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Clark County reserve deputies to turn in badges

Sheriff says police reform led to decision to end volunteer program

By Becca Robbins, Columbian staff reporter
Published: June 9, 2021, 6:01am
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Clark County Sheriff's Reserve deputies from left,  Daryl Arndt, Rich Wilson, Deborah Wonderly, Ed Bausch, and Shane Joachim plan their coverage for a half marathon community run in Vancouver in April 2012.
Clark County Sheriff's Reserve deputies from left, Daryl Arndt, Rich Wilson, Deborah Wonderly, Ed Bausch, and Shane Joachim plan their coverage for a half marathon community run in Vancouver in April 2012. (The Columbian file photos) Photo Gallery

After more than eight years as a commissioned reserve deputy with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, reserve unit commander Bob Christian is preparing to turn in his department-issued uniform. But not because he’s quitting the unit.

Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins sent a memo on May 3 to his corps of 14 volunteer reserve deputies informing them that he was ending the program that has supplemented the department since 1952.

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