March 17, 2021

 

May 11 - 14, 2021

Riverhouse on the Deschutes
Bend, OR

Assuming COVID restrictions lessen in Deschutes county as they are projected to, conference registration will begin the first week of April. The number of attendees will be limited to 100 and priority will be given to agency Chiefs for the first week of registration. After the first week, registration will be open to all other members. Consider now if you are able to join us. More info to come on the schedule, registration, reservation rooms at the Riverhouse, and our plan for accommodating spouses who would like to join us for some of the functions taking place during the conference. 


Verizon has been a faithful partner with the OACP and has chosen to maintain their Platinum Plus Annual Conference sponsorship as they have patiently waited out the COVID storm with us. Thank you Verizon! We hope to see you in Bend.

"Verizon understands the important role first responders have in protecting and serving our communities and has always been committed to supporting the communication needs of public safety agencies. You can count on our network when you need it most."

Click here for more information.


OACP News

 

RALI Oregon, a long-time partner with the OACP, was a Platinum sponsor for the 2021 Executive Leadership Virtual Symposium that wrapped up last week. We invite you to watch this brief video while Mark O'Brien discusses opioid misuse in Oregon and how RALI partners with law enforcement and other state, local, and national organizations who share the common goal of combatting the opioid epidemic.

Click here to view.

Thank you to all who joined us at the 2021 E.L.V.S.

Your input is valuable. For those of you who attended, please take a moment to fill out the survey - Click here.

If you were not able to join us live and plan to watch the presentations at a later time, please submit this survey afterwards.

REMINDER:

The video presentations from Session 2 (shown on February 22) will only be available for a short time longer, per our agreement with Eric Daigle from DLG. Please take time NOW to view them. Symposium attendees were sent a link to the presentations. Contact Marie at [email protected] if you need us to resend the message that contains links to all the sessions.

All other presentations will be available for another month.

Oregon News

County DAs opposed to early release of prison inmates who helped fight Oregon wildfires
Statesman Journal
Marion and Polk county district attorneys say they're opposed to the early release of violent offenders who helped fight Oregon Wildfires last year.
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State approves grant for homeless hotel
Mail Tribune
A $2.55 million grant announced Wednesday by the Oregon Community Foundation paves the way for the purchase of a Medford hotel to convert it into apartments for Almeda fire survivors and homeless people impacted by COVID-19.
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Police Unions Will Oppose Changing Law to Allow Civilians to Review Fixed Speed Camera Tickets
Willamette Week
The cameras have proven effective at slowing traffic, but tickets must be approved by sworn police officers, creating a bottleneck.
Read More 


National News

Despite Hacks, US Not Seeking Widened Domestic Surveillance
U.S. News & World Report

The Biden administration is not planning to step up government surveillance of the U.S. internet even as foreign hackers increasingly take advantage of it.
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Proposed legislation would give Illinois lawmakers limited police powers
WAND17
House Bill 0724, sponsored by Curtis Tarver II, proposes giving "Conservator of Peace" power to all members of the Illinois General Assembly
Read More

 

OACP Weekly Update
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