July brought the annual Sandy Mountain Festival and the weather was great. As far as I could tell, the festival had a good turnout and was a success. The police department had extra officers on during the weekend and all our volunteers were helping as well. It’s a busy time of year and our volunteers really make a difference. Thanks to all our Reserve Officers for serving our community, their dedication does not go unnoticed.

We are still in the process of hiring a new patrol officer and hope to make an offer by the end of August. After making an offer, our new recruit will hopefully get an academy date in October of this year. Its a long process as the recruit will have to spend 16 weeks at the Oregon academy before coming back to our agency to begin the field training evaluation program. We are anxious to get started.

We have selected a new School Resource Officer for the upcoming school year at Sandy High School. This position is a four year rotational spot and the candidates go through a selection process including interviews etc. Officer Jeff Argubright has been chosen for the position and will start when the new school year begins. Congratulations to Officer Argubright, we know he will do a fantastic job for the school district.

Another rotational position has been filled by Officer Sam Craven. Officer Craven will be assigned as our detective beginning in September of this year. This position is also a four year rotational spot and applicants are submitted via a selection process. Congratulations Officer Craven. He will begin with the detectives academy to get additional necessary training for the position.