Deputy Calvin Meade and Deputy Trevor Limburg of the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office graduated on Friday from the Oregon DPSST Basic Police Academy in Salem.
Meade and Limburg were hired in January 2016, and began their 16-week basic training in March. They will continue their education by participating in our in-house field training program for an additional four to six weeks before they are cleared for solo patrols.
Meade, 30, was employed as the manager of Columbia Harvest Foods in Umatilla, and a football and tennis coach at Umatilla High School. He has been a reserve police officer with Umatilla Police Department for more than a year. He graduated from Hermiston High School, and is currently a senior at Washington State University.
Limburg, 26, was employed as a control room operator and supervisor with G4S Secure Solutions in Umatilla. He has been a reserve patrol deputy with the sheriff’s office for about 18 months. He graduated from Walla Walla High School, attended Walla Walla Community College and is a former Eagle Scout.
UCSO also welcomes Jonathan Roberts and Nathan Rankin to our patrol staff. Roberts has over 15 years of police experience as a certified police officer in Oregon and as a military police officer. Most recently, he was employed at the Pendleton Police Department for nearly six years. He also worked for the Milton-Freewater Police Department for 5 and a half years. He served in the United States Army for eight years, four years as a military police officer. He holds an Advanced Police Certificate from DPSST, and is a certified Field Training Officer.
Rankin, 27, has four years of experience as a certified police officer in Oregon. He has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Western Oregon State College, and is currently a graduate student working towards his master’s degree. Nathan holds an Intermediate Police Certificates from DPSST and also has experience as a corrections officer.
The sheriff’s office is currently recruiting for three additional openings in the patrol division. One position is to fill a vacancy, while the other two are new positions.
