Phillip Dennis High

Officer High, who we called “PH”, came to HPD as a lateral officer from the Ocean Shores Police Department on February 1, 2010. Prior to working at OSPD, PH was a corrections officer for the state Department of Corrections after moving to the Harbor from Idaho. Officer High started his full-time career in law enforcement as a deputy sheriff for the Blaine County, Idaho Sheriff’s Department. In his ten years with Hoquiam PD, Officer High was an outstanding patrol officer who acted with diligence, respect and compassion. PH was unflappable and never seemed to come across a person or situation he could not de-escalate or find some sort of common ground toward a productive solution. Officer High was a quiet and private person, but often showed his dry sense of humor and quick wit when least expected. In addition to his patrol duties, where he preferred to work nights, Officer High was also a designated field training officer, arson investigator, negotiator on the Aberdeen Regional Crisis Response Team and a member of the department’s collision investigation team.