Sheriff’s office marine unit earns honors

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit was selected as 2015 Marine Law Enforcement Program of the year at the annual Washington State Marine Law Enforcement Conference, held in Tacoma in September. One of its deputies also received two honors.

The Sheriff’s Office operates a full-time, year round marine unit patrolling 44 miles of Columbia River, Yale and Merwin reservoirs and approximately 25 miles of smaller rivers and lakes. They are all popular boating and water sport destinations that attract water enthusiasts from around the pacific northwest.