LOYALTY DAYS PARADE DAY

NPD volunteers started off the morning going over the plans for the Loyalty Days Parade and the briefing with all the officers. Several NPD volunteers received award for service in 2008 and Officer Kraig Mitchell received Officer of the Year award!

LOYALTY DAYS 2009

NPD Volunteers Candy Garrison, Wayde Dudley and Barbara Dudley joined the "March of 1000 Flags" on Thursday night, April 30th. We each collected our flags at the north end of the bridge and walked across to the south side. Candy, Wayde and I stopped in the middle of the bridge as as a Coast Guard helicopter went by and took a photo of all the people holding flags from one end of the bridge to the other! Wish I could have gotten a picture from down below as it must have been an amazing sight, but I wouldn't have wanted to miss the experience. At one point a vehicle went by driven by an elderly lady. Her passenger was a gentleman in his 90's, an oxygen tube in his nose, with his army hat on and sitting up as straight as he could and saluting all of us. There weren't many dry eyes after that!

I would love to see the view from below but know that I would not want to miss the chance to make this walk again. It was really something!!

City of Newport Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

Thanks to the City of Newport for putting on such an enjoyable evening for all the volunteers. Several NPD volunteers were able to attend and enjoy the great food and great company at the Newport Aquarium. It is always nice to meet outside the NPD and out of uniforms and get a chance to know each other better. It is an added bonus to be appreciated in such a special way.

It was even nicer that several NPD volunteers won door prizes!

RAINBOW OVER NEWPORT

On the way to breakfast this morning about 7:30 am, Wayde and I were treated to this beautiful view of a rainbow over the ocean. What a great way to start the day!

Salem police dog Dillon nabs two suspects in one day's work | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

Salem police dog Dillon nabs two suspects in one day's work | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "On back-to-back nights, police chases in Salem ended with the same result: Salem police dog Dillon taking a suspect into custody.
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The police dog and his handler Officer Trevor Morrison stopped two drivers who first tried to outrace police, then tried to run away."

December, 2008

On December 6th, the annual Shop With A Cop was held in the morning at Wal-Mart. The agencies involved were the Newport Police Department, Oregon State Police, Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, Lincoln City Police Department and Toledo Police Department. The Newport Police Volunteers helped with escorting the children and wrapping the presents. Seeing the joy on the faces of these children who are so much less fortunate than we are was well worth the time spent and brought home to all of us the true meaning of the Season.

edmontonsun.com - Edmonton News - Citizens help bag six graffiti vandals

edmontonsun.com - Edmonton News - Citizens help bag six graffiti vandals: "Six graffiti vandals have been caught tagging so far this year and each of them faces up to 12 mischief-related charges.

That's thanks in part to volunteer groups like the Community Police Radio Network, a group of about 60 volunteers who patrol the streets in their own personal vehicles to catch graffiti taggers - as well as others who commit crimes of mischief - and notify police before the culprits get away."

There was a Central Coast CERT meeting held at City Hall on Thursday, October 23^rd. The meeting was open to the public and there was standing room only in the City Council Chambers. Members of the Newport Police Volunteers were also in attendance. The guest speakers were active duty personnel from both the Air and Surface operations components at North Bend and Newport, respectively. Lt. Jason Morgan from the North Bend Group and CWO Mark Allstott, Commander of the Newport Coast Guard Station, addressed the group on emergency procedures in rescue situations where they would be working with civilians. They presented a slide show and spoke briefly about their mission, their position in the United States and around the world, as well as Katrina-Rita, and Cascadia natural disaster response planning.

This meeting followed helicopter operations training on Saturday, October 18^th, with the United States Coast Guard, Central Coast CERT and NPD Volunteers at the Newport Municipal Airport. Both events proved the vital importance of the USCG being able to rely upon trained civilian personnel in the event of an emergency.

Here are a few of the photos taken by Wayde Dudley on Saturday, October 18th at the Newport Airport. The USCG and Central Oregon Coast CERT had a practice drill in rescuing people with a helicopter. The NPD Volunteers assisted with checking volunteers in and out as well as helping with crowd control. There were about 40 people in attendance with several from Lincoln City. It was a very productive drill with valuable experience gained by all parties in working with each other.

