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October 20, 2021

FALL CONFERENCE TRAINING:
Three Minute Bonus Segment

Nate Sassaman shares how to avoid what he calls "downstream fixes" by taking a moment to be thoughtful and strategic. He also acknowledges that if he could go back in time, he'd choose empathy over trying to simply fix things.  If you think this brief video clip is beneficial, and you hadn't signed up for the Fall conference, consider post-registering and getting access to Nate's 4 hour training, along with other great training.

 

Information was sent out to all conference registrants regarding how to access the recorded video presentations.   If you did not receive this message last week, please contact Marie at [email protected]  If you have not yet registered for the conference, you can do so below.

Redmond Police Department
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Captain
Salary: $108,072 – $132,840
Closing date: October 21, 2021

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Monmouth Police Department
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Chief of Police
Salary: $7,874 – $10,311 monthly
$94,490 – $123,733 annually
Closing date: November 10, 2021

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Oregon News

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More than half of Oregon’s most serious juvenile offenders may seek parole or get out early under Gov. Kate Brown’s latest commutation plan
Oregonlive
More than half of the people serving time in Oregon prisons for crimes they committed as juveniles will be eligible to seek parole or in some cases released outright under a commutation plan by Gov. Kate Brown.
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OSP Officers' Union hints at legal action after state official accidentally shares state employee vaccination info
KDRV.com
The union for Oregon State Police officers excoriated state officials and hinted at legal action after an employee of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services accidentally shared personal vaccination notes for thousands of state executive branch employees with at least two media outlets this week.
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Sherwood's chief reflects on 32-year career
Sherwood Gazette
Sherwood Police Chief Jeff Groth says the 18 months — a timeframe dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic and punctuated by the social justice movements following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers — have proved to be the toughest of his 32 years in law enforcement.
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Pearl District residents to PPB: ‘Are we a lawless city?’
KOIN6
Portland police say new legislation passed in Oregon dramatically limits their options when it comes to intervening during destructive protests and riots.
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Oregon illegal pot grows: More calls to send National Guard
AP News
On the same day last week that a southern Oregon county declared a state of emergency amid a sharp increase in illegal cannabis farms, police raided a site that had about 2 tons of processed marijuana and 17,500 pot plants.
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National News

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U.S. Supreme Court again protects police accused of excessive force
Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday signaled that it is not retreating from its inclination to grant a legal protection called "qualified immunity" to police accused in lawsuits of using excessive force, ruling in favor of officers on Monday in separate cases from California and Oklahoma.
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WVa Sheriff's, Police Departments Receive Cash for Firearms
U.S. News & World Report
Several police and sheriff’s departments in West Virginia are among those benefiting from the state treasurer’s recent unclaimed property firearms auction.
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