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  • Chief presents coin to Leonard
    Citizen Presented Challenge Coins for Rescue of...

    LAKE OSWEGO – On Monday, July 28, 2014, former Portland City Commissioner Charles “Randall” Leonard was presented with Chief’s Challenge Coins from the Lake Oswego Police Department and Lake Oswego Fire Department. Leonard was recognized for his quick response and commitment to get involved in rescuing a woman who was attempting to commit suicide. The incident occurred...

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  • Matthew C. Leonard (DOB: 12/28/59)
    Missing Person Found Deceased

    LAKE OSWEGO – On Wednesday, July 23, 2014, Lake Oswego Police were canvassing the neighborhood near where Matthew Christopher Leonard (DOB: 12/28/59) was last seen in Lake Oswego, when they found him deceased in a heavily wooded area behind a residence on Westview Drive. Mr. Leonard was last seen at about 10 P.M., on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at his home on Dellwood Drive. Investigators...

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  • Matthew C. Leonard (DOB: 12/28/59)
    Police Seek Public’s Help Locating Missing Person

    LAKE OSWEGO – On Wednesday, July 16, 2014, Lake Oswego Police took a report of a missing person from the 2000 block of Dellwood Drive, in Lake Oswego. Matthew Christopher Leonard (DOB: 12/28/59) was last seen at about 10 P.M., on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at his home on Dellwood Drive.

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  • Stolen Property
    Two Women Arrested With Drugs and As Part Of...

    LAKE OSWEGO – On July 9, 2014, Lake Oswego Police Officers arrested two northeast Portland women, Carmen Young (DOB: 02/18/78) and Victoria Brown (DOB: 12/28/65), for Theft II, PCS-Meth, PCS-Heroin and PCS-Cocaine. Carmen Young was also charged with 4 counts of probation violation, and the pair are suspected of being a part of an organized retail theft operation.

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  • City of Lake Oswego Oregon Official Website
    Business Information Packet

    Business owners; welcome to the City of Lake Oswego. Your police department is here to serve you.

    Our official motto is: “No call too small” – a creed we live by.

    We put a packet together to hopefully answer some of the more common questions we receive which your business may be asking.

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  • Officer's Advice

    Oregon is currently number one in the nation for prescription drug abuse – Lock up your prescription medications!  

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  • Chief Johnson
    Message from Chief Don Johnson

    We are proud of our Posse

    One of the great aspects of the Lake Oswego community is that our people, (our posse) is not shy about getting involved.  On July 16th, we honored Sunny Freeman for her heroic efforts in saving the life a 4- year old that that was involved in crash of the motorcycle on which the child was a passenger.

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  • Unruly Gathering Ordinance

    The Police Department recently proposed an ordinance (Ordinance 2632) to the Council that, if enacted, would make it unlawful to host gatherings where 20 or more persons are in attendance, alcohol is served or consumed, and two or more specified law violations occur. 

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