OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Sheriff Anderson began his law enforcement career with the Washington County Sheriff's Office as an Explorer in 1975. While there, he worked as a Marine Patrol Assistant, Dispatcher and Corrections Deputy before leaving in 1985 to become a Police Officer for the Rockaway Police Department.

Sheriff Anderson was hired with the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office in January 1986 serving as a Patrol Deputy, Detective, Detective Sergeant, Patrol Sergeant, and Jail Commander, before being elected to the office of Sheriff in 2000. Sheriff Anderson has served as Sheriff since January of 2001.

Sheriff Anderson also is the Chair of the Tillamook Emergency Communications District, serves on the Board for the DPSST, and the Governor's Task Force on Mental Health.

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OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Summer, 2010 -- The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office assisted the Oregon State Police with a vandalism to the historic Cape Meares Lighthouse. In mid-January, two Tillamook men shot out a lens of the Lighthouse, which was made in the late 1800's, as well as numerous windows. A month long investigation led to the arrest of two adult men from the Tillamook area.

Also in January, the Sheriff's Office investigated a homicide in the Nehalem area. Investigators determined that a 48 year old Nehalem man, shot his close friend in a trailer next to the primary residence. The suspect left the scene but later went to a local business and called 9-1-1 to turn himself in. The suspect was arrested and charged with aggravated murder.

The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office also saw the retirement of two, long time employees. Deputy Don Taylor, a Forest Deputy and Search and Rescue Coordinator, as well as Deputy Roscoe Fertig, a Parole and Probation Deputy, retired after many years of service to the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office. We wish them both the best in their retirements.

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