On January 3 rd , 2020, Sheriff Matt Phillips was sworn in as the 32nd Sheriff of Clatsop County. He began his career in law enforcement on November 19, 2001 when he was hired as a deputy in the patrol division with Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office. Over the course of the last eighteen years, he […]
Sheriff Angela Brandenburg was sworn into office on January 1st, 2021. She is Clackamas County’s 33rd sheriff since William Livingston Holmes first took up the post in 1845. Sheriff Brandenburg has served with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office for 28 years. She is also a veteran who served nine years in the Oregon Army National
The Benton County Board of Commissioners unanimously appointed Jef Van Arsdall to the position of Sheriff on March 15, 2021. Sheriff Van Arsdall was raised on the Oregon coast, graduating from Seaside High School in 1990. Sheriff Van Arsdall graduated from Portland State University in 1995 with a BS in Administration of Justice and moved to
Sheriff Travis Ash was appointed to the office of Baker County Sheriff on May 1st, 2015, to fulfill retiring Sheriff Mitch Southwick’s term of office. Ash was recommended for the position by Sheriff Southwick and unanimously chosen for the job by Baker County Commissioners after a public interview process. Ash was then elected Sheriff in
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Statement from Oregon Association Chiefs of Police, Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association, and Oregon State Police in response to the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Oregon’s Police Chiefs, Oregon sheriffs, and the State Police Superintendent are unified in condemning the reprehensible actions and tactics demonstrated in Minneapolis that resulted in the tragic death of
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𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 Since the onset COVID-19 in Oregon, the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association (OSSA) has been coordinating an effort with our Oregon sheriffs to share suggested practices and precautionary measures that protect the health and safety of our community members and the
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Sheriff of the Year Tim Svenson, Yamhill County 2019 Award Winners from OSSA Annual Conference 76th Annual OAMP Shodeo “Oregon’s Best-Kept Secret” DPSST
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