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Sheriff Phillip A. McDonald

OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Graduated from Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska in 1984. Served on active duty U.S. Army from June 1984 to June 1987, attending Basic Training, AIT, Jump School and then stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC. Sheriff McDonald was Honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in June of 1987.

Hired by Lake County Sheriff's Department September 18, 1989, as a Corrections Officer. Promoted to Patrol Deputy November 30, 1992. Was the resident Deputy in Christmas Valley and Silver Lake from November 1992 until November 1998. Appointed County Sheriff on June 29, 2001.

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OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Winter, 2009 -- The Lake County Sheriff's Office is currently designing a citizen's academy. The academy will be a 40-hour class, offered twice a year, starting in January or February of 2010. Participants will gain a better understanding of the wide varieties of challenges that face the Sheriff's Office daily. Topics covered will include a message from the sheriff on budget and financial issues facing the Sheriff's Office, and how sheriff's office roles and responsibilities differ from a police department. Other classes will include a discussion with the District Attorney on the role of his office and how he interacts with the Sheriff's Office, use of force, search and rescue, traffic crashes, DUI investigations, and other criminal investigations. Participants may be given an opportunity to participate as a Sheriff's Office volunteer in a number of programs within the Sheriff's Office.

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