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Marine Board Honors Multnomah County Marine Deputy
The Oregon State Marine Board presented Multnomah County Marine Deputy Steve Dangler with a top award for service to boaters. The award was presented at their annual post season conference on October 17, in Bend.
Officer of the Year for his outstanding performance in the community and earned this award for a second consecutive year, by also being ranked the highest in overall for performance for the state. This is only the third time in 20 years that an officer has received subsequent Officer of the Year awards.
“Dangler demonstrated a sincere drive to make the water safer and is an all-round high achiever,” said Bill Rydblom, Law Enforcement Manager for the Marine Board. Rydblom continued, “He displayed exemplary performance enforcing the laws on the water with over 2,129 boater contacts. He also proctored 912 boat examinations and reports, conducted 26 hull inspections, and issued 230 citations and 956 warnings.” Deputy Dangler was also featured in the Marine Board’s boating under the influence TV commercial called “Cooler Surprise,” where he was submerged in a cooler full of ice. He displayed an amazingly positive attitude, even after a full day of shooting and being mildly hypothermic. Deputy Dangler also conducted five field sobriety tests and removed impaired boaters off the water during the season. “Deputy Dangler is a well rounded marine deputy and an asset to the river patrol,” Rydblom added.
As Oregon’s Officer of the Year, Deputy Dangler will be nominated for consideration of other awards including the Western States Officer of the Year and National Officer of the Year from NASBLA (National Association of State Boating Law Administrators).
Other awards presented during the conference included: Most Improved Yearly Program to OSP -NW Region; Most Improved Seasonal Program to Yamhill County; Program of the Year, OSP –NW Region; Program of the Year –Seasonal to Benton County; Education Award to Klamath County; Education Award –Seasonal Program, to Washington County; Seasonal Officer of the Year to Deputy Jerry Roley, Washington County; Rookie of the Year, Deputy Nathan Thompson, Clackamas County; BUII Enforcement to Deputy Paul Vitus; Trooper of the Year to Senior Trooper Marshall Maher, OSP Oakridge and Trooper Martin Maher, OSP Cottage Grove; Tom Rice Instructor of the Year to Bernie Altishin, OSMB Cadre; Special Instructor Award to Deputy Jim Drew, Clark County, Washington; Manager of the Year to Lt. Pat Rowland, Jackson County; Program Administration Award of Excellence to Clatsop and Lane Counties; Volunteer of the Year to Bernie Altishin, OSMB Instructor Cadre and Paul Cody, Deschutes County.
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