It also frequently responds to incidents in rural areas when local agencies lack capacity or otherwise require assistance.OSP's first Superintendent (head) was Charles Pray, State Parole Officer and a former Department of Justice Agent.Mr. Pray set up four OSP districts in the state and thirty-one patrol stations.Harold Maison, formerly with the State Traffic Division, was appointed Chief Clerk and was stationed at General Headquarters in Salem.On January 1, 1932, he was appointed Deputy Superintendent, a served a position he held until his installment as Warden of the State Penitentiary in 1938.
A Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor of the Oregon State Police parked at the
Oregon State Capitol
in April 2007.
A Dodge Charger of the Oregon State Police in Portland on I-5 in September 2012.