WOU student accused of stealing, wrecking cruiser | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

WOU student accused of stealing, wrecking cruiser | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "When Robertson made a stop on East Main Street near Craven Street at 10:51 p.m., he quickly found himself without wheels.

Less than 10 minutes and no less than $5,000 in damage later, officers apprehended a Western Oregon University student fleeing from the abandoned police car."

Local News: Armed with radios, Citizens on Patrol help Belmont police | police, daley, hargate : Gaston Gazette

Local News: Armed with radios, Citizens on Patrol help Belmont police | police, daley, hargate : Gaston Gazette: "They have been trained to provide a number of services like assisting a stranded motorist, directing traffic around a wreck or patrolling at banks, schools and shopping centers. They don't carry weapons and they can't enforce the law, Daley said.

'They're armed with a radio,' Daley said.

The COPs will eventually be able to write tickets for handicapped parking violations, which does not require the signature of a sworn officer because it is a civil citation, Daley said."

Slowing Down Speeders -- Pavement Markings Make Drivers Feel They Are Going Too Fast

Slowing Down Speeders -- Pavement Markings Make Drivers Feel They Are Going Too Fast: "October 1, 2006 — Engineers have developed new pavement markings that give drivers the illusion that the car is moving faster than it really is. The markings, called optical speed bars, are series of lines painted at decreasing intervals on the road. Early tests show the bars are getting drivers to slow down"

HeraldNet: FEMA bunker in Bothell ready for disaster: "It was built to withstand a nuclear bomb.

The walls are up to 18 inches thick. More than 450 tons of reinforced steel and 4,000 cubic yards of concrete protect the underground building.

Today, the former Cold War fallout shelter in Bothell is used to manage the federal government's emergency response to natural disasters in the Pacific Northwest.

When major disasters strike in Washington, Alaska, Oregon or Idaho, the Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates its response from the building off 228th Street that is a concrete bunker surrounded by a chain-link fence and dotted with antennas."

NBC Newschannel 6 Where News Comes First - Police Volunteers Checking on Vulnerable Adults

NBC Newschannel 6 Where News Comes First - Police Volunteers Checking on Vulnerable Adults: "The Telephone Reassurance Program was created about 18 months ago after Pocatello Police officers responded to several cases of elderly people who had passed away but were not found until days later. The program has been successful and now they are looking for more people who could use it."

A look at the new recruits | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

A look at the new recruits | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "Most weeknights, they are restricted from watching television. They could be studying vehicle laws or ironing their uniforms.
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But after nearly six months at the police academy in Salem, a group of Oregon State Police recruits await the last few weeks of their training — eight of the recruits will graduate this month and scatter across the state to their patrol offices. Two others will graduate later."

Redwood City Daily News

Redwood City Daily News: "Strapped for officers, police are turning to volunteer programs

By Will Oremus / Daily News Staff Writer
Vexed by rush-hour drivers careening through her manicured, residential neighborhood, San Mateo resident Anna Kuhre for years has been calling for more police enforcement.

She thinks she may have finally found the help she needs in Officer David Coy."

Volunteers experience TASER application

Volunteers experience TASER application: "SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Dan Clinch, 19, shook his head.

'I don't know . . . I don't know.' Another, longer pause. He shook his head again. 'I don't know. I expect to go numb and shake a little bit.'

Clinch was the first person at a recent Citizens Police Academy class to volunteer to be shot with a TASER gun. The college student has adopted the wide stance of the police officer he'd like to be someday, but bit his lip as he watched videos of people being shocked and heard that he could have strong muscle contractions, possibly resulting in stress fractures."

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Police volunteers begin their training: Rutland Herald Online

Police volunteers begin their training: Rutland Herald Online: "Tuttle said he hoped to have the first volunteers on the street by the second week in August.

Once out on the street, volunteers will simply keep their eyes and ears open for suspicious behavior, and if they see anything suspicious they will call the volunteer coordinator. Depending on the activity, the coordinator might call the dispatcher to send police.

'If you see a fight in progress, than definitely call it in and we'll be there,' Tuttle said."

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Dudley Moore

"The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it."

Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc.

Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc.: "Police volunteers would be able to write parking tickets under a proposed ordinance that turned out to be the major topic of discussion at Monday's Town Council meeting."

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