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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016
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Hermiston Police to offer active shooter training for civilians
By JENNIFER COLTON
Staff Writer
The poster shows a man
with a gun pointed at the
camera and the haunting
words, “What would you
do?”
The Hermiston Police
Department hopes the post-
er — and the program be-
hind it — will start a con-
versation about what to do
when faced with an active
shooter.
C.R.A.S.E. stands for
“civilian response to active
shooter events,” and Herm-
iston police are bringing
their training and tools into
the community.
“The big question is, do
you know what to do in that
situation? It really is that
simple,” Hermiston Police
Chief Jason Edmiston said.
“For the majority of people,
the answer is no.”
C.R.A.S.E. works to
give individuals tools and
awareness of how to stay
safe until law enforce-
ment arrives through a
mantra of “Avoid. Deny.
Defend.”
“I think it’s valuable to
give them a little informa-
tion of what to do should an
event take place,” Edmis-
ton said. “Statistics show
that little things like im-
peding someone’s thought
process can make a huge
difference.”
This summer, Edmis-
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into local businesses to
complete trainings on site
so employees know how
to react to an aggressive
individual — shooter or
not — in the time between
when an alarm is signaled
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“Our plan is really to
open it up to anyone who
wants that training, go out
there and offer one in their
place of business,” Edmis-
ton said. “It’s not a fun sub-
ject when you think about
it, but it is necessary.”
Edmiston said before
shooting events like Col-
umbine High School, law
enforcement training fo-
cused on waiting for spe-
cialized responders, but, as
law enforcement waited for
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ment, the offender ran,
and the farmer with the
soiled boot removed it and
threw it at his compatriot.
The spat turned into a fun
re-enactment and eventu-
ally a friendly competition
that found its way onto the
streets of Heppner. For the
2016 competition, four
teams tossed the Welling-
tons as well as more than
60 individuals. The 4-H
Club “Grow Em and Show
Em” organized the Wel-
ly Toss this year, handing
out appropriately sized
Wellington boots to par-
ticipants of all ages.
“We started helping
three years ago, and then
we started taking over,”
Jennifer Wilson, 4-H club
co-leader, said Saturday.
“It’s a lot of fun.”
The fun brought out
crowds from Heppner,
throughout Morrow Coun-
ty, Umatilla County and
beyond. Two boys from
Dallas, Oregon, visiting the
area sported green and took
a chance at the Welly Toss.
“It’s tricky and harder
than it looks,” Ben Fink,
11, said. “But it’s fun to
come to this.”
While Fink performed
well in the toss, his fellow
Dallas visitor made it even
farther.
“It’s fun because we
don’t get to do things like
this back home,” 11-year-
old Garrett Munkers said.
“We have parades, but we
don’t have these kinds of
activities. This one (the
Welly Toss) is my favor-
ite. I love this.”
The Wee Bit O’Ireland
Festival continued Sunday
with vendors, sheep dog
trials, and “Road Bowl-
ing” at Balm Fork Road.
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school staff. Edmiston said
offering the training allows
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community in a positive
way.
“We’re not promoting
violence, but we’re pro-
moting people protecting
and defending themselves,”
Edmiston said.
If anyone is interested in
scheduling a training with
the Hermiston Police and
C.R.A.S.E, contact Capt.
Travis Eynon at 541-667-
5103.
those teams to arrive, peo-
ple died. The shooting lead
to different programs and
strategies, and Hermiston
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in two both C.R.A.S.E.
and A.L.I.C.E. — Alert,
Lockdown, Inform, Count-
er, Evacuate — response
programs. While the de-
partment has worked with
A.L.I.C.E. for a longer peri-
od of time, they started with
C.R.A.S.E. in 2015.
Last week, Hermiston
Police trained Umatilla
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STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON
Wellington boots were the material of choice during the Welly Toss.
2016 ‘Great Green’ parade winners
Irish Theme – Green:
1. Grand Marshal’s Float
2. Hermiston Funrunners
Antique & Custom Vehicles:
1. Blue Mountain A’s
2. Desert Shrine Club
Irish Floats – Business:
1. Heppner Post Office
2. Morrow County Grain Growers (CASE Apache Sprayer)
Merchant Trophy:
1. Bank of Eastern Oregon
2. Community Bank
Welly Toss
Results
Teams
First place — Extinguishers
Second place — Murrays
Third place — Team Tom Gregg
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died unexpectedly Sunday His earliest release date
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This is the second un-
Rivers Correctional Insti-
anticipated death at
tution.
Prison
staff
TRCI in less than a
found Ronald Mar-
month.
cus
unresponsive
Joel Abbot, 60,
in his cell at about
who was serving
10:10 a.m. An in-
a life sentence for
vestigation is un-
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derway by Oregon
since 1993, was
State Police. No Robert
found unresponsive
other details have Marcus
in his cell on Febru-
been released.
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Marcus was in-
a Portland hospital,
carcerated on Feb. 18, where he died.
2014, out of Multnomah
TRCI houses about
County on one count of 1,800 male inmates.
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