Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

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Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office

Exemplary service for a livable community
Established	1854
Jurisdiction	County Of Multnomah, Oregon.
Sworn	850
Non-sworn	150
Stations	Hanson Building, Multnomah Building, Columbia River Office, Willamette River Office, Wood Village City Hall
Jails	Inverness Jail, Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC), Multnomah County Courthouse Jail (MCHJ)
Police boats	13
Sheriff	Bernie Guisto
Supervisor(s)	Chief Deputy Bishop, Chief Deputy Moore, Chief of Staff Kirk
Website	MCSO web site

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) serves the 600,000 residents^[1] of Multomah County, Oregon, United States. Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is a County Law Enforcement agency that handles 9-1-1 calls and assists other city agencies such as Portland Police Bureau. The current Sheriff is Bernie Giusto. The cities of Maywood Park and Wood Village contract out the law enforcement services of Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.^[2]

1 History
2 Services
3 Fallen officers
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office was established in February 1854, with William L. McMillen as the first sheriff; he served until 1862.^[3] In 1960, the Sheriff's Office created the River Patrol Unit, which has grown to be one of the largest river patrol divisions in the state.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Services

[edit] Enforcement Division

The Enforcement Division acts as 9-1-1 response and patrol. The Enforcement Division primarily patrols east Multnomah County. Every law enforcement deputy working within the patrol division is a sworn armed police officer.^[4]

[edit] River Patrol Unit

The River Patrol Unit was originally founded to help decrease thefts from property on Multnomah County's waterways, and to assist with search and rescue operations. The unit is responsible for 100 miles of river of the Columbia, Willamette, and Sandy rivers.^[5]

[edit] Special Investigations Unit (SIU)

The Special Investigations Unit performs investigations of illegal drug activity within the greater Portland metropolitan area. The Special Investigations Team performs raids, street-level undercover operations, and gathers evidence in civil forfeiture cases. The Special Investigations Unit is composed of deputies from Multnomah County, officers from the Gresham Police and Troutdale Police departments, as well as an investigative technician.^[6]

[edit] Reserve Deputy Program

A Multnomah County Sheriff's vehicle, with a command vehicle in the background

The Reserve Deputy Program is a volunteer-based law enforcement support program operated by the Sheriff's Office. Reserve deputies are sworn peace officers within the state of Oregon, are armed and can perform the same duties as a full-time police officer, although they do not regularly take emergency or 9-1-1 calls. Reserve Deputies primarily cover officers, assist with prisoner transport, and work traffic details. Reserve Deputies also serve as the Sheriff's Office mounted patrol.^[7]

[edit] Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT)

The Corrections Emergency Response Team responds to incidents within Multnomah County's correctional system. In 1977, CERT was developed to deal with the ever-growing number of inmates and violent crimes occurring within Multnomah County correctional facilities. CERT officers are trained in specialized tactics that differ from such training as that of SWAT or other emergency response divisions would receive, because incidents that CERT would respond to mostly happen indoors and with violent offenders. The Crisis Response Team works closely with CERT to resolve hostage situations safely. CERT commonly responds and deals with barricaded persons, mobile booking/mass arrest situations, hostage rescue, major/minor disturbances, less lethal situations, and lethal situations.^[8]

[edit] Civil Process Unit

The Civil Process Unit includes three separate divisions: Civil Process, Extraditions, and Mental Health Transport. This unit upholds all civil court mandated orders, consisting of but not limited to: the service-of-notice process in civil lawsuits, enforcing county issued restraining orders, and serving eviction notices. The mental health transport is responsible for the safe and efficient transport of the criminal or dangerous mentally ill.^[9]

[edit] Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, eight officers have died in the line of duty.^[10]

Officer	Date of Death	Details
Deputy Sheriff Robert Phillips	November 21, 1917	Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Frank Walter Twombley	November 19, 1918	Gunfire
Superintendent Ed Diedrich	May 24, 1924	Explosion
Special Deputy Sheriff Walter William Leonhardt	September 28, 1931	Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ernest C. Loll	September 29, 1935	Gunfire
Sergeant Albert William Bowe	November 15, 1945	Gunfire
Reserve Sergeant Scott E. Collins	February 26, 1993	Vehicular assault
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Mark Alan Whitehead	February 26, 1993	Vehicular assault