Yamhill Police Department
For life threatening emergencies call 911 immediately
To have City of Yamhill Police contact you for non-life threatening emergencies call (503) 434-6500
Specialty Teams Include:
- Major Crimes Response Team (MCRT)
- Special Investigations/MATT Team
- Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team (MCAT)
- Medicolegal Death Investigator (DME)
- Champions for Children
- Stewards of Children – From Darkness to Light
- Domestic Violence Task Force (DVTF)
- Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT)
- Sexual Assault Task Force (SATF)
- Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)
- Child Fatality Review Team (CFRT)
- Threat Assessment Team (TAT)
- Service Integration Team (SIT)
- Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
- Community Health Improvement Team (CHIP)
- Trauma & Community Resiliency
- Trauma Informed Care - Help the Helper
- Behavioral Health - Suicide Prevention
- Substance Use Prevention
- Overdose Fatality Review Team
- Equity Advisory Workgroup
- Prevention and Education Committee
- Peer Support
- Oregon Association Chief of Police (OACP)
- International Association Chief of Police (IACP)
- Oregon Executive Development Institute (OEDI)
Links for Police Agencies
Carlton Police Department: ci.carlton.or.us
McMinnville Police Department: http://macpd.org
Newberg Police Department: newbergoregon.gov/police
Yamhill County Sheriff Department: co.yamhill.or.us/sheriff
Yamhill County: co.yamhill.or.us/index.asp
Health & Human Services: hhs.co.yamhill.or.us/
Lines for Life: https://www.linesforlife.org
Juliette's House : https://julietteshouse.org/
Henderson House: https://www.hendersonhouse.org/
DPSST: oregon.gov/DPSST
Department of Homeland Security: dhs.gov/index.shtm
News and Events
2024 NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01/03/2024
CONTACT: Chief Greg Graven, (503) 662-3511, greg.graven@cityofyamhill.org
or
Kimberly Steele, (503) 662-3511 k.steele@cityofyamhill.org
Yamhill, OR—
OREGON SAFETY BELT OVERTIME BLITZ January 29 – February 11, 2024
- Beginning Monday, January 29 and extending through Sunday, February 11, law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon will use federally funded overtime to educate the public about safety belt and child seat laws including a law passed in 2017 increasing safety for children under age two.
- ODOT crash data for 2021 shows lack of safety belt or child restraint use was a factor in 32% or 119 of a total 377 motor vehicle occupant fatalities.
- Motor vehicle crashes are the leading nationwide cause of death for children ages one through twelve years old. In 2021, 1,475 children under twelve were injured in Oregon traffic crashes,16 percent were reported not using a child restraint system. It is estimated that car seats may increase crash survival by 71% for infants under one year old and by up to 59% for toddlers aged one to four. Booster seats may reduce the chance of nonfatal injury among four to eight-year-olds by 45% compared to safety belts used alone.
- Of the 26,325 passenger vehicle occupants killed in the United States in 2021, 50% were not wearing seat belts.
- In 2017 safety belts saved an estimated 14,955 lives nationally. For drivers and front-seat passengers, using a lap and shoulder belt reduces the risk of fatal injury by 60 percent in an SUV, van or pickup and by 45 percent in a car. (IIHS)
- In 2017 an Oregon law was passed requiring children to ride in a rear-facing safety seat until they are at least two years old. A child over age two must continue to ride in a car seat with a harness or in a booster until they reach age eight or 4’ 9” in height and the adult belt fits them correctly.
- The 2017 law, which extends the rear-facing requirement from the previous age one to age two, will better protect the child’s head, neck, and spine from potential crash injuries. This is because a rear-facing seat spreads crash forces evenly across the seat and child’s body while also limiting the forward or sideways motion of the head.
- For help selecting or installing child car seats, consult the seat manufacturer’s instructions, your vehicle owner’s manual, or visit a local child seat fitting station listed at:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/car-seats-and-booster-seats#inspection-inspection
2023 WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON NATIONAL DUII ENFORCEMENT MOBILIZATOIN NEWS RELEASE / DECEMBER 13, 2023 - JANUARY 1, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/14/2023
Yamhill, OR— The Yamhill Police Department will participate in a Winter Holiday Season National DUII Enforcement Mobilization “Drive Sober or Get Puller Over” campaign beginning December 13, 2023 through January 1, 2024.
This is a focused enforcement effort to detect and arrest motorists who are driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Yamhill PD receives grant funding through the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact to staff additional officers, including our Drug Recognition Expert, for periodic traffic enforcement operations such as this.
Drug-impaired driving is a problem on America’s highways. Like drunk driving, drugged driving is impaired driving, which means it is dangerous and illegal in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. Whether the drug is obtained legally or illegally, driving while impaired poses a threat to the driver, the vehicle passengers, and to other road users.
Chief Greg Graven recommends these safe alternatives to drinking and driving:
- Remember that it is never okay to drink and drive. Even if you’ve had only one alcoholic beverage, designate a sober driver or plan to use a ride service, or call a taxi or a sober friend to get home safely.
- If you see a drunk driver on the road if an emergency call 911 or call YCOM’s non-emergency number at (503) 434-6500.
- Do you have a friend who is about to drink and drive? Safely take the keys away and make arrangements to get your friend home.
The messages for this year’s Holiday DUII Enforcement are...
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/drive-sober-or-get-pulled-over
Drive High, Get a DUI
https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/if-you-feel-different-you-drive-different
For more information on Oregon Impact, visit https://oregonimpact.org/NHTSA
CONTACT:
Chief Greg Graven, (503) 662-3511, greg.graven@cityofyamhill.org
or
Kimberly Steele, (503) 662-3511 k.steele@cityofyamhill.org
School is Back in Session
A reminder to all that the posted speed limit through town is 20 mph from the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
First Responders Recognized for Life Saving Event
First responders were recognized for life saving actions during a "cardiact arrest" call on Friday June 23, 2023 which ended with a positive outcome.
The family was greatful to everyone involved. They reached out to Chief, Greg Graven, Yamhill Police Department, and Chief Trampus Bergstrom, Yamhill Fire department requesting a recognition event that was held on August 24, 2023.
Our own, Corporal, Travis Van Cleave, was the first to arrive on the scene and perfomed CPR on the patient for 7-8 minutes, until medical personnel arrived.
Photo: Responders to the 911 call
