Embattled ex-cop Jeffrey Keniston has voluntarily surrendered the certifications that allowed him to work as a law enforcement officer in Oregon. This action ends the proceedings against him before an administrative law judge could issue a proposed order. Keniston’s decision to sign a stipulated order on June 19 permanently revokes his state certifications. By surrendering […]
The deputy was not given a blood alcohol content (BAC) test during the incident, which happened in Newberg, Oregon.
The police department released the first responding officer’s footage after the district attorney’s office ordered the agency to honor a public records request.
Police charged Discrepancy Report $210 in redaction fees for the footage and are charging nearly $1,700 to release two other videos.
Fired Salem Police Department Sgt. Jeffrey Keniston quit his job as an Aumsville police officer after less than five months with the agency, according to state records.
Keniston is awaiting a hearing to fight the state’s effort to revoke his law enforcement certifications that stems from an investigation into his alleged actions while working for Salem police.
State investigators say Jeffrey Keniston used his position as a domestic violence officer for personal gain and engaged in a sexual relationship with a domestic violence survivor he was sworn to protect.
His actions reflected an ‘extreme violation of trust,’ according to the state.
Keniston, who has not been charged with a crime, can still fight to keep his certifications.
Police in Salem, Oregon said Sgt. Jeffrey Keniston’s December termination involved misconduct allegations, but wouldn’t tell Discrepancy Report why he was let go.
The nearby Aumsville Police Department recently announced it hired Keniston who’s still under investigation by the state.
The agency told the state that his firing involved an investigation into misconduct allegations, but declined to provide documents to Discrepancy Report explaining why he was let go.
Records show the caller, who was injured in the crash, was disconnected after the dispatcher told her she’d be transferred to the non-emergency number.
The caller and her fiancé say 911 and the non-emergency line hung up on them more than 35 times altogether before they could report the crime.
The city says it’s investigating the initial 911 call due to the caller “potentially knowing the location of a suspect’s vehicle.”
Since May 2021 the police department has charged Discrepancy Report nearly $900 for multiple public records requests seeking all communication records between certain officers and far-right activists.
The agency released records from a period of seven months after a legal challenge but declined to use Verizon’s Privacy Dashboard, a service that allows clients to request a year’s worth of call records at no additional charge.