DUII officers of the year
2022 DUII enforcement officer of the year
Deputy Trever Cooley, Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Our first award winner in this category comes from one of Oregon’s most populous counties and is being awarded to a deputy who is also a repeat winner, having also received this award in 2020.
Deputy Cooley was nominated by a co-worker, who says, “I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing his mission to enforce DUII’s to mitigate this serious public health and safety problem that seems to be under-reported, under-enforced, and under-recognized.” According to the nomination, our honoree has made unparalleled contributions towards traffic safety and making the roads of Washington County a safe place to drive.
In May of 2022, he coordinated with multiple local police agencies for a Holiday High Visibility Enforcement Memorial Day DUII mission which yielded 269 traffic stops, 72 citations, and 19 DUII arrests. He also coordinated a similar Holiday High Visibility Enforcement DUII mission for a Labor Day which yielded 324 traffic stops, 100 citations, and 23 DUII arrests.
Deputy Cooley also set an agency record for 6 DUII arrests in one shift where 3 of the arrests were drug-impaired and the other 3 were alcohol-impaired. Impressive! Honestly, this by itself might have been enough to be honored with this award! In 2022, he completed just 1,164 traffic stops and made 147 DUII arrests. It goes without saying, Trever has demonstrated a passion and love for traffic enforcement which has been made well-known amongst his peers and leadership.
He has consulted and supported many of his peers for DUII investigations and devoted around 60 hours of training/ teaching new recruits in the afore-mentioned activity.
The nomination goes on to say, “I count myself lucky to have had the opportunity to ride with this deputy and learn how to strengthen my DUII investigations as well as warrants for DUII’s. If a deputy has a question regarding DUII’s, he has become a DUII resource. He has quickly shown himself to be proficient and knowledgeable about every step of the DUII investigation, warrants, and Intoxilyzer process.”
Deputy Cooley has excelled as a DUII enforcement officer who has made significant contributions towards educating, building partnerships with other agencies, and inspiring other deputies regarding DUII’s and the overall safety of Washington County roads.
2022 DUII enforcement officer of the year
Trooper Cody Cordes, Oregon State Police, Astoria Area Command
Our next DUII Enforcement Officer of the Year winner is a Trooper with only three years experience, but who has made a great impact in his short time with his agency.
Trooper Cordes was nominated by his Station Commander, who said Cody “made a tremendous contribution to proactive DUII enforcement which had an exceptionally large impact on impaired driving within our county.”
What was particularly special about Cody’s accomplishment was his commitment to excellence in all phases of DUII investigation while still responding to his normal calls for service and his patrol obligation, which, in 2022, let to many investigations of suspected impaired drivers which resulted in 42 arrests.
Trooper Cordes is locally recognized as one of, if not THE, top DUII enforcement officers within the smaller-population county. He is relied upon heavily by Municipal, County, and State officers for his DUII support, knowledge, and investigative skills.
In addition to his own DUII cases, Cody has had occasions where he could have “taken over” ad DUII investigation from another less-experienced officer, but instead opted to assist and mentor the other officer while they navigated through the investigation. His commitment to assisting as support and backup while guiding other officers instilled confidence in those officers that they, too, could succeed in DUII enforcement.
The Station Commander making this nomination went on to say, “As long as I can recall, this Area Command has not had a Trooper this determined to enforce impaired driving laws. In fact, recently collected data indicates that this Trooper was on average FIVE TIMES more productive at DUII enforcement than the average of his peers. This area command has not had this number of DUII arrests in more than 5 years.
2022 DUII enforcement officer of the year
Officer Paul Mattson III
Sherwood Police Department
Our final honoree in the category of DUII Enforcement Officer of the Year is another relative newcomer to law enforcement, having started his career in February of 2021, but who has made a huge impact in his city in a very short time. His nomination was authored by his agency’s Captain – a long-time SFST Instructor himself.
Officer Mattson has made DUII enforcement at top priority and has distinguished himself as an officer who took DUII enforcement seriously. According to his captain, this agency, which serves a total population of about 20,000, made a total of 72 DUII arrests in 2022. 52 of those 72 (over 70% !) were made by our honoree. This officer also assisted other officers with their own DUII investigations, and conducted a training session on how to write a blood draw warrant.
In addition to his DUII efforts, Officer Mattson performed his normal patrol duties at an exemplary level and managed to also issue 317 traffic citations during the year.
Additionally, Paul serves as his agency’s Public Information Officer and uses social media as a platform to educate community members about the importance of getting impaired drivers off the road.
Finally, Officer Mattson received a commendation from the Impaired Driving Program Manager Ryan Stone at the ODOT Traffic Safety Office. In the commendation, Ryan wrote, “Part of my role is to review DUII enforcement grant claims. The efforts by your officer stood out among the others. During May and September, this officer worked several DUII overtime grant shifts where he identified and arrested numerous impaired drivers. Citizens and visitors of your city are fortunate to have guardians like this officer keeping them safe on the roads while they go about their day-to-day lives.