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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.

On Sunday, July 21, 2019, at 5:55 a.m., one of the bait packages was stolen and deputies began receiving real-time tracking updates.  Deputies followed the signal to a house in the 20700 block of SW Rosa Road in Aloha.

On Saturday, July 20, 2019, just before 1:30 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of an assault with a weapon on a TriMet bus near the 18900 block of SW Tualatin Valley Highway in Aloha.  The TriMet bus driver reported that one passenger had attacked another passenger on the bus with a tire iron and then fled on foot.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a preview of the new Washington County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Training Center.

On Sunday, June 16, 2019, at 7:50 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the report of an attempted child abduction in the 15600 block of SW Blanton Street in Aloha. Detectives have released the attached composite sketch of the suspect.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 8:06 am, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an armed robbery that had just occurred near the Rock Creek Apartments. While on the way to the call, deputies found out the suspect was riding a blue Honda sport bike and left the area on the bike. Deputies searched the area but did not locate the suspect.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office will begin targeting thieves who steal packages delivered to porches across the county.

On July 11, 2019, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office conducted a child predator sting where investigators posed on a variety of social media platforms and dating web sites as 15-year-old boys and girls.  The men contacted undercover deputies online and were arrested after arriving at a location where they believed they would be meeting a child in person for sex.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a preview of the new Washington County Public Safety Training Center.

On June 26, 2019, deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for placing false ads on Craigslist to rent his mother’s home. Deputies started investigating Bradley Samuel Philan, 40, of Beaverton after family members called the Sheriff’s Office to report his crimes. Mr. Philan’s family had already reimbursed two separate victims more than $7,000 from the rental scams.

On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a man entering a 7-year-old girl’s bedroom window at the Court Yards at Springville apartments. This is in the 17000 block of NW Springville Road in the Bethany area of unincorporated Washington County.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), and Oregon State Sheriff's Association (OSSA), will be conducting enhanced impaired driving patrols on Independence Day and the days surrounding the national holiday.

On June 23, 2019, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a complaint from a bicyclist who said a passing motorist tried to cut him with a knife while he was riding west on Northwest Hornecker Roa , near Northwest Leisy Road, in Unincorporated Washington County.

On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 5:02 a.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant related to a shooting that damaged a vehicle in the Rock Creek community in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 16.