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Vehicle Rams Patrol Car While Attempting To Flee

On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 6:03 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a church within the Enhanced Sheriff's Patrol District (ESPD), located at 12405 SW Butner Road. An observant neighbor called 911 after they heard power tools being used and believed someone was trying to steal a trailer parked on the property. When deputies arrived, a 2013 BMW sedan rammed one of the patrol cars as it was attempting to flee. The BMW was disabled after the crash, and the male driver and a male passenger got out of the vehicle and ran on foot in opposite directions. Deputies were able to catch both males after a short foot pursuit.
Media release Sheriff's Office
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Emergency Rental Assistance program capacity reached

Washington County’s Emergency Rental Assistance program has reached capacity and will cease taking applications beginning May 6th to ensure current pending applications are processed.
News article Housing Services
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Man Dies While Lodged in the Jail

On Sunday, April 17, 2022, at approximately 1:30 a.m., 22-year-old Bryce Bybee was found unresponsive in his bed by a deputy doing a routine round at the Washington County Jail. Deputies and medical personnel attempted life-saving efforts but were unsuccessful. An autopsy was completed by the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office later in the day, but a cause of death has yet to be determined.
Media release Sheriff's Office
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Update: Missing Man Located

On April 15, 2022, around 10:00 a.m., Portland Police Bureau located Paul Sabatini. Sabatini was unharmed and is being reunited with his family.
Media release Sheriff's Office
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On-Going Investigation Leads To Large Drug Seizure

In February of 2022, the Westside Interagency Narcotics (WIN) team initiated an investigation into a county-wide drug trafficking organization. As a part of that investigation, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Beaverton Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a related vehicle, resulting in the seizure of 54 pounds of methamphetamine and 3000 blue “M30” Oxycodone pills believed to be counterfeit pills pressed with Fentanyl. The primary suspect in the investigation was taken into custody for multiple commercial drug offenses, and the investigation is ongoing.
Media release Sheriff's Office
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2022 April Snow Update 1

Learn more about county hours of operation during inclement weather.
Media release County Administrative Office
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Board adopts charter for Advisory Council on Racial Equity

The Board of Commissioners has completed another major milestone in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in Washington County by adopting a charter for the new Advisory Council on Racial Equity and are now seeking candidates who wish to serve.
Media release Board of County Commissioners (BCC)
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NACA Appointment

Leadership post connects west coast counties with national organization.
Media release County Administrative Office
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Update: Columbia County Officer-Involved Shooting

On Thursday, March 31, 2022, shortly before 10 a.m., the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police responded to a disturbance at Grumpy’s Towing, located at 53279 Columbia River Highway in Scappoose. Shortly after arriving, law enforcement officers from the Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police were involved in a shooting with 39-year-old Michael Stockton.
Media release Sheriff's Office
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Update: Deputies Save Pregnant Woman

On March 31, 2022, officers from the Hillsboro Police Department located Jonathan Michael Laura and arrested him on unrelated crimes. On March 30, 2022, at 2:08 a.m., a Washington County Sheriff's Office sergeant contacted a vehicle parked on the side of SW Minter Bridge Road, near the Tualatin River. The woman told the sergeant the vehicle, a 1992 Nissan pickup, was out of gas, and her boyfriend was on his way to get more. The female told the sergeant they did not need any assistance.
Media release Sheriff's Office

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