Articles written by Laurie Kimmell Deputy

Laurie Kimmell Deputy, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Dept. (Ret.)|Updated Oct 1, 2019

In response to the Sisters City Council Survey regarding local law enforcement: It is not in the best interest for the citizens of Sisters to form a municipal police department. Re-creating our own City of Sisters Police Department would be very expensive. We would need a police chief, at least three field supervisors working various shifts, and at least six to eight police officers. These police officers would have to go to the police academy, go through four phases of training which include a coach per officer. The force wo... Full story