
PHOTOS: Heat cuts the time, but not the fun at BLAST Camp
They only needed three days, and they got the three hottest of the year.
BLAST Camp, the law enforcement-themed day camp ran from Aug. 14-16, even with the triple-digit temperatures.

They only needed three days, and they got the three hottest of the year.
BLAST Camp, the law enforcement-themed day camp ran from Aug. 14-16, even with the triple-digit temperatures.

Keizer’s National Night Out 2023 has been set for Tuesday, Aug. 1. The Keizer Police Department will sponsor the annual city-wide event in partnership with the National Association of Town Watch, running from 6 to 9 p.m.

The Keizer Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit will have extra patrols in the month of April as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has declared April National Distracted Driving Awareness month.

The Keizer Police Department welcomed four new cadets who passed the Cadet Police Academy, hosted by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office with Keizer, in March.

The Keizer Police Department and its 42 sworn officers work under the philosophy that applying effective, thoughtful policing activities that engage underlying problems is the best means to decrease crime and disorder. The main strategy for KPD is problem-oriented policing, in which they identify and…

John Teague, who will retire as Keizer’s police chief Sept. 30, is known for focusing on crime prevention and strict adherence to procedure.
Teague started his police career along with eight others at the Keizer Police Department in 1989. He stayed with the department until April 2009, when he became the police chief of Dallas. He returned as the Keizer chief in April 2009 and has been here since.

Eight people have been arrested in a joint retail theft operation in Keizer Station.
The Keizer Police Department, the Marion County Sheriff’s Department and asset protection employees converged on the stores and the surrounding area to conduct surveillance. The nine-hour operation included the clearing of numerous outstanding arrest warrants and the recovery of nearly $1,700 in shoplifted merchandise.