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On Thursday August 8, 2019 at 2:16 p.m., two deputies and a suspect were shot while responding to a theft of a long gun at a residence in the 54700 block of SW Scoggins Valley Rd in Gaston. The suspect, Dante James Halling, 56, was eventually released from a local hospital and was arrested.

On Thursday, August 15, 2019, at 9:56 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to an injury crash on Highway 26 westbound, just west of the NW Helvetia Road off-ramp.  When deputies arrived, they discovered five vehicles were involved. One of the vehicles was a commercial truck.

On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at approximately 5:15 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a theft in progress call at the Sylvan Heights Condominium Community in the 7700 block of Southwest Barnes Road. This is in the Sylvan area of unincorporated Washington County.

In July, our Property Crimes Unit intercepted a shipment of $15,000 in cash that an 83-year-old man tried to ship to Georgia.

Washington County Health and Human Services (HHS) is working with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and other County departments to distribute naloxone kits at no cost to those with the highest risk of opioid overdose. Naloxone (brand name Narcan) is a lifesaving medicine that reverses an opioid overdose.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has received notification from the Portland Police Bureau that they located Nicole Murphy and her son Caiden late Thursday night.  They were found in Southeast Portland not far from the Plaid Pantry (SE 122nd Ave & SE Market St) where a witness had reported seeing them on Wednesday evening.  The boy was left in the care of a family member, but Nicole took off running as officers arrived.

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year-old Kaiwipaoaehikuonalani Amina on two counts of sexual abuse in the third degree. Mr. Amina is accused of inappropriately touching two former students in January 2017.

The victim of the fatal shooting in Rock Creek is being identified as 18-year-old Fermin Alonso-Alonso of North Plains, Oregon. Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and are seeking information from anyone who attended the party or has information regarding the incident. Individuals with information are asked to call 503-846-2700.

On Monday, July 22, 2019, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a suspicious house fire on SW Cherry Grove Drive and SW Fir Street in the Cherry Grove area of unincorporated Washington County, near Gaston.

On Monday, July 22, 2019, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Manuel Naim Lujan-Rivera, 21, of St. Paul, on charges related to Saturday’s hit and run rollover crash that injured a father and three children.