OACP News

Thank you to all who joined us for the 2021 Executive Leadership Virtual Symposium- 217 total registered!

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Thank you to the following vendors who donated Amazon gift card door prizes during the symposium:

Topcon Solutions
SpaceSaver Specialists
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids

Thoughts from conference attendees on Arbinger Institute's Outward Mindset Session 4 training:

"The Arbinger Institute presentation on Outward mindset was very timely for policing today, both internally and externally.  The Outward mindset pyramid of building relationships that you have influence over, listen and learn, teach and communicate and connect are all concepts that our community is asking of us as well as our own employees.  The officer testimonials showed a practical application out in the community that was powerful.  I am meeting with them today to talk about further training in the Tigard Police Department." ~Chief McAlpine, Tigard PD

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Congratulations to Chief Bradley Kneaper (Confederate Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians) on his retirement. Chief Kneaper has been a member of the OACP since 2007. We appreciate his support and contribution to Oregon law enforcement and wish him much success and happiness in his future endeavors.

Oregon News

As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit
AP
Responding to the calls for change in policing, the mayor and City Council cut several police programs from the budget, including one Yarborough believes could have saved his nephew.
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Oregon Supreme Court upholds sentencing laws for juveniles convicted of murder
OPB
In a unanimous decision, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the state’s sentencing law for juveniles who had previously been convicted of aggravated murder did not violate the U.S. Constitution.
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Oregon’s new FBI boss offering local police help to investigate spike in Portland shootings
Oregonlive
Calling the significant spike in shootings in Portland a “public safety crisis,” the new agent in charge of Oregon’s FBI said the FBI is offering to provide help.
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National News

Congress moves to ban military gear for police
Politico
More than 70 House members are proposing a bill today to institute strict limits on the types of excess military equipment that can be transferred to law enforcement agencies.
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Battle Ground Police Department introduces new K9 Charlie
Clark County Today
At only 18 months old, Charlie is the youngest member of the department, but he is said to have “a real nose for police work.’’
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Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals 
Bloomberg
A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools.
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