During the holiday season of December 2025, through New Year's Day 2026, the Newberg-Dundee Police Department focused on taking impaired drivers off the roadway in the cities of Newberg & Dundee. During that time, 7 DUI arrests were made, including one arrest made during a shift that was funded by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Grant funds are used to put more officers on the road during peak holiday times when impaired driving can be more prevalent.  NDPD participates in several similar operatons throughout the year to encourage safer roadways.

In the early morning hours of December 22nd, 2025, the Newberg-Dundee Police Department was called to a residence inside the city of Newberg on a report of an assault with a knife. Officers learned that 31-year-old Vasily Barbiyeru of Newberg stabbed his father with a knife multiple times and then barricaded himself inside a room within the residence. People living within the home, including the victim, were evacuated by police. After a lengthy standoff, Barbiyeru peacefully surrendered to police. The victim was taken to a Portland area hospital where he was treated for lacerations to the face. The victim is expected to survive. Barbiyeru was lodged in the Yamhill County Jail on charges of Assault in the First Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.

The Newberg-Dundee Police would like to thank the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office and the Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue.