On June 27, 2005 I was appointed as Chief of Police in Oregon. It is a great honor to serve the City and it's citizens in this capacity. 

My goals as the Chief of Police are simple.  Maintain the quality of living in Oregon that our citizens have come to expect. 

We are constantly at  battle fighting the war on drugs. I feel it's important to  take every proactive step that we can to fight this war. With this in mind I have implemented the 1st Oregon Police Department K-9 Unit.  Officer Joe Brooks and K-9 Officer Oz have given us a very effective tool in the war on drugs.  Please visit their page at http://www.oregonpd.org/K9funds.html

As you are also aware we now live in a time when domestic terrorism is a real threat.  I am diligently working to upgrade and install a wireless database access for our patrol officers.  This database will allow them real-time access to a multitude of information on terrorist activity across the country.  It is my hope that we will soon be connected to the Ogle County Sheriff's Department records system in an effort to share criminal contact information. This access will be right at their fingertips from the laptop computers in each of our squad cars.

Keeping our stated goals in mind of maintaining the quality of living in this community our lines of communication are always open for each of you.  You can call, or stop in, or email me at anytime with concerns or questions for myself or any of my officers. 

I truly believe that the Oregon Police Department is staffed by some of the brightest, most qualified police officers around.  We continue to train and educate our officers to maintain the level of service you all have come to expect and deserve. 

Thank you,

Chief Darin DeHaan

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