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Patrol Division 
The Prineville Police Department Patrol Division consists of a Captain, three Sergeants,
eight Patrol Officers and one School Resource Officer. For at least the last 50 years the
Patrol Division has been responsible for 24 hour a day, seven day a week coverage for the
City of Prineville. Officers patrol the city primarily in marked patrol cars and respond
to virtually every type of call for service that is not covered by another part of the city
government. When not enforcing laws, officers patrol the streets in order to remain as
visible as possible. They conduct late night security checks of down town businesses and
neighborhoods as a part of their security patrols in an effort to deter crime with their
presence. Many patrol officers have additional duties which include bicycle patrol,
mounted patrol, K-9, and membership on the Central Oregon Emergency
Response Team (C.E.R.T.).
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D.A.R.E. Officer Dawn Jordan is a state certified DARE instructor for the Prineville Police Department. Every year she brings our program to the Elementary Schools in the city. It is our philosophy that we cannot win the war on drugs with enforcement alone. Education is just as important to our community, especially for our youth, who are at an age when they may be exposed to these things for the first time. For questions regarding the DARE program you can contact Officer Jordan at: 447-4168 ext 410The Department is active in schools, with a School Resource Officer in the High School and a D.A.R.E. program in the three elementary schools. Additionally, the Department teaches a very popular Law Enforcement class, and often provides guest speakers for other classes at the high school. D.A.R.E. Program D.A.R.E., short for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, was developed because of the alarming increase in drug abuse which is a serious problem plaguing more and more of our young people. Studies show that students who use alcohol or other drugs before the age of 15, are twice as likely to develop problems with drugs. D.A.R.E. is a new approach in educating young people. Based on recent research, the traditional scare tactics that preach the hardship of drug abuse are de-emphasized. Teens want to act grown-up. Many of them think smoking, drinking, and the misuse of drugs are passports to adulthood. D.A.R.E. tries to teach students what being grown-up means: Not giving in to peer pressure, making your own decisions, and learning to cope with life's problems in positive ways. One of the unique features of the D.A.R.E. program is the use of police officers as instructors. Officers selected for the programs have been carefully screened and have been trained to present a special seventeen lesson instructional unit. The D.A.R.E. officer's audiences are students in fifth grade classes who will soon be attending junior high school. Each class is visited once a week. Resistance education focuses on four main areas:
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School Resource Officers 
This program provides 2 full time Police Officers to serve all schools in the district,
as an important resource for students, school staff, and parents.
One of the main goals of the School Resource Officer Program is to increase and enhance communication between law enforcement, all members of the school community, social service agencies, and the local neighborhoods. Officer Laura Nelson is a full time presence at our High School. She has an office at the High School and works with the staff, students and parents on a wide variety of issues. She can be reached by calling the High School at 416-6900. Officer Nelson can also be reached by calling (541) 416-6969 ext 1099, or by email at lnelson[at]prinevillepd[dot]org Officer Jeff Coffman works full time serving the Crook County Middle School, Cecil Sly, Ochoco and Crooked River Elementary Schools. Officer Coffman divides his time among the staffs and students at these schools and makes himself available to assist with a wide variety of projects and issues. Officer Coffman can also be reached by calling (541) 447-6283 ext 305, or by email at jcoffman[at]prinevillepd[dot]org |
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Special Units Investigations The Prineville Police Department has two full time police officers assigned to work investigations. The first is the criminal detective. Detective Joann Bauer works full time, assigned to work on the most serious and complicated of cases to physical abuse cases, to homicides. To reach Detective Joann Bauer email at: jbauer[at]prinevillepd[dot]org Also assigned to investigations is a full time narcotics detective, Detective Jeff Frickey. Detective Frickey is part of the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Task Force known as C.O.D.E. This is a task force made up of officers from all police agencies in Central Oregon. It has long been proven that drug abuse is the root of many crimes that plague our community. A firm and aggressive narcotics investigations program has been proven to not only enhance the quality of life in our community by reducing drug abuse, but dramatically impacts the reports of other crimes committed by persons trying to support their habit. To reach Detective Jeff Frickey email at: jfrickey[at]prinevillepd[dot]org Mounted Patrol 
The Mounted Patrol Unit has been a part of the City landscape since 1999 when the first officers worked to control
pedestrian and vehicle traffic during the Crooked River Round Up Parade. The detail is staffed by Chief Eric Bush,
Sgt. Andrea Vaughn, Detective Joann Bauer, Sgt. Jimmy O'Daniel and Officer Mark Monroe. Their horses, Remington,
Red, Easy, Joe and Fred are all quarter-horses or quarter-horse crosses and are owned personally by the officers.
Most expenses in connection with the detail are paid for by, the officers themselves.
The mounted unit helps to remind us of our roots in Prineville and gives officers patrolling areas, like parks, and instant "icebreaker" when meeting the public. For more information, questions, or comments, email Eric Bush at: ebush[at]prinevillepd[dot]org |
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Contact Information
387 NE Third Street | Prineville, OR 97754 | (541) 447-5627 | Fax (541) 447-5628 cityhall@cityofprineville.com |