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OACP
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DPSST Elected Officials and
Community Partners Academy
This Academy will allow elected
officials and community partners that you work with to have the opportunity
to learn about DPSST's roles and responsibilities and those which are
yours, the employers. The program will also offer a walking tour of
the Oregon Public Safety Academy.
Click here for more information.
IACP Conference Highlight
Members of OACP and OSSA presented a workshop on recruiting and hiring
at the 2019 IACP Conference in Chicago. The workshop titled
"Recruiting: What's Working, What's Not?" was moderated by DPSST
Director Eriks Gabliks. Agencies showcased were Woodburn PD by Chief Jim
Ferraris, Eugene PD by Chief Chris Skinner, Bend PD by Chief Jim Porter,
and the Washington County Sheriff's Office by Lts. Degman and Massey.
Director Gabliks also gave an overview of DPSST's role in recruiting,
training, and info about the Oregon Jobs website. For the last workshop at
the end of the last day of the conference, it was a full room. Great job by
all!
 
 
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The OACP congratulates Chief Lee Dobrowolski on his retirement from the
Hillsboro Police Department. And, also congratulates Deputy Chief Jim
Coleman for being selected as the Interim Police Chief. Chief Schutz
(Forest Grove PD) presented Chief Dobrowolski with an OACP plaque at his
retirement celebration Friday, October 25.
 
Oregon
News
FOX 12 Investigators take a closer
look into the use of police body cameras across the state
Fox 12 Oregon
Along with Hillsboro, the Beaverton Police Department and
Washington County Sheriff's Office have also adopted the use of body worn
cameras, but some of the state's biggest departments, have yet to deploy
them, for a variety of reasons.
Read More
Oregon State Police planning to end
contract with Oregon State University due to staffing shortage
Fox 12 Oregon
This decision comes two days after
the agency released controversial body camera video showing the arrest of
an OSU student.
Read More
Eugene Oregon Has Alternative To Police Intervention
The Oregon Herald
A specialized team in Eugene, Oregon comes into action with a mental
health-related 911 call.
Read More
First-ever 'Drive With A Cop' highlights safety for teen
drivers
KOBI-TV
Driving can be very dangerous especially when distracted or
intoxicated. This weekend, a new event put on by the Grants Pass Department
of Public Safety is addressing those very issues with an event called
"Drive With A Cop."
Read More
National
News
Trump Orders Study of Root Causes of
Crime, Policing Practices
Government Executive
President Trump on Monday ordered Attorney General William
Barr to establish a new commission to study crime and law enforcement with
the goal of recommending "actions that can be taken to prevent,
reduce, and control crime, increase respect for the law, and assist
victims."
Read More
House Unanimously Approves Bill to
Make Animal Cruelty a Federal Offense
The New York Times
Animal cruelty would become a federal
offense with a penalty of up to seven years in prison under a proposed
expansion of an animal welfare law that won unanimous approval this week in
the House of Representatives.
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Flagging Rental Car Drivers Who Might Pose Terrorist Threat
Associated Press
A proposed bipartisan bill in Congress would help car rental
companies identify customers who have been flagged by authorities for
terrorism-related activities.
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DHS at 'Heightened State of Vigilance' after Baghdadi Death
VOA News
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it is operating at a "
heightened state of vigilance" following the death of Islamic State leader
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but there are no plans to issue an (National Terrorism
Advisory System) alert unless "we develop specific or credible threat
information" to share with the public.
Read More
OACP Weekly Update
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In This Issue...
- OACP News
- Oregon News
- National News
- Program Highlight
OR
Night Dinner
The OR
Night Dinner at the IACP Conference, sponsored by LeadsOnline, was a great
event. Here are some photos of the evening.
Thank
you, LeadsOnline, for being the exclusive host (for the 3rd year in a
row) of our OR Night Dinner at IACP!
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is a technology service helping law enforcement catch criminals, while
helping businesses reduce the hassles of reporting.
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