The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) launched a pilot project, SPIRE (which stands for Special Projects: Investigate, Respond, Enforce) yesterday, which gives Oregon a nimble investigative structure that can take on crime, from high-level criminal networks, through mid-level operations, to community-level criminal activity that feeds into larger problems.

Oregon DOJ Launches SPIRE Pilot to Tackle Statewide Organised Crime

The Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Washington County DA Kevin Barton announced SPIRE- the first-of-its-kind statewide pilot program designed to take on complex criminal activity that crosses jurisdictions and benefits from a coordinated, multi-agency response yesterday.

After meeting with sheriffs, district attorneys, and police chiefs during his first 100

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