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Peace Officers Memorial Day
A memorial ceremony honoring officers who gave their lives while
serving their communities will take place at 11 a.m. Friday at Til
Taylor Park in Pendleton, followed a motorcade procession of local law
enforcement agencies to the Round-Up Grounds.
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members rotate onto the
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Terry Cummings, a chaplain for Hermiston Police Department, en-
courages people to display blue ribbons on their vehicles Sunday
through May 16 in honor of National Law Enforcement Apprecia-
tion Week. Ribbons are available at a variety of locations, includ-
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play the ribbons on their
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how much that means to
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rates and quality service.”
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exclusive franchise in 1964
with 4,500 residents to en-
sure the service was avail-
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report, which states most
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exclusive franchises.
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iston Transit currently re-
ceives about $118,000 per
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service to use.
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the report. Midway Bar
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taxi companies to provide
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vation to provide the best
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will also include discussion
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communities that other
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department, represent our
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community outside of the
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Officers killed in the line of duty
The Officers Down Memorial Page,
odmp.org, maintains a list of officers
who died serving their commu-
nities, including 42 line-of-duty
deaths so far this year.
HPD Officer Ronald
Kilby, 1959
Kilby, 28, was shot and killed after
making a traffic stop Oct. 8, 1959, of
two ex-convicts who had just com-
mitted two burglaries in Hermiston.
After noticing stolen items in the
vehicle and attempting to arrest the
men, they forcibly took his service
weapon and shot Kilby four times.
The suspects were arrested the fol-
lowing day. They were convicted of
first-degree murder and sentenced
to life in prison. Kilby, Badge No. 3,
had served with Hermiston Police
Department, for four months and
was posthumously awarded the
Medal of Merit for Valor. A memorial
monument outside of the Hermis-
ton police station was dedicated to
his family in 2009.
UCSO Sheriff Tillman
Taylor, 1920
Taylor, 53, was shot and killed during
an escape from the Umatilla County
Jail July 25, 1920, after a gun had
been smuggled in to five inmates.
They were later apprehended: two
were sentenced to life in prison, and
three were hung. Taylor had been
with Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
for 18 years.
UCSO Deputy O. John
Hart, 1865
Hart was shot and killed May 1, 1865,
as he and the sheriff attempted to
arrest two horse thieves. Hart and one
of the suspects died following a gun-
fight, and the other suspect was later
apprehended and sentenced to eight
years in prison. Hart was a Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
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