NEWPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT CITIZEN'S POLICE ACADEMY

The Newport Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy is a 10-week course which started Tuesday, April 8th. Following is a list of programs:

Week 1-Introductions: Recruiting, Testing, Hiring & Training; tour of NPD facility
Week 2, April 15-Overview of the Criminal Justice System; Laws of Arrest.
Week 3, April 22-Patrol Operations, Community Service Officer, Records Division.
Week 4, April 28-Search & Seizure; Domestic Violence.
Week 5, May 6-Narcotics Investigations.
Week 6, May 13-Traffic Enforcement.
Week 7, May 20-Detective Division; Crime Scene Investigation.
Week 8, May 27-Use of Force; Prison Control; Suspect Interrogation.
Week 9, June 3-Firearms Safety; Firearms Simulator Training.
Week 10, June 10-Community Policing; Graduation.

Lt. Dave Teem and Sgt Jason Malloy welcomed us on the first day of our Citizen's Academy and gave us an overview of what the course was going to be like. The class ended with a tour of the Newport Police Department. It was a great way to start the class. The second week started with a welcome from Newport Police Chief Mark Miranda. This was followed by a presentation on The Oregon Criminal Justice System by Officer TJ Eriksen. Officer Eriksen explained the Oregon Criminal Code, jurisdiction on the Newport Police, Criminal Law vs. Civil Law and the various courts in Oregon, specifically the Lincoln County Circuit Court. He took complex and detailed subjects and explained them so they were interesting and easy to understand.



In Week 3, Records Supervisor Pam Johnson explained the inner workings of the very important "front office" of the NPD. We learned about the Records Division's many and varied functions as well as the Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS). They also handle information on impounded vehicles, notification of violations of school bus infractions, register sex offenders residing in the City of Newport, work with the Code Enforcement Officer, register bicycles, as well as working and helping detectives with case reports and the Municipal Court Clerk on matters of traffic citations. They have on-going training to keep up with technology and, as they are often the first contact the public has with NPD, are the best good will ambassadors the City could have. Also in Week 3, Sgt. Jason Malloy gave a brief description of Patrol Procedures. It was interesting to find out all the details the patrol officers need to be aware of just to drive around on their shift. As always, Sgt. Malloy injected enough personal experiences to help demonstrate the duties and presented them with his wonderful wit.

Top this for a speeding ticket!

Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on I-15, just north of the Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar CA . One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill.

The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then turned off.

Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the location.

Back at the CHIPs Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the USMC Base Commander.

The reply came back in true USMC style:

Thank you for your letter. We can now complete the file on this incident.

You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down.

Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft had also automatically locked on to your equipment location.

Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile system alert status and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position.

The pilot also suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them, since the video systems on these jets are very high tech. Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is loose. Also, the snap is broken on his holster.

Thank you for your concern.

Semper Fi

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