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Umatilla County Sheriff Office
4700 NW Pioneer Place
Pendleton, OR 97801
541-966-3600
sheriff@co.umatilla.or.us

Umatilla County Jail
4700 NW Pioneer Place
Pendleton, OR 97801

Civil Division
Umatilla County Courthouse
216 SE Fourth St.
Rm 117
Pendleton, OR 97801 541-278-6284
civil@co.umatilla.or.us

Community Corrections
4705 NW Pioneer Place
Pendleton, OR 97801
541-276-7824
Fax: 541-278-0353

History Fact

Sheriff Tillman D. Taylor "Til" Sheriff form 1902- 1920. Sheriff Taylor was shot and killed on July 25, 1920 during a jail break from the Umatilla County Jail.  A statue of Sheriff Taylor is located in Till Taylor Park Pendleton, Oregon.


Communications Center / 911 Dispatch Center

The Communications Center, housed in the Criminal Justice Center in Pendleton, receives emergency 9-1-1 and non-emergency calls from the cities of Adams, Athena, Echo, Helix, Meacham, Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Stanfield, Ukiah, Umatilla and Weston as well as theDispatch Center unincorporated areas of Umatilla County. In 2006, the Communications Center received a total of 136,785 calls; of those, 20,675 were 9-1-1 calls and 116,110 were calls for service regarding reports of a crime. The Communications Center staffs 15 full time dispatchers and seven on-call dispatchers. All dispatchers obtain state certifications in Law Enforcement Telecommunications and as Emergency Medical Dispatchers. Umatilla County Communications Center dispatches for 21 public safety agencies, including Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office and calls for police assistance in Pilot Rock, Athena, Weston and Stanfield. The Communications Center also dispatches rural and city fire departments and ambulance personnel and are the primary agency for activation of the CSEPP Alert Notifications System. The center is also responsible for the entry, record keeping and confirmation of county warrants, restraining orders and stalking orders.


2006
2005
Total Calls
136,785
124,719
9-1-1 Calls
20,675
19,953
Calls for Service
116,110
71,475

Divisions  of the Sheriff Office


Civil
Communications
Corrections
Criminal
Special  Units

* Sheriff Posse photos were provided by Timeless Photography