Volunteer Response Unit members assist the Sheriff's Office in many ways. By utilizing the volunteers, deputies can serve our communities better. Year-round VRU projects keep volunteer work interesting and rewarding. Below are a few of the tasks performed by the Volunteer Response Unit.



Radar Trailer Placement and Monitoring
Volunteer members rotate the location of the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office vehicle radar trailer. Somewhere, in the county, you can find the trailer setup and monitoring traffic speed conditions. If you request to have the radar trailer placed near your home, you are welcome to contact us. We will ask some questions, then conduct a site evaluation for electricity hookup, setup safety, and priority. If the site is approved for placement, your request will be added to the list and filled as the trailer is available. BE ADVISED: DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF REQUESTS, PLACEMENT AT YOUR LOCATION COULD BE QUITE DELAYED.

Community Events
Summer events account for most of VRU's community function participation. We can assist in many different events offering traffic control for parades, foot patrols, staffing the VRU Trailer booth, and simply just offering our presence. See our Events page for a list of annual events we participate in.


Newberg Roger's Landing Patrol
Beginning this summer, VRU members will be patrolling the boat launch at Roger's Landing park in Newberg. The main objective is to ensure that boaters operating powerboats are submitting their launch fee. Due to the rising costs in maintenance to the park, park officials were forced to require the fee. Boaters are encouraged to purchase an annual pass - especially if they use the launch frequently.


Crime Scene Security
Volunteer Response Unit members are trained in providing security to property involved in vehicle accidents, homicides, drug busts, structure fires and more. Volunteers typically staff the Incident Command van that is taken to the scene and record arrival and leave of scene officials, make perimeter checks, and provide security to the property and those at the scene.


VRU Academy
Volunteer Response Unit members interested in participating in most of the above projects are required to attend an academy designed for our volunteers. Classes are typically during the late winter/early spring. They are usually every Saturday morning for approximately 2 months. Some of the subjects the academy focuses on include: Crime Scene Security, Traffic Control, O.C. Spray, Defensive Tactics, and Ethics. Ethics training is provided by Sheriff Crabtree. We consider this training of high importance, because were always striving to offer "Excellence in Service".




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