OACP News

Online Training Symposium
November 9 & 10

Mark your calendars! The Conference Committee and Board of Directors have decided to move forward with an online conference. Registration information coming soon.

OACP is excited to announce two of our Symposium Speakers:

Dr. David Black, CEO of Cordico
David Black, Ph.D. leads a team of highly experienced psychologists serving more than 200 public safety agencies. He is a Board Member of the National Sheriffs’ Association Psychological Services Group, serves as the Chair of Technology and Social Media, is an Advisory Board Member for the National Police Foundation’s Center for Mass Violence Response Studies, served on the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Model Policy Working Group for Investigating Officer-Involved Shootings and Other Serious Incidents, and is partnered with the California State Firefighters’ Association to help strengthen firefighter mental health and well-being.

Elmer Dickens, President of Ethical Legal Survival Institute
Elmer is a veteran of the US Army and Oregon National Guard, and a former corrections officer for the Oregon Department of Corrections. He has served as the general counsel for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office since 1999. Elmer has represented the Sheriff’s Office, individual defendants and Washington County in many state and federal lawsuits including officer use of force and deadly force, strip searches and conditions of confinement. He also serves as the general counsel for the Washington County Information and Technology Services department, and is responsible for legal review of all software and hardware contracts for the County. He has taught criminal justice and business law courses at the University of Phoenix. Elmer teaches regularly for the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association, and is an instructor at the annual Americans for Effective Law Enforcement – Jail and Prisoner Legal Issues seminar.

OACP's Sponsor for the
Online Training Symposium:

Comprised of more that 45 non-profit organizations, The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) is a public health group committed to the safety of prescription drugs and protecting consumers against counterfeit, substandard or otherwise unsafe medicines. Click here for more information.

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Oregon News

Tualatin Police Department named one of the top workplaces in Oregon
The Oregonian
Energage, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s research partner, selected and ranked the winners. They’re listed here with the year they were founded and their ownership, industry sector and headquarters city.
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American Legion shows support for Umatilla police
East Oregonian
The city of Umatilla’s police department personnel welcomed a dozen members of Hermiston’s American Legion Post 37 and Auxiliary to their training session on Sept. 14.
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Bend police, FBI raid 3 Bend massage businesses in sex acts investigation
KTVZ
Bend police, in conjunction with the FBI, conducted state (not federal) search warrants Monday morning.
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Oregon state trooper wrangles ‘displeased’ llama on I-84
The Oregonian
An Oregon State Police officer got an unusual call on Sunday when dispatch relayed a report of a loose llama on Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon.
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National News

Donald Trump signs Savanna's Act, 'a critical first step' to address missing and murdered Native Americans
USA Today
Savanna's Act will establish national law enforcement guidelines between the federal government and American Indian tribes to help track, solve and prevent crimes against Native Americans.
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3,000 police officers hit the streets to benefit New Jersey Special Olympics
NJ.com
The officers carried the Flame of Hope nearly 750 miles through the state along 26 different routes to help the cause.
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Fleetwood police chief honored from across Atlantic for saving life of suicidal British teen with autism
Reading Eagle
When a distraught teenager in Fleetwood, England, needed someone to talk to, saying he felt like hurling himself into the sea, he turned to social media and his message ended up with the right person at the right time — even though he was 4,000 miles away.
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