Police captain in Oregon on leave amid illegal hunting probe

A Canby police captain remains on paid leave while state prosecutors review allegations that he used a police infrared thermal-imaging device during a deer-hunting trip.

Capt. Doug Kitzmiller, 50, has been on leave since mid-December after state police initiated a criminal misdemeanor investigation in Clackamas County, according to Canby Police Chief Jorge Tro.

The state made hunting with thermal and infrared devices illegal several years ago…

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