Gladstone Police Department


The Gladstone Police Department is the law enforcement agency of Gladstone, Oregon, United States.

Services

The Gladstone Police Department provides many services to the citizens of Gladstone and the surrounding communities, including:
;Patrol
;Traffic
;Detective
;School Resource Officer
;Municipal Ordinance Specialist
;Reserve Police Officers
;Other Services

Location

GPD currently shares a building with City Hall, and is located on Gladstone's main street, Portland Avenue.

Ranks

History

The Gladstone Police Department was founded the same year as Gladstone itself, in 1911. In a state that was only a little more than 50 years old, early Gladstone was very rural, and its police force spent much of its time dealing with rural problems, such as rounding up escaped livestock. In 1913, a large, rabid bulldog was reported to have been menacing the Gladstone's citizens. Chief Miller's last official act as chief, before leaving the position to be a full-time postmaster, was to kill the bulldog. In 1918, GPD appointed a "special woman policeman" to help with combating the 1918 flu pandemic.
Gladstone fired officer Lynn Benton due to the murder of his wife in May 2011. Benton was fired in December 2011, and was later charged with the murder. The department eliminated its canine unit in April 2014. In 2014, GPD received accreditation for attaining a high standard of professionalism, making it one of only 20% of Oregon law enforcement agencies to have received accreditation at that time. Chief Jim Pryde retired early in 2015 after issues with the city council over his paid consulting work.

Police chiefs past and present