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Oregon DOJ launches SPIRE pilot in Washington County to target organized crime
Summary
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton described SPIRE, a DOJ pilot deploying analysts, forensic examiners and special agents to identify and prosecute multi‑layered organized crime — beginning in Washington County with the aim of proving a model that can be expanded statewide.
Attorney General Dan Rayfield told the House Interim Committee on Judiciary on Nov. 18 that the Oregon Department of Justice has launched a pilot program, SPIRE, to give local law enforcement investigatory capacity against organized and multi‑layered criminal enterprises.
"What we realized in these conversations is that there was a gap in our public safety network," Rayfield said, describing how the pilot teams provide forensic examiners, analysts, special agents and assistant attorneys general to help identify upper‑level organizers and to support prosecutions that local agencies lack the resources to carry through on…
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