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OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Sheriff Andrew Andy Bentz was raised in eastern Oregon in a family ranching business. He began his law Enforcement career with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office in 1980. For 13 years he worked for the Ontario Police Department. Andy Bentz was elected Sheriff of Malheur County in November 1996 and took office in January 1997.

The Malheur County Sheriff's Office has a staff of 50, about 50 volunteers and is a full service law enforcement agency with a strong emphasis on Comunity Service. The Malheur County Sheriff's Office provides primary law enforcement services to all 9,926 sq. miles of the county as well as operates a 105 bed jail.

Sheriff Bentz is active in his community with service and membership to the DOVE board of directors, Knights of Columbus, Nyssa and the Ontario Chambers of Commerce as well as the Blessed Sacrament Church. Sheriff Bentz and his wife Joan live in Ontario. They have a daughter and a son.

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OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Winter, 2009 -- Malheur County Sheriff's newest deputy, Travis Johnson, has just graduated from the DPSST Basic Police Academy. Travis is now home and he is ready and excited to get to work.

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