Salem, Oregon (Feb. 5, 2021,) – On Wed. March 3, 2021, Salem citizens are invited to attend the 10th Annual Virtual Breakfast with the Chief at 8:00 am. The event […]
Sponsor Breakfast With the Chief 2017
Breakfast with the Chief is coming February 22, 2017 at Roth’s Hospitality Center in West Salem. Sponsor the breakfast and help us raise funds for a Mobile Command Center for […]
Salem Police Foundation Sponsors Pink Police Car Honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Salem, OR, The Salem Police Foundation has sponsored a pink police car thanks to a generous donation from McGinty & Belcher Attorneys. The car was unveiled at the Department on […]
Volunteers Honored at Annual Luncheon
The Salem Police Department honored a few of their nearly 110 volunteers at their Annual Volunteer Luncheon last Thursday. Among those in attendance were Mayor Anna Peterson and Police Chief […]
K-9 Course Rehab Successful
K-9 Course Rehab Successful The Salem Police Department and the Salem Police Foundation held a K-9 Course Rehab Day on June 4. Temperatures of nearly 100 degrees didn’t deter volunteers […]
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Thank you to all our generous sponsors at the Breakfast with the Chief event!
Salem Police Foundation provides a Tactical Forensic Device
Thanks to community support, the Salem Police Foundation was able to provide the Salem Police Department with a Tactical Forensic Device, also known as The VAMPIRE. The collection of forensic […]
Chief Jerry Moore: ‘Salem is responding differently’
Salem Police Chief Jerry Moore addressed a foundation audience Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the fourth annual Breakfast with the Chief. Here is the text of his remarks. I would be […]
Students ride to school in a SWAT vehicle
Several Pringle Elementary School students rode to school in the Salem Police SWAT vehicle last year. It was one of the prize items parents arranged for their children at the […]
Officer saves life, credits trauma kits as ‘priceless’
A trauma kit—one of 192 issued to all Salem police officers last year—made all the difference to one man last December when Officer Kristy Fitzpatrick used the kit to save […]
Respect for Salem PD grows with night on patrol
Katelyn Weaver, a sophomore at Corban University, had an opportunity to test her resolve to become a police officer when she rode along with Salem Police Officer Erik Ammon one […]
OPOA honors Salem police officers’ extraordinary efforts
Saving lives and capturing armed criminals earned special recognition to several Salem police officers by the Oregon Peace Officers Association last month. At the association’s annual awards banquet, the officers […]
Carrick donation adds fuming chamber
Mike and Bev Carrick, flanked by the Salem Police command staff Salem Police have a new fuming chamber for processing fingerprints, thanks to the donation by Mike and Bev Carrick […]
Salem Police Foundation purchases trauma kits for Salem Police officers
On the evening of August 11, 2012, officers from the Salem Police Department responded to assist the Benton County Sheriff’s deputies trying to apprehend an armed subject who had run […]
Salem officers honored for life-saving service
The Oregon Peace Officers Association honored several Salem police officers last month for actions in life-threatening situations. Among the awards were a Medal of Honor, a Medal of Valor, a Purple […]
SWAT: A team prepared for any situation
The Salem Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team is on-call to engage “unique circumstances,” and the Salem Police Foundation salutes the team for completing 35 years of service to […]
Foundation pledges support for D.A.R.E.
More than 30,000 Salem children have been exposed to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), and the Salem Police Foundation has pledged to raise funds to support the program. Developed […]
Chief Moore: What I’ve learned
By Jerry Moore My dad, Larry Moore, didn’t steer me toward a law enforcement career, but he had a large influence on my career choice. He owned Commercial Business Supply, […]
Foundation supports Saxon Jiu-Jitsu Club
Salem Police Officer Joe Miller is getting part of the financial help he needs to expand his program at South Salem High School that gives young men what he calls […]
Sean Cooper and Cito committed to service
Readers of the Statesman Journal woke up this morning to meet Salem Police Officer Sean Cooper and his canine partner, Cito. The team patrols parts of North Salem and comes to the […]