CORVALLIS, Ore. — State officials are set to review whether former Oregon State University Police Chief Shanon Anderson should face action against her law enforcement certification after she was fired in March 2025 following accusations of racism and complaints of retaliation and harassment.
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training conducted an investigation into Anderson’s conduct and determined it violated the board’s moral fitness standards, citing multiple incidents detailed in its report.
One incident described in the report involved Anderson investigating an allegation that a Black employee in the police department was in an improper relationship with a clerk at a 7-11. The investigation stated the clerk was a felon and had been to the employee’s house. The investigation ultimately cleared the employee of wrongdoing and found the clerk did not have a criminal record…