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The Board of Commissioners have adopted legislative agendas to support robust and equitable service delivery to the community.

On December 15, 2022, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and multiple other city agency partners conducted an online sex trafficking mission. Investigators posted online ads on known sex trafficking websites.

On Saturday, October 29, 2022, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Toby’s Sports Pub in the community of Metzger to a sex abuse call that occurred the previous night.

Join us for our next in-person Power Curve Women's Self-Defense class on January 14th!

On December 8, 2022, Washington County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Commander Caprice Massey graduated from the FBI National Police Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

Respiratory viruses, including RSV, the flu and COVID are circulating widely, and hospitals and emergency departments are overloaded with sick patients. Take these steps to protect yourself and your family:

Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Sherwood police officers responded to a shooting on SW 207th Avenue and Pacific Highway. The initial investigation revealed that 36-year-old Cody Buyas was stalking an ex-girlfriend at her home.

On Friday, December 9, 2022, deputies and detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office partnered with local loss prevention employees to saturate a specific area and deter retail theft.

The County Auditor informed the Board of "serious deficiencies" in information security. The CAO acknowledged deficiencies and agreed with the Auditor's recommendations. The report was delayed by the County's seizure of confidential Auditor files.

Starting December 8, 2022, and continuing until further notice, Washington County Animal Services and the Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter will be open for walk-ins Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Read our December Updates for information on our upcoming Hiring Workshop, Holiday Safety Tips, upcoming community events for your calendar, and more!

Project partners gathered to celebrate the construction of The Opal, an LGBT-friendly affordable housing bond project for seniors opening next year in Washington County.

A partir del lunes 12 de diciembre, el Hawthorn Walk-in Center para la salud mental y la atención de adicciones reanudará los servicios sin cita previa durante un horario limitado de 9 a.m. a 2 p.m., de lunes a viernes.

Starting Monday, December 12, the Hawthorn Walk-in Center for mental health and addictions care will resume walk-in services during limited hours of 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday through Friday.

In September 2022, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested five men who intended to meet children in person to have sex. Michael Thomas Lund continued to message the account for three months, believing he was talking to a child.

Results from the November 8, 2022, General Election have been counted and certified.

On December 3, 2022, at 4:44 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a crash near 15160 NW Laidlaw Rd. 911 callers reported a car and a motorcycle crashed and the man driving the motorcycle was injured.

On November 28, 2022, at 11:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies got information that 25-year-old Anthony Kiontae Czerniejewski was in an apartment in the 2400 block of SW Ecole Ave., within the Enhanced Sheriff’s Patrol District (ESPD).

On November 30, at 11:00 a.m., Jiffy Lube, in partnership with the Beaverton Police
Department and the Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah, and Washington County Sheriff’s Offices, held a joint press conference about catalytic converter theft prevention.