Woodland Police - Click to Enlarge

Shop With a Cop

December 2012 - Click here for pictures.
December 2011 - Click here for pictures.

Jacob Best Sworn In As Volunteer Community Service Officer

Jacob Best was sworn in as a volunteer Community Service Officer at the Woodland City Council meeting on September 20, 2010. There was a very large crowd present because of the controversy about allowing a card room at the Oak tree restaurant. Click here for more pictures.

Oath of Office
July 3, 2009

The Oath of Office was administered to Donny Conner, Woodland Police Department Evidence Service Clerk and Kevin Saari, Wooldand Fire Department Recruitment and Retention Officer at the City Council meeting on July 3, 2009. Click here for more pictures.

Second Grade Children Tour City Hall, Fire Station,
and Police Station - March 2009

Click here for more pictures and information.

Woodland Sea Wall Drill

The downtown area of Woodland is protected by a sea wall. The sea wall has an opening in it for Lewis River Road to pass through. In case of a pending flood there are planks that are used to close the wall to protect Woodland. A drill was held on May 13, 2008 to aquaint new employs with thr procedure for closing the wall. Everything went very well. Click here for more pictures.

Award to Grange

Because there are no locksmiths in Woodland, the Woodland Police Department does a public service by opening cars for citizens that have locked their keys in their car. The Woodland Grange, JJ's Computer Repair, and Mosby Insurance presented the Police Department with money to purchase several sets of car opening tools. At the City Council meeting on April 21, 2008, they were presented with an award for their donation.

Officer David Plaza Sworn In

Officer David Plaza, 43, was sworn in at the City Council meeting on April 7, 2008 by Chief Rob Stephenson. Plaza previously worked for the Kalama Police Department.

VETERAN OFFICER PROMOTED TO SERGEANT
On November 1st, 2007, Ofc. Robb Lipp begins his new duties as Sergeant.

The Woodland Police Department announces the promotion of a veteran officer. On November 1st, 2007, Ofc. Robb Lipp begins his new duties as Sergeant. Lipp was raised in Woodland and graduated from Woodland High School. He entered the Air Force for 4 years where he was a military police dog handler. After the military, he settled in the Ellensburg, Wa., area where he was first a reserve deputy then later a full time paid deputy sheriff for Kittitas County. Lipp returned to Woodland in 2004 after being hired by the Woodland Police Department. Including his military police time, he has approximately 20 years of law enforcement service. Lipp was chosen for promotion after competing with 5 other Woodland officers. According to Chief Rob Stephenson, "Any of the officers who applied would have done a fine job as a sergeant. This was a very hard decision to make but, in the end, Lipp came out as the best overall choice for the position." After initial training, Lipp will become the department’s second sergeant and will supervise a patrol team.

Geary Enbody was sworn in as a Woodland Police Officer and Erik Swinningson was sworn in as a Reserve Police Officer at the City Council meeting Monday April 2, 2007.

Click here for more pictures.

Following are pictures of Rob Stephenson being sworn in
as the new Woodland Chief of Police.

Woodland Remembers 9/11
Click above.