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Between the dates of July 1 through July 5, deputies conducted enhanced patrols focused on driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). During that period, deputies arrested a total of 10 DUII drivers.

Deputies arrested a man for driving under the influence of intoxicants after injuring two people following a crash in Aloha.

Sheriff's Office Promotes a Safe Fourth of July Holiday

Motorcyclist Injured in Early-Morning DUII Crash Outside Forest Grove

Deputies Make 12 DUII Arrests on First Friday Night of Summer

Deputies conducted 93 traffic stops and issued 65 citations during an inter-agency traffic enforcement mission on local highways.

Man Crashes and Inures Two After Being Reported as Driving Recklessly Four Times in an Hour 

Deputies Target Problem Houses in Cornelius Net Five Arrests

20-Year-old DUII Driver Strikes House in Cedar Mill

On June 11, 2017, just before 2:45 a.m., deputies were conducting field sobriety tests on a suspected impaired driver on westbound Highway 26 near SW Camelot Court.

On June 9, 2017, just after 8:30 a.m., a 14-year-old female Mountain View Middle School student was walking to the school bus stop near her home. An adult male in a vehicle pulled up next to her near the intersection of SW Crisp Drive and SW Millerglen Drive in the community of Aloha.

On June 9, 2017, just before 5:00 p.m., a man walked into the Umpqua Bank branch located in the 7300 block of SW Barnes Road in the community of Cedar Mill. He approached the teller, implied a weapon and demanded money.

Suspicious Male Approaches Middle School Girl near Bus Stop

Deputies Investigate Fatal High Speed Crash on Gales Creek Bridge

Deputies Arrest Naked Burglar With Community Help

Man Seriously Injured in Hagg Lake Motorcycle Crash

Enhanced Patrol Results 2017 Memorial Day Weekend Recap

During the 17 day enforcement “blitz,” Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 1,176 traffic stops, which resulted in 954 citations, two felony arrests, and 449 warnings. Of those stopped, 126 were for seat belt violations, 553 for speeding, and 272 for use of cell phone. The Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit would like to remind everyone that proper seat belt and child restraint is the number one way to prevent injury or death if you or your children are involved in a crash.

Deputies serving the City of Cornelius responded to a disturbance with a firearm where one person sustained non-life threatening injuries. One suspect is outstanding as the investigation continues.

A DUII driver crashed a vehicle, which came to a rest within a few feet of an apartment complex building. The driver was located by deputies and arrested after fleeing the scene.