Pepperball launchers & munitions
Outfitting all patrol deputies with less-lethal options improves safety for officers and community members alike — and reduces reliance on more dangerous tools.
Every deputy equipped
Immediate Needs
Specific. Transparent. Tangible.
A working list of candidate funding priorities, gathered through outreach to deputies and Sheriff's Office leadership. Specific dollar amounts are being refined for donor presentation.
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Current Needs
Real-time requests posted by Lane County deputies. If you can help, submit an offer directly.
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Why the specificity? Donors are more likely to give — and to give generously — when they can see exactly what their contribution accomplishes. Every funded item is presented with a description, the rationale for need, a dollar amount, and a statement of community impact.
Improved rain jackets for patrol deputies
Pacific Northwest weather is relentless. Quality protective gear is a basic — and currently underfunded — necessity for deputies on patrol.
Patrol-wide weather protection
Electronic-detection canine
A dedicated K-9 to support investigations involving the online exploitation of children — a specialized capability not currently within agency reach.
Protects the county's most vulnerable
Negotiator team — national conference
Send the negotiator team to the national negotiators conference, plus other specialized training opportunities outside the operational training budget.
Better outcomes in crisis situations
Lockdown hardware for rural schools
Where law-enforcement response times in active-shooter scenarios may extend to 45–60 minutes, barricade and lockdown hardware can save lives.
Closes a rural-vs-urban safety gap
Abandoned-vehicle removal
Supplemental funding for the Lane County Weighmaster's program. The current ~$60,000 annual budget cannot keep pace with abandoned motorhomes and vehicles across the county.
+$60,000/yr roughly doubles removal capacity
Donor Presentation Format
You'll always know exactly what your gift does.
- i.A clear description of the item or program.
- ii.The rationale for need.
- iii.A specific dollar amount.
- iv.A statement of tangible community impact.
Online donations coming soon.
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