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Oregon DOJ launches SPIRE pilot in Washington County to pursue organized crime
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and local prosecutors described a Department of Justice pilot deploying investigative teams to assist county law enforcement on complex, cross‑jurisdictional organized-crime cases, citing a catalytic-converter ring as proof of concept and plans to evaluate wider rollout.
Attorney General Dan Rayfield told the Senate Interim Committee on Judiciary that the Oregon Department of Justice has begun a SPIRE pilot in Washington County to shift DOJ resources from reactive work to proactive investigations of organized crime.
"We wanted to create a program and shift the way that we're using the resources of the Department of Justice to be more proactive and engaged when it comes to organized crime," Rayfield said, introducing the pilot and promising follow-up reports on progress.
Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton described…
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