2022 WCSO Annual Report - Report - Page 25
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
The Senior Trooper Maria Mignano
Dedication To Duty Award:
DETECTIVE JASON MCLAUGHLIN
2022 DUII Enforcement
Officer-Of-The-Year:
DEPUTY TREVER COOLEY
This award is presented to a sworn law
enforcement officer who exemplified the behavior,
dedication, and professionalism in all aspects of
impaired driving detection, apprehension, and
prosecution. This award is named in honor of
Senior Trooper Mignano, who tragically lost her life
in 2001 and was dedicated to removing impaired
drivers from our roadways.
The DUII Task Force accepts nominations for
individuals who demonstrate outstanding
achievement in DUII deterrence, education, treatment,
and enforcement. This award is presented to a sworn
police officer from a city police department, county
sheriff’s office, or the Oregon State Police.
Detective McLaughlin was hired as a patrol
deputy in 2004 and was a member of the Traffic
Safety Unit from 2008-2014 and again in 20192022 before promoting to detective. Detective
McLaughlin has accounted for 2126 DUII arrests
and has dedicated his career to removing impaired
drivers from the roadways.
In 2022, Deputy Trever Cooley made 147 DUII
arrests and accounted for many more as a DUII field
training officer. Many of these arrests were repeat
DUII offenders, including at the felony level. In 2022,
Deputy Cooley conducted nearly 1,200 traffic stops,
and on one October night in 2022, Deputy Cooley
made six DUII arrests in one shift.
Deputy Cooley joins a shortlist as he is a repeat winner
of this award. Deputy Cooley was also awarded the
same award in 2020.
Additionally, Deputy Cooley and Detective McLaughlin
are current members of the Crash Analysis Reconstruction
Team (CART), who investigates and reconstructs traffic
crashes that often result in the prosecution of felony assault
or manslaughter charges. They are also both Field Training
Officers and Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) Instructors,
where they help train new deputies and seasoned deputies in the
administration of SFSTs.
David Beatty, chair of The Oregon DUII Multi-Disciplinary Training
Task Force, said the following about Deputy Cooley and Detective
McLaughlin. “It was hard for the DUII Task Force to choose who would
receive these awards — we had tons of nominations — but I honestly feel
Trever and Jason exemplified the passion, expertise, and just plain hard
work that it takes to be a great DUII Officer.”
These awards are highly esteemed honors, and we are thankful to have Deputy
Cooley and Detective McLaughlin as members of The Washington County
Sheriff’s Office.
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
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