Three New OSP Recruits for Oregon Coast, Aug. 12

Twelve Oregon State Police (OSP) recruit troopers along with 22 recruit officers from other law enforcement agencies are graduating Friday, August 15, 2014, from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Basic Police Training program. The graduation ceremony for the Basic Police Class 340 will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Oregon Public Safety Academy Hall of Heroes located at 4190 Aumsville Highway in Salem. The thirty-four graduating recruit officers include 12 OSP recruit troopers, 16 city police recruit officers, 5 county sheriffs recruit deputies, and one University of Oregon recruit officer. The 10 men and two women OSP recruit troopers are scheduled for assignment. Three have been assigned to the Oregon Coast: * Recruit Trooper Jacob Fough – Tillamook Work Site office (Fish & Wildlife Division); * Recruit Trooper Nate Harris – Coos Bay Area Command office (Patrol Services Division); * Recruit Trooper Thomas Nelson – Newport Area Command office (Patrol Services Division).