Police Officers and Staff
The City of Warrenton is very proud of our police officers, staff, and volunteers. As you can see below, the WPD has a combined total years of expertise and experience of 172 years! Add in my experience and our total is 205 years!
Jim Pierce, Sergeant
jpierce@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2015
41 years in law enforcement, 12 years with the WPD
Promoted to Sergeant on February 14, 2017, retired from the Oregon State Police, previously Police Sergeant with the WPD in 1988, Reserve Officer for one month then hired as a full-time officer.
Dylan McCoy, Sergeant
dmccoy@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2019
5 years in law enforcement, 5 years with the WPD
Is from the area, was promoted to Sergeant in August 2024. Is an OC and less lethal instructor, a Firearms Instructor, and a Field Training Officer as well.
Aaron Berndt, Senior Police Officer
aberndt@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2004
22 years in law enforcement, 20 years with the WPD
Field Training Officer, MILO Simulator Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, ALICE Active Shooter Instructor, and Firearms Instructor.
Jeff Dalrymple, Senior Police Officer
jdalrymple@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2010
28 years in law enforcement, 14 years with the WPD
Led WPD in DUII enforcement in 2014 and 2015. In one of our Field Training Officers.
Robert Wirt, Police Officer
rwirt@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 1997
21 years in law enforcement, 21 years with the WPD
Started as a Reserve Officer in 1997, took a break to work for OYA then was hired full-time in 2013. He is a Firearms Instructor, OC and Less-Lethal Instructor, and a Field Training Officer.
Joshua Hollaway, Senior Police Officer
jhollaway@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2015
7 years in law enforcement, 7 years with the WPD
WHS Alumni and very active in the community and leads the department in traffic stats. He is also a Field Training Officer.
Christina Trujillo, Police Officer
ctrujillo@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2021
3 years in law enforcement, 3 years with the WPD
Ofc. Trujillo is new to law enforcement, but not the criminal justice system as she was previously employed at the Naselle Youth Camp in Washington. She has a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Portland State University and is from Astoria.
Kevin Alvarez, Police Officer
kalvarez@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2022
2 years in law enforcement, 2 years with the WPD
Ofc. Alvarez is fluent in Spanish and has the second most traffic enforcement statistics.
Dan Carpenter, Detective
dpcarpenter@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2022
5 years in law enforcement, 2.5 years with the WPD
Ofc. Carpenter is an Army veteran and started his career in Law Enforcement in New York State and was hired in January 2020. After taking a 1.5-year break he was rehired in October 2022. He currently is assigned as our Detective.
Christian Salinas, Code Compliance Officer
csalinas@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2024
6 years in law enforcement, 0 years with the WPD
CCO Salinas was previously a police officer with the Cannon Beach PD and is Warrenton's first CCO. CCO Salinas is retired from the US Coast Guard.
Katherine Stephens, Police/Evidence-Property Clerk
kstephens@warrentonoregon.us
Hired 2018
14 years in law enforcement, 6 years with the WPD
Was previously with the Astoria Police Department and is our Police/Property-Evidence Clerk.
Valerie Carlson, Police/Court Clerk
vcarlson@warrentonoregon.us
Re-Hired 2018
18 years in law enforcement, 18 years with the WPD
Used to serve as the Warrenton Municipal Court Clerk in the 1980s & 1990s and is in that position again.
