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A couple awoke to find a stranger asleep on their bedroom floor. He was later located by deputies who were tracking his location on the couple’s cell phones he had stolen.

Warrant Phone Scams Targeting Washington County

Man Arrested After Pursuit, Attempt to Run Over Police Sergeant

Detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Property Crimes Unit recovered property stolen from a vehicle over the weekend and have returned it to the rightful owner.

The Committee for Community Involvement (CCI) will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at Edwards Center, Inc. Aloha Community Center, 4375 SW Edwards Place, Aloha.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help finding 15-year-old Ashley Jarrell, who ran away from her home in Aloha on October 18, 2017. Her family last spoke to her by phone on November 5.

A Gaston woman was arrested for attempted homicide after she shot her boyfriend during an argument. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

A motorcycle deputy was struck by an SUV on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway. The deputy, a nine-year veteran, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

On Saturday, November 18, 2017, the City of Cornelius, in partnership with Centro Cultural of Washington County and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, will provide a holiday dinner to members of the community during the Fourth Annual Cornelius Community Thanksgiving Dinner. This hot meal will be offered at no cost and is expected to feed over 500 people.

Detectives need the public’s help to locate<br />possible additional sex abuse victims following an arrest.

A man unintentionally shot his 16-year-old son while retrieving a handgun. The son was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive.

Chad B. Pitcher, the second suspect sought in a fatal September shooting near North Plains, was apprehended in Wilsonville by the U.S. Marshals Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force.

Three stores sold alcohol to underage decoys during a joint mission with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. In total, two enforcement teams visited 28 stores in unincorporated Washington County.

A sex offender was arrested after he exposed his penis and touched girls at local Dollar Tree stores in September and October. Detectives believe there could be more victims.