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Lincoln County
Sheriff Dennis Dotson Sheriff Dennis Dotson

 Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
225 W. Olive Street
Newport, OR 97365

tel: 541-265-4277
fax: 541-265-5045
www.lincolncountysheriff.net
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About Sheriff Dotson:

Lincoln County Sheriff Dennis Dotson has a long and successful career in law enforcement. He was elected Sheriff in November 2004 after having been appointed by the Lincoln County Commissioners on August 1, 2003.

Sheriff Dotson served with the Oregon State Police for 28 years, the last 12 and 1/2 of which were spent as OSP commander for Lincoln County. He also has political experience, working as campaign manager for a local businessman and serving as his Legislative Assistant during the 2001 Legislative Session. In 2003, Dotson served as the committee administrator for the Senate's Business and Labor Committee.

Sheriff Dotson has served on dozens of boards, committees, task forces which have included non-profits, community organizations, and commissions. He continues to serve with many of those boards and committees at this time.

For more than five years now, Sheriff Dotson has hosted his own weekly radio talk show, "Roll Call" in addition to providing two local newspapers with a weekly column "Law Enforcement Tip of the Week", since November 2003.

Sheriff Dotson is a graduate of the Northwestern University Traffic Institute in Evanston, Illinois and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

Sheriff Dotson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, is happily married and shares three sons and six grandchildren with his wife Becky.

From OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News


Lincoln County Sheriff's Office In Action

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Lincoln County Sheriff's Leadership Team 2011
Lincoln County Sheriff's Leadership Team 2011
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Jail Team 2011
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard with Sheriff
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office rigs
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Patrol Team 2009
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Posse 2007
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office SAR member D. Lorange
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Support Staff 2011
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Charger

OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News

Spring, 2013 – Your deputies continue to respond to the needs of many of our citizens and visitors and the job has become increasingly difficult and dangerous. As we have lost three patrol deputies and six corrections deputies since 2009 due to budget reductions, the remaining deputies are attempting to provide services to our citizens that were once provided by nine additional deputies.

So what are we doing about it? We are continually evaluating what we do and asking why we do it, why we do it in a particular manner, and is there a better way? Then we make the appropriate changes. Technology better organizes or simplifies to speed up tasks and processes, but technology does not replace the people who actually provide the services. Your Sheriff’s Office has led the way in implementing technology in county government, but how does that benefit you?

Technology allows for many things including the speedier flow of information to the DA’s Office, courts and others. Citizens’ criminal issues are processed in a more timely and accurate fashion; capturing and recording data so that more information can be provided to victims and others when they request it. Technology has also increased the level of safety for your deputies so they can better serve you with a higher level of confidence that they will return home to their families at the end of their shift.

Anytime your Sheriff’s Office implements new technology, a news release is issued and also printed in our bi-monthly newsletter to inform our citizens about how we are meeting the increasing demand for services. (Subscription information is at the end of this article.)

Please read our weekly Tip of the Week column in the News Guard and News Times. Our radio show “Roll Call” has moved to new radio stations and a new day of the week effective February 27, 2013. “Roll Call” will air every Wednesday morning at 8:35 on AM 1310 KNPT in Newport, AM 1400 KBCH in Lincoln City, and AM 820 KWDP in Waldport. You can also listen to a live-stream by going to www.knptam.com and clicking on the blue apple for Mac® users or the Windows® logo for PC users.

If you would like more information about your Sheriff’s Office, please subscribe to our free e-mail service by visiting our website at www.lincolncountysheriff.net and Like Us on Facebook at Lincoln County Sheriff – Oregon.

 
  
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