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The INDEPENDENT, January 20, 2011
From the Sheriff’s Desk…
by Jeff Dickerson,
Columbia County Sheriff
Fallen Chief's Memorial
Illumines the Best of
Columbia County
The shooting death of
Rainier Police Chief Ralph
Painter on January 5 has
drawn Columbia County com-
munities together in profound
ways.
From the citizens’ response
to the tragedy and their support for the fallen officer’s
family, to the tremendous cooperation among public
safety agencies in and around Columbia County to ef-
fectively deal with the aftermath, our county has shone
brightly in its compassion and commitment to the val-
ues that keep our country free.
The Vernonia area did not go untouched by this ter-
rible event. In the days following the shooting, Vernon-
ia Police Chief Mike Conner was involved in the plan-
ning for the memorial events in honor of his fallen col-
league. The Chief also committed his staff to covering
Sheriff’s Office calls in the greater Vernonia area while
we were engaged with filling gaps in patrols inside the
North Columbia County cities of Rainier and
Clatskanie.
Then, on Friday, January 14, Vernonia area resi-
dents were covered by Washington County Sheriff’s
Office patrols while Vernonia Police officers joined the
rest of Columbia County law enforcement in the me-
morial procession and service. Washington County
Sheriff Rob Gordon and his staff are to be commend-
ed for their cooperation and compassion for our situa-
tion in Columbia County.
The outpouring of support for Chief Painter, his fam-
ily and his greater law enforcement and public safety
family in our county cannot be overstated. Both from
public safety agencies nationwide and our own com-
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