Sheriff

InvestigateWest and Cascade PBS surveyed 39 counties’ chief law officers on how they plan to balance conflicting state and federal laws.

The bill also seeks to standardize eligibility and certification requirements for law enforcement leaders.

The Southern Oregon county's Board of Commissioners has sued their sheriff in the latest escalation of tensions between the offices.

Less than a month after Vancouver voters turned down a levy to fund city police services, Clark County councilors are trying to solve the same problem. This time, the county is focused on funding the sheriff’s office.

The twists and turns of personnel fights inside the office blur the line between law enforcement and soap opera, with candidates for the top job now at the center of a drama fit for television.

Where some see a “rural neighborhood watch” that saves money, others worry about liability and ties to extremism.

Records detail "serious incidents of misconduct" long before Kent Vander Kamp rose through the ranks of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office.

Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp repeatedly deceived Oregon law enforcement agencies about being terminated from a California police department more than 25 years ago, according to court records.

It wraps up a public dispute involving the sheriff’s alleged beneficial treatment of his two sons who work in the same department.

Seven candidates are running to replace Klamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber.