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The Computer Forensics Unit is staffed with three full-time Computer Forensic Examiners (CFEs) -- two of whom are sworn deputies -- and one non-sworn examiner. The Unit is supervised by the forensic support supervisor in the Investigations Division.

While all of the examiners are able to examine all types of devices for all types of electronic evidence, one CFE is an expert in working child sexual exploitation cases, and is assigned to INTERCEPT.

The unit helps deputies and detectives recover electronic evidence -- of murders, kidnappings, child exploitation, sex offenses, traffic offenses and property crimes -- from computers, phones and other electronic devices. Mobile devices increasingly make up the highest volume of devices seized and examined by the Sheriff's Office.

In 1938 some like-minded members of the Lake Oswego Hunt Club formed a western style riding group and were asked the following year by Clackamas County Sheriff Fred Reaksecker to serve as a mounted posse.

Led by Cedric Hollingsworth, a U.S. Cavalry veteran drillmaster, a drill team commenced.

They performed all over the Pacific Northwest and on the popular television show “You Asked For It."

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Posse (CCSP) was kept busy by their sheriff during WWII -- and has remained a popular volunteer organization to this day.

Activities have included a Pony Express Race from Lake Oswego to Timberline Lodge, blood drives, horse shows, and mounted searches.

The Posse has also been involved in the child safety program called “Hug A Tree” and the Cold Weather Survival Conferences.

They are one of the longest participating organizations in the Clackamas County 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction at the Canby Fair.

The horses are still a very popular attraction at Clackamas Town Center every December, where Posse members patrol the parking lots.

The Posse has evolved to the needs of the Sheriff and community over the years. Recently, the Posse teamed up with the Sheriff’s Office to respond with deputies to calls of animal neglect and abuse. Called the Posse Equine Advocate Team (PEAT), its members have been trained to assist deputies and help equine owners by giving them information to better care for their animals. This has already proven to be a valuable service to the Sheriff and community members.

Connect with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Posse on Facebook.

Want to join the Posse?

Contact the Posse by email.

On Jan. 31, the Sheriff's Office renewed its accreditation through the Oregon Accreditation Alliance.

Accreditation is a process that involves voluntary, independent verification of established standards by an outside organization of professionals and peers. It's a process that confirms a high standard of professionalism in an agency. It's also relatively new to law enforcement. In 1983, the New York State Sheriffs' Association became the first law-enforcement organization in the country to develop an accreditation program for its members. It was a success -- and inspired the creation of the Oregon Accreditation Alliance (OAA) in 2000. OAA is now one of 26 state law-enforcement accrediting bodies evaluating agencies across the United States.

There are 102 OAA accreditation standards, covering the full spectrum of law-enforcement ethics and procedures. The Sheriff's Office first earned accreditation in 2014, following a process that involved cross-referencing its policy manual with OAA standards and establishing working groups at various rank levels to speed the process along. This led to a rewrite of CCSO's policy manual -- which was uploaded to a policy-software platform that allows employees to access and search CCSO policy from anywhere.

"The advantages of accreditation are enormous," said Sheriff Craig Roberts. "When I first took office, I made a commitment to do this. The process inspired us to take a careful look at our existing policies and procedures. This process alone was incredible for our long-term health as an agency. Beyond that, it builds public trust. It also provides other long-term advantages: Just for example, some grants require you to be accredited. We've really raised our standard with this process."

"Accreditation doesn't just prove compliance," explains CCSO Policy Analyst Andrew Gale , who helped spearhead the accreditation process. "It establishes a dynamic process of internal communication and improvement. The very process of seeking accreditation enhances the agency by prompting an internal review of its basic operations." 

On Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, the Clackamas County Commissioners recognized the Sheriff's Office's accrediation during its weekly meeting.

Sheriff's Office gains OAA state accreditation (May 29, 2014 press release)

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office works to keep the Clackamas County Jail (CCJ) in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title II, regarding services and accommodations for all adults in custody.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush. The ADA is one of America's most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to participate in the mainstream of American life -- to enjoy employment opportunities, to purchase goods and services, and to participate in State and local government programs and services. Modeled after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin - and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 -- the ADA is an "equal opportunity" law for people with disabilities.

To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability, which is defined by the ADA as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.

Who is the Jail ADA Coordinator?

The Jail ADA Coordinator is Sergeant Heidi Wooster, CCJADACoordinator@clackamas.us or 503-722-6750.

The Jail ADA Coordinator is responsible for the Clackamas County Jail's overall efforts to comply with the ADA. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Administering the Jail's ADA regulations
• Reviewing documentation for requests from adults in custody for Reasonable Accommodations
• Ensuring that buildings and pathways are free from obstructions, and
• Addressing concerns that arise from the Jail Population.

The Jail ADA Coordinator promotes activities, programs, and initiatives that enhance campus capacity to develop and maintain a commitment and spirit of inclusivity for all, including constituents with disabilities. In addition, the Jail ADA Coordinator ensures that the campus has appropriate procedures for accommodation, investigation/complaint, and other compliance processes in place, to ensure the proper handling of disability-related requests, concerns and complaints, and to direct ultimate removal of barriers inconsistent with the Clackamas County Jail's obligations under state and federal law.

Basic Function and Responsibilities

The Jail ADA Coordinator:

• Ensures that jail programs are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act and other federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to persons who are incarcerated with disabilities.
• Coordinates Jail policies and procedures relating to adults in custody with disabilities; programs access relating to its policies and procedures, as well as state and federal laws relating to adults in custody with disabilities; files all necessary reports; and provides consultative services to jail staff.

The Jail ADA Coordinator's scope of responsibility includes Clackamas County jail staff, as well as access for adults in custody to programs and facilities.

The Clackamas County Jail is responsible for ensuring all staff within the Clackamas County Jail understand the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's full commitment to implementing federal law and jail policy assuring nondiscrimination for staff, adults in custody, and the public on the basis of disability.

Our Crime Scene Investigation Unit (CSIU) is composed of two full-time non-sworn crime-scene examiners supervised by the forensic support sergeant.

The CSIU is co-located with the Sheriff's Office forensics teams and the property room in our cutting edge forensics facility. They work closely with the forensic examiners in computer forensics and forensic imaging along with forensics personnel from other agencies.

The CSIU's primary role is to provide crime scene processing and latent fingerprint development and analysis for detectives and patrol deputies with Clackamas County Sheriff, but also provide support to agencies that participate in the Clackamas multi-agency Major Crimes Team (MCT).

NOTICE: We're moving to the Courthouse in May!

The Concealed Handgun License office will be closed May 12-16 as we move from our current location (12700 SE 82nd Ave., Clackamas, OR 97015) to the new Clackamas County Courthouse (1000 Courthouse Rd., Oregon City 97045). The CHL office will officially open at the Courthouse on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Apply online

About the CHL Unit

According to ORS 166.292 (1): "If the application for the license is approved, the sheriff shall issue and mail or otherwise deliver to the applicant at the address shown on the application, within 45 days of the application."

Two Support Services staffers handle the application process and background checks required before the Sheriff can issue Concealed Handgun Licenses (CHLs) to eligible Clackamas County citizens.

LOCATION: The CHL Unit is currently located in the Public Safety Training Center (12700 SE 82nd Ave., Clackamas, OR 97015). The CHL office is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

NOTICE: The Concealed Handgun License office will be closed May 12-16 as we move from our current location (12700 SE 82nd Ave., Clackamas, OR 97015) to the new Clackamas County Courthouse (1000 Courthouse Rd., Oregon City 97045). The CHL office will officially open at the Courthouse on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Appointments are available Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

Application options

If you can't schedule/apply online, you can obtain an Application for a License to Carry a Concealed Handgun from one of our offices, or you can download it here. Read carefully through the instructions and follow them exactly. Make sure you meet the requirements, and remember to schedule an appointment. Have your application ready when you come in for your appointment.

Please note the expiration date on the back side of your Concealed Handgun License -- and apply for your renewal license no more than 45 days prior to the expiration.

Important notes

DO NOT CARRY A GUN CONCEALED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE IN THE MAIL. ORS 166.292(2) states: "Failure of a person who carries a concealed handgun also to carry a concealed handgun license is prima facie evidence that the person does not have such a license."

