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Washington County Sheriff’s Office reminds drivers that school will be back in session beginning September 8th.<br />

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a crash involving seven vehicles which left one woman dead.  There were at least seven additional people transported with various injuries.

Giovanni Garcia-Delgado was found at a local park just before midnight by a member of his family. 

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to locate a 14-year-old teen that is missing and poses a danger to himself.<br />

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to locate a Rock Creek man who is missing and poses a danger to himself.

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a motorcycle rider that was missing.  The rider was later located deceased over an embankment.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office K9s and their handlers assisted patrol with tracking and capturing Reiner Schmolling, Jr., 37, who had a felony warrant for a parole violation. Schmolling is also known for shooting a Sheriff's Office detective and killing a Hillsboro Police Department K9 during a standoff in 1997.

A female rider on horseback was struck by a vehicle and suffered serious injuries.  The horse was killed in the crash.  Investigators had not determined the cause of the crash at the time of this press release.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a training facility near the rural community of Timber.  A group was conducting training when the lead instructor was injured and was taken by Life Flight to OHSU with life threatening injuries.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office Community Public Safety Academy is accepting applications for volunteers to participate in this opportunity. The Community Public Safety Academy supports the Sheriff's Office effort to promote and preserve a safe community.

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a possible burglary where the suspect fled in a stolen car.  He was located and arrested within minutes.

Deputies arrested a DUII driver that crashed into a tree, injuring his two passengers. 

A Washington County Sheriff's Deputy found Gary Bruce Walker, 59, from Tigard unresponsive in his cell.  Additional deputies responded and immediately began CPR until medical personnel arrived to assist and transported Mr. Walker to a local hospital. 

<br />Washington County Deputy Sheriffs are looking forward to joining residents on National Night out (Tuesday, August 4) to discuss ways to keep their neighborhood safer.

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call involving a child who fell out of a third story window and was not breathing. 

Sheriff's deputies responded to a crash on SW 185th Avenue near SW Rigert Rd. Two people were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was arrested for DUII and other charges.

This morning, Judge Thomas Kohl sentenced Kenneth Lee Hicks to life in prison for the 1982 homicide of Lori Billingsley in Aloha. This is believed to be the oldest case prosecuted in Washington County.

Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Cornelius man for DUII as he was selling ice cream out of his van to children.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office joins law enforcement agencies across the country in speaking up against an iPhone case that looks very much like a real gun.

On July 4, 2015, Sheriff’s K9 Stark assisted deputies in tracking down two suspects in two separate incidents, both after a short pursuit.  Both suspects were arrested and taken to jail.