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Washington County Child Abuse Detectives are searching for additional victims following the arrest of a Tualatin High School teacher.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies will provide extra patrols on Washington County roadways to enhance safety for the Labor Day Holiday period.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a man after he reportedly stabbed a boy while attempting to rob him.

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.