The Castle Rock Police Department recently recieved grant funding to deploy Automatic External Defibrulators in our patrols vehicles. Quick access to an AED has been shown to dramatically increase the survival rate of persons suffering cardiac events.

 On February 2, 2020 Castle Rock Police Officer David Yeager recieved the Distinguished Service Medal for providing distinguished service at significant personal risk. Officer Yeager responded and directly assisted in the man-hunt immediately following the murder of Cowlitz COunty Sheriff's Deputy Justin DeRosier on April 13, 2019. Officer Yeager located and detained a person of interest during the search.  

On February 2, 2020 Castle Rock Police Officers Jeff Gann and Bill Zimmerman, along with Reserve Sgt. Lee Kessler and Reserve Officer John Musso recieved the Distinguished Unit Medal. These four officers, at significant personal risk, assisted a team from the US Marshals Service in entering and searching several possible locations of hiding for the suspect inthe murder of Cowlitz County Sheriff's Deputy Justin DeRosier on April 13, 2019. During the search another wanted fugitive unrelated to the incident was apprehended.