OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Sheriff Rick Eiesland was appointed by the Wasco County Board of County Commissioners as sheriff to replace long time Wasco County Law Enforcement Officer and Sheriff Darrell Hill who retired at the end of February.

Sheriff Eiesland began his law enforcement career in 1987 as a deputy with the Wasco County Sheriff's Office. He spent 5 years as member of the Mid-Columbia Narcotics Team and 6 years as a Detective Sergeant. In 2003 he was promoted to the position of chief Deputy.

Sheriff Eiesland attended Eastern Oregon State College from 1971 through 1973. He attended the prestigious Nation FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia in 2003. The sheriff was a member of Oregon National Guard from 1969 to 1993 where he retired after 23 years of service.

Sheriff Eiesland is married and he and his wife have four children and nine grandchildren.

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OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Summer, 2010 -- The Wasco County Sheriff Office has been awarded several grants that will help in the relocating of 911 and the Emergency Operation Center. The grants will also provide a new CAD system (Computer-Aided Dispatch) with a new RMS (Records Management System). All the cars will be getting MDT (Mobile Data Terminals) that will allow deputies to run vehicle checks, driver license checks and wants and warrants without the assistance of the 911 dispatch. This system will link several counties together so they will be able to share information.

The Sheriff Office is working with the Warm Springs Tribe in an effort to draft a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) deputizing their officers to assist deputies off the reservation.

Sgt. Brian Helmer retired March 15th, after 18 years of service with Wasco County. We wish Brian well with his retirement. Reserve Deputy Ray Ward will be working the Marine Program this year. Ray has been assisting Deputy Roger Pearce over the last couple of years before Deputy Pearce retired last July.

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