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Yamhill County Marine Patrol Receives Top Award
The Oregon State Marine Board honored law enforcement officers from around the state for their performance at their annual post-season conference on October 17, inBend.
Board Member Rick Allen of Madras presenting Sgt. Nancy Ogilvie the Most Improved Seasonal Program of the Year award.
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Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office was recognized for being the Most Improved Seasonal Program in the state. “The folks that patrol Yamhill County’s area and those who supervise and manage the program scored big this past year,” said Bill Rydblom, Law Enforcement Manager for the Marine Board. Yamhill County’s marine patrol achieved more than 98 percent of their assigned patrol hours (777 total hours), an impressively high number considering seasonal programs operate only a portion of each year with few deputies assigned to marine functions. Yamhill County made 598 boater contacts, conducted 330 boat examinations, and issued 43 citations and 225 warnings. In addition, they also took one stolen boat/motor report. Rydblom adds, “This amounts to a lot of consistency in marine safety and law enforcement for Oregon boaters in the mid-Willamette Valley.”
Other awards presented during the conference included: Most Improved Yearly Program to OSP -NW Region; 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; Officer of the Year to Deputy Steve Dangler, Multnomah 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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