It was recently reported that a Canby police officer was being investigated for using and buying steroids while on duty. Officer Jason Deason is allegedly hooked in steroid and the FBI had him under scrutiny for almost two years now. His Chief police officer, Greg Kroeplin resigned and expressed his retirement from the police force, two years shy of his 50th birthday.

New developments on the case revealed that Kroeplin knew more about Deason’s misdemeanor and even lied on why he didn’t investigate his subordinate. The public’s safety was also threatened because someone like Deason, who has a history of violence, was still allowed to be on duty while under investigation. It was also known that Kroeplin received a memo from the Canby City Council informing him that the officer was going to be fired. Instead of taking the appropriate actions the chief signified his resignation.

From Oregon News:

An investigation by two retired Oregon law enforcement officers revealed a department where officers trying to conduct any meaningful inquiry of Deason’s steroid abuse were thwarted by two chiefs, and the city administrator overseeing the department took the chiefs’ word without strong oversight.

“I rely upon the people who report back to me to be truthful. I trust them unless I have reason not to,” City Administrator Mark Adcock said Thursday. “If there are lessons to learn here, sometimes you can’t trust people as much as you would like to that they’re going to make the right decision.”

Kroeplin’s attorney, Victor Calzaretta, declined comment.

Kroeplin went under investigation because he lacked professionalism in his conduct, failure to make fair judgments, and lack of compliance to protocol had compromised the FBI’s investigation on Deason.

It was also known that Kroeplin had informed Deason the investigation and refused to take any corrective measures on the situation. He had received complaints from colleagues about his officer’s unpleasant behavior including several psychotic tendencies that urgently needed psychiatric help.

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In Canby, Oregon police chief Greg Kroeplin resigned while one of his officers, Jason Deason, was being investigated for possession of steroids. Kroeplin also informed the city officials through a letter that he was retiring soon. It was reported in February 5, 2009 that an arrest warrant had been issued to Deason because he was caught buying steroids while he was on duty.

On February 4, Traverso, suspected of supplying him of the banned substances, was arrested. His charges included theft, possession and delivery of steroids. Two other individuals involved in this case are in the custody of federal authorities. Their names have been withheld.

From KGW.com:

Jason D. Deason, 38, was indicted on charges of official misconduct and possession of a controlled substance. Deason joined the department in 1999 and resigned in July 2008.

Meanwhile, one of Deason’s suspected suppliers, was arrested in February. William J. Traverso, 38, was charged with theft, possession of a controlled substance and delivery of a controlled substance. He posted bail and was released from the Clackamas County Jail.

FBI agents say Traverso acknowledged selling steroids and human growth hormone to Deason. Traverso gave agents an April 30, 2002, order from Deason for steroids, written on Canby police stationary, according to affidavits.

Two other men are in federal custody, accused of selling stolen firearms to Traverso.

Chief Kroeplin was on leave when the news broke out about his subordinate’s misdemeanor. He was also being accused of being negligent and failing to look into the case of Deason. According to reports he received a tip about the steroid dealing from a private agency and yet he didn’t take any action. The informant said that Deason was still in his duty when he allegedly bought steroids from a dealer in Oregon City. The dealer was named Brian Jackson. When FBI agents did a follow through of the tip Jackson told them that he had been regularly supplying Deason with steroids.

Kroeplin had been in service for 29 years and he is very grateful to Canby for their support.

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This week, Canby businessman William Jake Traverso was arrested for drug-related and theft charges. It all began years ago when Jason Deason, a Canby police officer, was allegedly using anabolic steroids which are a controlled substance in the country. Deason had resigned since then and just a few months ago, his former roommate, Canby Police Chief Greg Kroeplin, was suspended with pay after he was proven to have concealed that Deason had been using the illegal drugs. After a year of further investigations, leads pointed to Traverso who was one of those who had allegedly given Deason his supply of steroids.

From Oregon News:

Federal authorities identified Traverso, a former competitive bodybuilder who works at Canby Landscape Supply, as one of Deason’s suppliers. Traverso admitted selling steroids and human growth hormone, or HGH, to Deason. In fact, Traverso turned over to federal agents an April 30, 2002 order for steroids that Deason had given him, written on Canby police stationery, according to federal court records.

Neighbors of Traverso, who lives in a home on Canby’s North Vine Street, had grown frustrated by suspicious drug activity at Traverso’s home, and complained to Canby’s mayor and council about a lack of Canby police response to their multiple complaints.

FBI agents claimed that even back in 2001, during investigations on Deason’s steroid abuse, the former police officer had already tipped off Traverso. Deason even coached the drug dealer on what to say when the police question him about steroids.

Federal investigators raided Traverso’s home and workplace at Yamhill County where they found an address book containing Deason’s contact information such as his work phone number and his cell phone number. They also seized some stolen goods including two firearms. Traverso was charged several counts on the illegal possession and distribution of controlled substances which included steroids and methamphetamine, and first-degree theft. He will probably facing a prison sentence unless if he pays his bail that totals $75,000.

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You know what’s worse than being caught sleeping on the job? It’s buying anabolic steroids on the job.

This is reportedly the crime of (former) Canby police officer Jason Deason. And evidence shows that Deason ordered his supply of the prohibited compounds using the official stationery of the Canby Police Department. Now, Deason and the police department Chief Greg Kroeplin are under federal investigation because of the possible collusion between the two law enforcement officers.

It was reported that Deason and his chief were former housemates and their ‘coziness’ is one of the grounds that prompted federal agents to spearhead a public-corruption investigation.

More on this from the OregonLive:

Two years ago, a neighboring police agency shared a hot tip with the Canby police chief: One of his officers had been spotted buying illegal steroids in Oregon City.

An informant had no difficulty identifying Canby Officer Jason Deason. He came in uniform and rode his police motorcycle to pick up the drugs.

What’s more, the seller — Brian Jackson, then a strength and conditioning coach for the much-heralded Oregon City High School girls basketball team — told the informant he didn’t worry about getting caught by the police because he was selling to the police.

Canby Police Chief Greg Kroeplin didn’t appear alarmed, telling the other agency’s supervisors he’d heard rumors of Deason’s dabbling in steroids many times but could never substantiate them.

Kroeplin brushed off that tip, but the FBI didn’t.

Federal agents this year launched a public-corruption investigation, revealing a cozy relationship between Kroeplin and Deason in the 24-member force that allowed the officer to brazenly buy steroids while on duty and in uniform and tip off his suppliers to police inquiries, according to multiple search warrant affidavits filed in U.S. District Court.

In the process of investigating Deason, authorities also uncovered a steroid distribution network that operated in Oregon, Arizona, and Washington.

Deason resigned on July 17, 2007. Jackson, meanwhile, was kicked out of his coaching post.

One of the most damning evidence collected by investigators on Deason was a copy of his handwritten order of human growth hormone and an anabolic steroid using the City of Canby police stationery. On said paper, Deason was ordering kits of hGH and testosterone from his supplier William Traverso. The former police officer even signed his name and left his Canby police extension and home phone number.

Dated April 30, 2002, it reads: “Bill; Here is $160.00 towards the stuff. $100.00 of it is for Brian’s and $60.00 is mine. Brian would like you to get 3 kits of the HGH and if you can 1 or 2 bottles of T200. He wants to know how much the T200 is. Thanks Jason.”

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