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Deputies would like to notify the community of a report of Halloween candy that was reportedly laced with methamphetamine in Aloha.

Deputies arrested a Hillsboro man after fleeing from a vehicle crash. A Beaverton K-9 team tracked and located the suspect.

On October 15, a concerned family member contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office regarding a relative who had not been seen for about a month. Detectives were assigned to investigate and are asking for the public’s help to locate her.

During a traffic stop, K-9 Taz alerted to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle. A subsequent search resulted in the seizure of 27 pounds of methamphetamine and $6,700 in cash.

Between October 21 and October 25, deputies have responded to at least ten different incidents in which mailboxes were tampered with or broken into and mail was stolen from inside.

On Wednesday, October 17th, 2018, the Beaverton Police Department, Hillsboro Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, and Washington County Parole & Probation participated in the 16th annual National Family Violence Apprehension Detail.

Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit arrested 40 year-old Geoffrey Germano, a teacher at Aloha High School, for downloading multiple files which were identified as child pornography.

The bicyclist involved in Tuesday night's traffic crash outside of Hillsboro was pronounced deceased at the hospital earlier this morning.

An alert community member located 76-year-old Linda Bell, the missing Aloha woman, near the intersection of Southwest 138th Avenue and Southwest Larch Place in Beaverton.

Deputies serving the City of Cornelius arrested a man after he illegally dumped a dilapidated mobile home at Echo Shaw Elementary school.

A former captain with Clark County Fire District 6 has been arraigned on a sexual abuse charge following an investigation into reports that he inappropriately touched a person with a training proctor during a training exercise near Sherwood.

Deputies arrested Brandon Ross Linder, 32, after he robbed a U.S. Bank in the community of Aloha. Employees called to report that a man had passed the teller a note demanding money. In 2009, Mr. Linder was convicted of robbing a different U.S. Bank in Beaverton.

During a two week nationwide traffic safety enforcement mission, deputies assigned to the WCSO Traffic Safety Unit conducted 518 traffic stops. Of those stopped, 398 citations were issued and 217 warnings were given. In addition to seat belt violations, deputies concentrated their efforts on stopping drivers for speeding and using mobile devices.

On September 7, 2018 at 1:30 p.m., the WCSO Tactical Negotiation Team (TNT) arrested Marcos Jaimes-Radilla. He was peacefully taken into custody in the parking lot of a southwest Portland hotel.

WCSO deputies, along with personnel from the United States Marshals Service, and Oregon State Police, conducted two sex offender compliance missions over the past three weeks. 775 compliance checks were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 37 people. 

Deputies responded to an assault in the community of Aloha and discovered a person in the street who had been shot. Deputies and a K-9 were unable to locate the suspect following an extensive search. The victim was transported to an area hospital.

Detectives arrested brothers Ryan Hsu, 31, and Alan Hsu, 29, of Bethany for conduct with a teenage girl. The Hsus own and operate the Best in Class Education Center in Bethany.

During enhanced Labor Day holiday patrols from August 17 to September 3, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 47 impaired drivers. Of those 47 arrested, five involved drug-related impairment.

Deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Time Out Gas Station in Banks. An employee reported that he was robbed and that the suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

Detectives are investigating two incidents involving attempted assaults in Aloha. It is unknown whether these incidents are related.