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PO Box 7468
Salem, OR 97303

503-364-4204
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Sheriff Tom Bergin

Office Phone:	(503) 325-8635
FAX Phone:	(503) 325-8675
Address:	P.O. Box 658 Astoria, OR 97103

OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Sheriff Bergin was elected to replace retiring Clatsop County Sheriff John Raichl. Sheriff Bergin, age 46, has been in Clatsop County law enforcement for nearly 20 years the last 14 with the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office.

He began his law enforcement career working narcotics for the Seaside Police Department before joining the Sheriff's Office. He gained the rank of Chief Deputy a position of second in command of the agency working closely with former Sheriff John Raichl.

Sheriff Bergin sees a great need to continue the law enforcement efforts to combat Methamphetamine manufacture and use. A major key to law enforcement in the county is replacement of the present jail which is inadequate for today's needs. Tom believes that education plays a key roll in preventing crime and drug use. One of his immediate goals is to continue the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program that the sheriff operates in the local grade schools.

Sheriff Bergin lives with his wife and has two children, born and raised in Clatsop County.

"My door will always be open to the people of Clatsop County to help them with their law enforcement need," Bergin said.

Spring, 2008 -- In late February, Clatsop County participated in a Warrant/Probable Cause Arrest Sweep funded by a Federal Weed and Seed Grant. The sweep was hosted by the Clatskanie Police Department and covered North Columbia County and East Clatsop County. During the sweep, Clatsop County Deputy Tim Guest, with the assistance of his Narcotic K9 Dixie arrested Gary Beavers of Ocean Park, Washington after a traffic stop for a broken tail light.

Dixie located marijuana inside the vehicle and Deputy Guest located 105 lbs of meat and fish in the trunk of the vehicle. After questioning, Beavers admitted the meat and seafood were stolen property where upon he was taken into custody. The food in the trunk belonged to Mr. Beavers, now a former employee of Doogers Seafood Restaurant.

Deputy Guest reported Dixie bypassed the meat in the trunk because she is either a vegetarian, a finicky eater or extremely well trained!

Clatsop County

Sheriff Tom Bergin