies show up, they arrive in pairs. A nonprofit worker once took a client to the encampment to gather her belongings from a trailer. Armed men confronted them, one of them smoking methamphetamine.  
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Legislation Aims To Limit Use Of AI Among Utah Law Enforcement  
Salt Lake Tribune
Pitcher, an attorney and former prosecutor, told the committee she started thinking about the bill last summer and, at the time, was not aware of any departments in the state using the technology but learned in the months since that a number of agencies in the state are using an AI program known as Axon Draft One, which uses body camera footage to generate police reports. 
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San Diego police chief defends current policy on police pursuits
NBC 
“If there is no accountability from running or fleeing from police what we will end up seeing and what we have seen in other areas of the country that have done this, is a blatant disregard for law enforcement,” Chief Wahl said. 
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The science of split-second decisions: What officers face in life-or-death moments
Police 1
At SHOT Show 2025, Force Science and VirTra explored the reality behind police decision-making under stress, the impact of hindsight bias, and why high-fidelity training is critical for officer preparedness and accountability.
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