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<i>Note: This story has been updated, Nov. 23, 1:45 p.m. The original story can be read below.</i>
Mike Nores has become the second veteran law enforcement officer in recent days to announce plans to run for Douglas County sheriff.
Nores, who lives in Roseburg, worked for the Sheriff’s Office for 30 years and formerly headed the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team. He also spent two years as the head of the Parole and Probation Office, when it was a county agency. Most recently, he has worked as an investigator in the multistate drug ring case in which several men with ties to Douglas County are being prosecuted.
“I want to expand the service levels Douglas County has come to expect,” Nores said in a written release. “I want to see increased rural law enforcement and protect the most vulnerable, our children and our senior citizens.”
Nores has scheduled an official campaign kickoff at 10 a.m. Tuesday on the front steps of the Douglas County Courthouse.
Sheriff’s Lt. John Hanlin filed candidacy documents for sheriff with the county election’s office on Tuesday. He became the first candidate to file for the vacancy that will be created when Sheriff Chris Brown leaves office at the end of the year to join the Oregon State Police.
Brown was appointed sheriff by the county Board of Commissioners in 2003. He replaced former Sheriff Jim Main, who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment by several Sheriff’s Office employees.
Nores was among the six candidates, including Brown, who were interviewed by the Board of Commissioners for the interim appointment when Main left office. Of those, only sheriff’s deputy David Lee filed as a candidate for the permanent position.
He later withdrew his candidacy, leaving Brown as the only candidate in the 2004 race.
The Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from law enforcement officials interested in serving as sheriff. Commissioners say they would like to have a new sheriff appointed by the time Brown leaves office to oversee the OSP’s Public Safety Services Bureau, which oversees the Law Enforcement Data Systems, State Fire Marshal’s Office, State Medical Examiner, Criminal Justice Information Systems Division, State Police Dispatch Centers, Forensic Services Division and Gaming Enforcement Division.
Brown has recommended Undersheriff Jim Burge to take his place as sheriff. Burge came to the Sheriff’s Office from the Roseburg Police Department when Brown, who served as Roseburg police chief, was appointed sheriff.
If selected, Nores said he would continue to emphasize efforts to battle the methamphetamine problem in Douglas County. He worked with former Sheriff John Pardon and the Board of Commissioners to establish the DINT team, which focuses on drug crimes.
Hanlin has said he won’t seek the interim appointment, but would only run for the elected position; Nores has said the same about his own intentions.
• You can reach reporter John Sowell at 957-4209 or by e-mail at jsowell@newsreview.info.
Mike Nores has become the second veteran law enforcement officer in recent days to announce plans to run for Douglas County sheriff.
Nores, who lives in Roseburg, worked for the Sheriff’s Office for 30 years and formerly headed the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team. He also spent two years as the head of the Parole and Probation Office, when it was a county agency. Most recently, he has worked as an investigator in the multistate drug ring case in which several men with ties to Douglas County are being prosecuted.
“I want to expand the service levels Douglas County has come to expect,” Nores said in a written release. “I want to see increased rural law enforcement and protect the most vulnerable, our children and our senior citizens.”
Nores has scheduled an official campaign kickoff at 10 a.m. Tuesday on the front steps of the Douglas County Courthouse.
Sheriff’s Lt. John Hanlin filed candidacy documents for sheriff with the county election’s office on Tuesday. He became the first candidate to file for the vacancy that will be created when Sheriff Chris Brown leaves office at the end of the year to join the Oregon State Police.
Brown was appointed sheriff by the county Board of Commissioners in 2003. He replaced former Sheriff Jim Main, who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment by several Sheriff’s Office employees.
Nores was among the six candidates, including Brown, who were interviewed by the Board of Commissioners for the interim appointment when Main left office. Of those, only sheriff’s deputy David Lee filed as a candidate for the permanent position.
He later withdrew his candidacy, leaving Brown as the only candidate in the 2004 race.
The Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from law enforcement officials interested in serving as sheriff. Commissioners say they would like to have a new sheriff appointed by the time Brown leaves office to oversee the OSP’s Public Safety Services Bureau, which oversees the Law Enforcement Data Systems, State Fire Marshal’s Office, State Medical Examiner, Criminal Justice Information Systems Division, State Police Dispatch Centers, Forensic Services Division and Gaming Enforcement Division.
Brown has recommended Undersheriff Jim Burge to take his place as sheriff. Burge came to the Sheriff’s Office from the Roseburg Police Department when Brown, who served as Roseburg police chief, was appointed sheriff.
If selected, Nores said he would continue to emphasize efforts to battle the methamphetamine problem in Douglas County. He worked with former Sheriff John Pardon and the Board of Commissioners to establish the DINT team, which focuses on drug crimes.
Hanlin has said he won’t seek the interim appointment, but would only run for the elected position; Nores has said the same about his own intentions.
• You can reach reporter John Sowell at 957-4209 or by e-mail at jsowell@newsreview.info.
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Mike Nores plans to announce his candidacy for Douglas County Sheriff at 10 a.m. Tuesday on the courthouse steps.Nores has 30 years of experience in most divisions of the department, including patrol, detectives and the jail, he said in a press release. He worked with Sheriff John Pardon and the Board of Commissioners to start and lead the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team in 1989.
“I want to expand the service levels Douglas County has come to expect,” he said in the press release. “I want to see increased rural law enforcement and protect the most vulnerable, our children and our senior citizens. Not only must we continue to fight crime in Douglas County, but work to end the meth epidemic.”
