The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office presented its 2025 City of Troutdale Annual Report, demonstrating public safety improvements, enhanced response efficiencies, and greater community engagement, according to a June 1 briefing.
The agency managed 8,644 total calls for service within Troutdale in 2025. This included both emergency dispatched responses and self-initiated proactive services. The presentation comes as the City of Troutdale reviews its intergovernmental public safety agreement with the sheriff’s office, which was established in March 2015. The city has expressed interest in forming its own police department.
Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell said, “The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and Troutdale’s shared history since 2015 has resulted in a stable, professional, and highly capable public safety model. We view our relationship with Troutdale as deeply important and a long-term investment in the city’s future. By continuing to leverage the resources of the sheriff’s office, Troutdale can maintain a level of public safety that meets and exceeds the needs of this community.”
Under their contract arrangement, the sheriff’s office provides around-the-clock policing services across two districts within Troutdale. A minimum of one sergeant is on duty at all times supervising efforts through three overlapping ten-hour shifts staffed by two uniformed deputy sheriffs per shift.
Chief Deputy Lance Hemsworth said, “Our partnership with the City of Troutdale is intentionally designed around friendly service where residents and business owners truly get to know their deputies. The 2025 metrics reflect the gains we have made together in tackling the safety and livability issues that matter most to this community.”
The report highlighted administrative support and specialized units provided under contract—including records division staff and detectives responsible for crime investigations—that would otherwise require independent funding from an autonomous police agency. In addition to routine patrols, deputies conducted 34 high-visibility enforcement missions targeting stolen vehicles, retail thefts, dangerous driving offenses, human trafficking cases, and DUIIs during 2025; these operations resulted in 151 arrests, issuance of 114 citations, and recovery of sixteen stolen vehicles.
A Community Resource Deputy focused on long-term neighborhood safety led an investigation stemming from a single traffic stop that culminated in dismantling a stolen property ring following execution of a search warrant. Meanwhile, school resource deputies embedded within Reynolds School District documented over two hundred proactive mentoring contacts with students while teaching eleven classes—and reported zero campus arrests or citations throughout last year.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office encourages residents to participate by attending upcoming public meetings regarding future law enforcement models for their city.