Commendations and Letters

We received two letters from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.  The first was a thank you letter for the assistance that the Sandy PD provided during the Clackamas Town Center Mall Shooting incident.  The second letter was a letter of commendation for Officer’s Olmos and Coates.  They assisted the Sheriff’s Officer with a short pursuit and capture of three suspects that had been in a stolen vehicle.

Schools

I completed a school security audit on the new high school and presented my findings to the OTSD Superintendent, Mr. Bayer.  I have also been collaborating with the school district on their lock down procedures and other emergency response documents.

Officer Way had a fairly busy month conducting 10 more background checks for school employees/volunteers, providing counseling for seven staff and students as well as investigating several crimes.  He made a few drug related arrests and assisted outside agencies on two other investigations.

Emergency Management

We met with folks from the Sandy Fire Department and finalized some plans for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).  We also finger printed all of the SFD employees we anticipate will be assigned to work in the EOC if activated.  The fingerprints were used to complete a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) background check.  This allows anyone with an approved CJIS background check to come and go from our building (with the issued proximity card) without an escort.

Fleet Maintenance

Our aging patrol fleet needed a lot of repairs and maintenance in 2012.  We hit just over $30,000 in repair bills.  Sgt. Roberts and I are looking into new vehicle lease programs and the numbers look pretty promising.

Reserve Academy Graduation

We have three new reserve recruits graduating on February 9th from the Reserve Academy.  The graduation ceremony is being hosted by the Sandy Police Department at the new Sandy High School  The graduation begins at 6:30 pm.