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On Friday, September 9, 2022, at 4:23 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting near SW Division St. and SW 172 Ave. in Aloha. Deputies found an adult man with gunshot wounds and paramedics transported him to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. He remains in critical condition.

On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 5:58 pm, an observant community member contacted Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency (WCCCA) after they saw 29-year-old Uriel Nava-Montoya walking on SW Blanton Street near SW 160th Avenue. The community member had seen the information provided by Beaverton School District and Washington County Sheriff’s Office asking for the public’s help in locating Nava-Montoya.

On September 4, 2022, Officers with Beaverton Police Department found 23-year-old Ronai “Hazel” Yetisen.

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Effective Sept. 7, the Land Use & Transportation third-floor lobby of the Public Services Building will be temporarily closed for in-person services on Wednesdays as well as Fridays.

At the conclusion of the crash investigation, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office presented evidence regarding the July 23rd crash to a Grand Jury. On August 24, 2022, the Grand Jury issued an indictment charging the driver, 48-year-old Chad Wisniewski, with one count of manslaughter in the second degree. WCSO Deputies then arrested Wisniewski on the resulting warrant and lodged him in the Washington County Jail.

On Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 2:36 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 9100 block of SW Oleson Road. Multiple community members called to report they had heard gunshots and saw a male in the apartment complex who was bleeding and appeared to have been injured.

On Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 6:42 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on NW Zion Church Road between NW Milne Road and NW Gordon Road, north of the city of Cornelius. Witnesses reported that the two vehicles involved were a black Chevrolet Impala and a silver Mercedes-Benz E350.

On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at approximately 10:30 a.m., a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy in the Jail was performing a routine round when they noticed an adult in custody, 31-year-old Fabian Hernandez, had made an apparent attempt on his life.