Motorcycle police roll through Sisters

Tuesday afternoon, August 11, found a lot of people in Sisters doing a double-take as they passed the Papandrea's Pizza parking lot east of town.

There were eight black and white BMW police motorcycles parked in a line.

"What's going on?" a man asked as he went in for his pizza.

What was going on was that Sergeant Derel Schultz rolled into town with his motorcycle division from the City of Eugene Police Department and stopped in Sisters for a brief rest while on their way to Bend to take part in the Three Flag Conference.

Motorcycle police officer Scott Dillon, driving the support vehicle (he jokingly called his "fashionable" Ford van), said the training conference involved police officers from British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. When asked where his motorcycle was, Officer Dillon responded with a grimace, "Well, you know, someone had to drive the support van, and my number came up."

While the focus of the conference was on the general traffic safety rules and laws, an emphasis was placed on child safety, DUI offenders, speeding and following too close.