Luke Roth, 23, is one of two new officers with Sweet Home Police Department.
Roth grew up in a farming family and graduated from high school in Silverton. He earned a general transfer associate’s degree at Central Oregon Community College in Bend before attending Western Oregon University, where he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in Criminal Justice in 2007.
“I was a reserve at Linn County (Sheriff’s Office),” he said. “I saw a…