OACP News

Welcome New Chief
Although OSU Chief Shanon Anderson was hired in December 2020, we didn't want to miss the opportunity to welcome her and wish her great success in her new role.

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Our apologies if we inadvertently miss an opportunity to highlight a new chief. It seems that leadership transition at agencies is a constantly moving target and sometimes this information passes by us unaware. Thanks for your understanding of this predicament.

 The OACP congratulates Chief Rock Rakosi (Myrtle Point PD) on his retirement after 25 years in law enforcement! Chief Rakosi began his career in Tigard in 1996 and transitioned to Myrtle Point in 1997 where he rose in rank to become the chief in 2003. Chief Rakosi has been a faithful member of the OACP since 2003, serving on a number of committees and as OACP president in 2015. The OACP appreciates and values his partnership over the years and wishes him a happy and fulfilling retirement.

Committees

We are pleased to announce the 2021-2022 Committee Co-Chairs. Thank you to the following members who have willingly stepped up to the plate to serve the association. We believe great things will happen this year with these individuals serving as chairs and co-chairs. The opportunity to sign up for committees will begin in the next week.

• Awards: Rick Stokoe (Boardman PD) & Rick Schmitz (Aumsville PD)
• Education, Training & Conference: David Rash (Hubbard PD) & Mitch Hicks (Columbia River Inter Tribal)
• Executive Resources: Jim Band (Oregon City PD) & Jeff Groth (Sherwood PD)
• Intergovernmental & Legislative: Jim Ferraris (Retired Woodburn PD) & Kathy McAlpine (Tigard PD)
• Membership: Matt Workman (Warrenton PD) & Jason Schermerhorn (Cannon Beach PD)
• Policies: Heath Kula (OHSU Dept. of Public Safety)
• Retired Members: Les Youngbar (Retired Lake Oswego PD) & Jim Porter (Retired Bend PD)
• Scholarship: Matt Workman (Warrenton PD) & Derek Bowker (Phoenix PD)
• Second in Command/LEELI: Robert Rogers (Tigard PD) & Mark Daniel (Mt. Angel PD)
• Small Agency: Ken Rueben (Philomath PD) & Cory Darling (Sunriver PD)
• Dress Uniform & Ceremony: Robert Mason (Independence PD)

Oregon News

Oregon Legislature adjourns 2021 session
Mail Tribune
The Oregon Legislature adjourned Saturday afternoon, bringing to a close the 2021 session in which significant renewable energy, police reform, wildfire recovery and racial equity bills were passed.
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Oregon is officially open. Here’s what’s different.
Oregonlive
As of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday morning, most COVID-19 restrictions Oregonians have lived with for more than a year are gone.
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Eastern Oregon Search and Rescue completes 2021 training at Salt Creek Summit
East Oregonian
ENTERPRISE — Search and Rescue team members from Wallowa, Union, Baker and Umatilla counties honed their skills in the Salt Creek Summit area of Wallowa County.
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National News

Florida officers begin deploying to US-Mexico border
AP
A contingent of 50 law enforcement officers from Florida began deploying to the Mexican border Friday, as Gov. Ron DeSantis made true on his vow to heed calls from his fellow Republican governors in Arizona and Texas to help bolster patrols along the country’s southern border.
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3 major US cities rocked by weekend gun violence as cops brace for 4th of July
ABC News
Within 2 and 1/2 hours on Sunday, two people were killed and 17 were wounded in a pair of mass shootings in Chicago. A rash of shootings in Philadelphia since Friday left two people dead and 19 injured.
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N.J. asks FBI to add ‘X’ gender to represent nonbinary residents in crime stats
New Jersey Star-Ledger
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal joined 20 other top law enforcement officers Monday in urging the FBI to create the gender category of ‘X’ for nonbinary individuals in the Uniform Crime Reporting system.
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