SAVE THE DATE
2024 Annual Conference
Pendleton Convention Center
Pendleton, OR
April 16 - 19
REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK!
Plan now to join us for the Annual Conference. The conference committee is finalizing the details. Visit our website - HERE - for the most updated information.
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Being a Second in Command;
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Friday, March 8
9:00 - 10:30 am
Spots are filling up fast! There is a max of 100 participants and at last count there are less than 50 spots available. Don't miss out on this valuable training. Register today!
This FREE webinar presented by past OACP presenter Charles Celano, and hosted by the Second in Command Committee, will discuss one of the most critical positions in any public safety organization, the Second in Command. For more details, watch the promo video - HERE. For more information and to register - CLICK HERE.
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OACP TRAINING CENTER
The following videos from the ELTS Conference have been added to the OACP Training Center:
Case Study on Safeway Active Shooter - Chief Mike Krantz, Bend PD
Drones - The Future of Public Safety - Doug Seirup and Kyle Williams, LEDA | Sgt. Billy Bush, OSP
Don't forget, as a Member Agency you have the ability to share the video link and password with others at your agency, regardless of their OACP membership status. We only request that the videos are neither saved nor downloaded and sent to anyone outside your agency, per our agreement with our presenters. Thank you in advance for honoring this. We hope this training center adds tremendous value to your OACP membership.
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The OACP congratulates Chief Don Parise, Hubbard PD's new chief. Chief Parise began his public safety career in 1993 as a Dispatcher for Salem PD and was later hired as a full-time officer with Salem. In the course of his 30+ years in law enforcement, he has also served at Keizer PD, Marion County Sheriff's Office, and as the Interim Chief of Police in Hubbard in 2017. He currently serves as a member of the Law Enforcement Down Response Team with the Oregon Fallen Badge Foundation. The OACP wishes him great success in this new role. Pictured above left is Chief Parise with Hubbard's former chief, Dave Rash, and Chief Damian Flowers (Aumsville PD). Pictured above right is Chief Flowers (OACP Board member) offering a congratulations and an OACP challenge coin to Chief Parise.
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Consider Applying for the 2024 IACP Scholarship
The OACP offers a $2,000 scholarship to assist one Chief to attend the annual International Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference. The scholarship is awarded on a point-system basis. Applications need to be submitted by March 31. For information on this scholarship and an application form, click here. When applying, please make sure you are using version 2022.1 (located in bottom left corner of form).
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Ballistic Armor Co. from White City, OR just announced the release of the Bastion™ Level IIIA ballistic helmet. Made in the USA specifically for law enforcement officers, it may be the most comfortable yet accessible helmet on the market.
- 3.2 lbs.
- Aluminum side rails
- Memory foam pads
- Wilcox Compatible Shroud
- Made in Oregon
- $889.95 + Free Shipping
Click here for features, system compatibilities, and more.
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OACP Award Program
The OACP Awards Banquet will be here before we know it and we would love to be able to honor deserving members (and non-members) for their service to the OACP. Please consider nominating someone you believe merits this recognition. Award nominations are due March 1. Click here for more information on the available awards, award recipients, and a link to the nomination form.
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Milwaukie Police Department
Chief of Police
Salary: $125,257 – $159,910 annually
Closing date: February 18, 2024
Click here for a recruitment packet.
Click here to apply.
Placing an advertisement with the OACP is a great way to expand the market reach of your personnel search. Click here for more information.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek indicates she would sign a bill recriminalizing drug possession
OPB
Gov. Tina Kotek signaled Wednesday she is willing to sign a bill that would once again make possessing small amounts of drugs a criminal offense in Oregon.
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Measure 110 is facing reform. Here's where Central Oregon public safety leaders stand
The Bulletin
As Oregon lawmakers this month debate reforms to Measure 110 — the state law which decriminalized drug possession — Central Oregon law enforcement leaders argue that drug possession should once again be a crime.
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Lawmakers Consider Increasing Retirement Benefits for Some Public Employees
Willamette Week
Lawmakers cut retirement benefits in 2019 under then-House Speaker Tina Kotek. Now, they are thinking about raising them for police, firefighters, district attorneys, 911 operators and others.
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San Francisco considers a measure to screen welfare recipients for addiction
Associated Press
Mayor London Breed also supports a ballot measure that would grant police more crime-fighting powers, such as the use of drones and surveillance cameras. In November, she'll face cranky voters in a competitive reelection bid.
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After three deadly shootings near Chicago schools, what will be done to protect communities?
CBS Chicago
Organizers on Thursday revealed a new program to expand community violence intervention in Chicago – also to stop shootings like one that left a man dead last month on the Eisenhower Expressway.
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D.C. Council prepares to take first vote on sweeping anti-crime legislation
The Washington Post
The sweeping legislation would create new crimes such as “organized retail theft,” enhance punishment for illegal gun possession, revive a ’90s-era “anti-loitering drug free zone” tactic, greatly expand the collection of DNA in a law enforcement database and, after months of complaints from the D.C. police union, seek to undo or adjust a number of law enforcement accountability or transparency measures.
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OACP Weekly Update
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