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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

On Sunday, November 13, 2022, A 79-year-old woman called 911 when her son, 44-year-old Benjamin Hershel Ritchie, assaulted her and her caretaker. When deputies arrived, they found the caretaker, 57-year-old Clare Krill, unresponsive on the floor.

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 will hold a joint press conference about catalytic converter theft prevention.

I am aware that there are questions surrounding Measure 114, many of which remain unanswered; however, I would like to share what I know.

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, just after 8:00 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call on the 23000 block of SW Scholls Ferry Road in unincorporated Washington County.

The City of Cornelius, in partnership with Centro Cultural de Washington County and the Washington County Sheriff's Office, is excited to announce the return of the Cornelius Community Dinner. A free turkey holiday meal will be provided.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a burglary call at a coffee shop near NW Cornell Road and NW Saltzman Road. When deputies arrived, they learned someone had forced their way into the building and taken clothing and a safe.

Our latest WCSO Updates are ready for you! Check out November's newsletter for information on the 1974 Double Homicide Cold Case Solved, tips to prevent package thefts this Holiday Season, upcoming community events for your calendar, and more!

A Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy was at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center’s Emergency Department with an adult male who attempted to take the deputy’s firearm.

On October 3, 1974, 16-year-old Donald Bartron and 18-year-old Peter Zito, Jr., were murdered in the parking lot of the Oak Hills Recreation Center. On November 2, 2022, just over 48 years later, detectives arrested Steven Criss for those murders.

On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at about 9:15 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a gunfire call near SW Augusta Drive and SW Imperial Court in the community of Aloha.

On Friday, November 4, at 9 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office held a press conference to provide an update on the 1974 murders of 16-year-old Donald Bartron and 18-year-old Peter Zito, Jr. The Sheriff’s Office will be joined by Peter Zito’s sister.