[OSMB-News] News Release -Polk County Marine Patrol Earns Top Award

[Ashley Massey]

For Immediate Release	Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 

Polk County Marine Patrol Earns Top Award

The Oregon State Marine Board honored marine law enforcement officers
from around the state for their outstanding performance and
contributions during the 2009 boating season at their annual post-season
conference on October 13, in Bend. 
	
The Polk County Marine Patrol was honored for a second consecutive year
with the Seasonal Program of the Year Award.  Polk County Marine Law
Enforcement completed 924 boat examination reports, issued 44 citations
and 95 warnings, conducted 42 hull identification inspections and
arrested five operators for Boating Under the Influence of Intoxicants
(BUII).  In Oregon, a boat operator must fail field sobriety tests
before being given a breath test under the state’s Implied Consent
Law.  A limit of 0.08 percent or above immediately imposes stiff fines
and loss of boating privileges.  “Polk County Marine Patrol
consistently performs at the top,” said Bill Rydblom, Law Enforcement
Manager for the Marine Board.  “A great team who continues to do great
things for boaters in Polk County.”

Other awards presented during the conference included: Most Improved
Yearly Program to Josephine County; Most Improved Seasonal Program to
Morrow County; Program of the Year, Multnomah County Sheriff’s River
Patrol; Education Award to Klamath County Sheriff’s Office; Education
Award -Seasonal Program to Washington County; Officer of the Year to
Deputy Daren Krag, Klamath County; Seasonal Officer of the Year to
Deputy Jerry Roley, Washington County Sheriff’s Office; Boating Under
the Influence of Intoxicants Enforcement to Deputy Jason Denton, Jackson
County Sheriff’s Office; Oregon State Police Trooper of the Year to
Senior Trooper Marshall Maher, OSP NW Region; Program Manager of the
Year to Sergeant Cliff Harold, Lane County Sheriff’s Office; Program
Manager of the Year -Seasonal to Deputy Adam Robb, Baker County
Sheriff’s Office; Special Instructor Award to Deputy Steve Fandry,
Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Sergeant Tom Turk, Jackson County
Sheriff’s Office, Sergeant Dean Perske, Southwest Region OSP and
Senior Trooper Brad Bennett, Southwest Region OSP; Rookie of the Year,
Deputy Ken Berry, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office; Program
Administration Award of Excellence to Clatsop County and Coos County
Sheriff’s Offices; and Volunteer of the Year to John Zeman of
Multnomah County Sheriff’s River Patrol.

For pictures of the law enforcement award recipients, visit
www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/BoatLaws/news/2009LEPostSeason/2009LEPostSeason.shtml.
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Ashley A. Massey
Public Information Officer
Oregon State Marine Board
503-378-2623
503-378-8587 ext. 82623
ashley.massey at state.or.us
www.boatoregon.com
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