Also, your issued Oregon concealed handgun license does not supersede federal firearms prohibitions. Please refer to 18 U.S. Code - 922 (g).

Disclosure of CHL information:

ORS 192.448 protects the disclosure of records or information that identifies a person as a current or former holder of, or applicant for, a concealed handgun license, except for certain purposes including written consent of the holder, when ordered by a court, at the request of another public body for criminal justice purposes, or when the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office believes there is compelling public interest to release the holder's name, age and county of residence. Read the full content of the statute.

Questions? Email us.

You can e-mail CHL-related questions to chl@clackamas.us.

The Clackamas County Jail releases an adult in custody's property to a third party as quickly and efficiently as possible.

The adult in custody must approve and sign for the release of all requested property. The person requesting the property must come to the front lobby of the Clackamas County Jail (2206 Kaen Road, Oregon City, OR 97045 map) and request a "Property Release." Citizens wishing to receive an adult in custody's property will have to come to the Clackamas County Jail with photo ID to complete the appropriate paperwork.

The Jail employee working the front lobby area will fill out and complete a property release form with the following information:

1. The name and booking number of the adult in custody releasing the property;
2. the name of the person requesting the property; and
3. the address and phone number of the person requesting the property.

Hours of Release

To facilitate feeding and other jail functions, a housed adult in custody's property can only be released between the hours of:

8 a.m. and 11 a.m.;
1 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.; and
7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

A new arrestee's property can be released at any time.

Property Release Options

Citizens receiving property have three options:

1. Release all property except clothing.
2. Release a cash amount from the adult in custody's account.
3. Release jail cell property -- including excess books, photos, paperwork and commissary.

Money released from an adult in custody's account may not be deposited in another adult in custody's account.

Money released from an adult in custody's account will be issued to the citizen as a check, not cash.

The Clackamas County Jail will not accept any property over the counter for adults in custody.*

*The only exceptions are: court clothes, requested by a judge, for adults in custody attending court; glasses; medical equipment; and medically approved shoes for adults in custody.

To file a citizen complaint about a member of the Sheriff's Office, you may:

• Pick up a complaint form at our Brooks Building (9101 SE Sunnybrook Blvd., Clackamas, OR 97015) map
• Download a PDF of the complaint form or
• Submit your complaint online
• Call our office at 503-785-5000.

If you need help filling out the form, you may ask a Sheriff's Office employee for assistance, either in person or by phone.

There are four sections of the form that need to be completed:

• Facts About the Incident
  Please indicate the date, time, and location when the incident occurred and a case number associated with the incident and identify which Sheriff's Office employee was involved.
• Citizen Information
  Please fill out contact information for the person that the complaint is about and let us know if we can contact them.
• Witness(es)
  Please fill out information regarding any witness(es) that may have information regarding the complaint.
• Complaint Description
  Please indicate what the complaint is about. Please be as specific as possible.

When the form is complete, there are several ways to submit it to the Sheriff's Office. You may submit it by:

Any of these options can be done anonymously or by a person on your behalf.

If you need immediate assistance regarding a complaint about a Sheriff's Office employee, you can call Clackamas County non-emergency dispatch at 503-655-8211.

It is the policy of Clackamas County to adhere to the concept of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action as a basic element of human resource management. Discrimination in a personnel action on a basis unrelated to the job is prohibited. Employment and promotion decisions in County service shall be made in accordance with the principles of equal opportunity by utilizing only job-related requirements.

County policy specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, or other protected status as those terms are understood under Oregon and federal law.

• contact the Sheriff's Office to report a crime?
• check to see if there's a warrant for my arrest?
• check the inmate roster at the Clackamas County Jail?
• pay Community Corrections fees?
• apply for a Concealed Handgun License?
• request record checks or copies of incident reports?
• search sex offenders by name, city, or zip code?
• initiate a traffic complaint?
• send a crime tip?
• report graffiti?
• file a complaint?
• send a compliment?
• get an alarm permit?
• process and serve civil papers?
• get fingerprinted?
• order a patch?
• get my vehicle back if it's been towed?