Come aboard the Guardian, Oregon State Police’s ocean patrol vessel, and learn about the important work done by OSP’s Marine Fisheries Team. The Marine Fisheries Team is tasked with enforcing the laws that protect Oregon’s valuable marine fisheries. The Guardian is moored in Newport on Yaquina Bay and is the only large patrol vessel used by the Marine Fisheries Team for long-range patrols on the ocean. The Guardian is capable of pulling in commercial gear for inspection, including gear unlawfull

From the coast to the Cascades, from eastern Oregon to Metro areas - OSP troopers will be on patrol #SuperBowl Sunday enforcing Fatal-5 driving behaviors. ➡️ Don't speed ➡️ Wear your seatbelt ➡️ Maintain your lane ➡️ NEVER drive distracted or impaired Stay safe, Oregon 🏈 #YourOregonStatePolice #drivesafe #DriveSober #Oregon #statepolice | Oregon State Police

VIDEO: 2-year-old boy sings song to Oregon State Police patrol car

Safety Reminder for drivers – especially CMV operators Check out this OSP dash cam footage recently captured on I-5 southbound near milepost 68, where a commercial motor vehicle lost control on a curve, tipping over, and sliding across the freeway. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt — but it was a close call. This crash occurred at the Sexton Summit, a known trouble spot due to the sharp curve, excessive speeds, and frequent wet road conditions. The curve has a recommended speed of 60 mph, bu

A brief look from behind the wheel during OSP's 2-day regional EVOC training. The Oregon State Police took the lead on training 57 officers in Emergency Vehicle Operations Course Training (EVOC) at DPSST. The 57 Officers were made up of 22 OSP Troopers, the entire Mt. Angel Police Department (including the Police Chief), Officers from Silverton Police Department, Independence Police Department, Tribal Police Officer, and a Deputy from Polk County Sheriff's Office Oregon. All in all, the 2-day tr

Welcome to Oregon State Police's Pre-Academy - DAY 1. Do you think you have what it takes to make it to be an #OSPTrooper? These 38 individuals do. Last Saturday, they started their journey to become the next Oregon State Police Troopers. OSP’s pre-academy consists of approximately 8 weeks of training classes to include Defensive tactics, Information Technology, CPR/First Aid, Pursuits & Use of Force, People in Crisis, Hazmat, Verbal Judo, Weapons Familiarization, Firearms, Taser, Report Writing

Oregon state police academy bans popular handgun amid rash of safety concerns

Oregon police academy bans Sig Sauer P320 handguns