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A 68-year-old swimmer drowned Sunday afternoon at Henry Hagg Lake in western Washington County. Deputies recovered his body early Monday morning.

Bomb Threat Closes Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year-old Kaiwipaoaehikuonalani Amina on two counts of sexual abuse in the third degree. Mr. Amina is accused of inappropriately touching two former students in January 2017.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies serving the City of Cornelius were assisted by additional Sheriff’s Deputies with a loose 800-pound bull in the city.  One man was injured before the bull could be dispatched.

Deputies located a vehicle suspected of burglarizing Hillsboro businesses overnight. The driver was arrested after leading deputies on a pursuit into Cornelius in a stolen vehicle.

Washington County Deputies capture a man who is believed to have committed one burglary and attempted another burglary. He was captured after he fell from a tree during a manhunt.

Burglary Suspect Arrested after Fleeing from Homeowner

Burglary Suspects Lead Deputies on Pursuit, Attempt Escape from K-9s by Hiding on Store Roof

On Sunday, January 5, 2020 at 5:05 p.m., deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a reported armed robbery in a parking lot near the Nike Company Store. Deputies arrived less than a minute later and found both parties still on scene in the 3400 block of SW Knowlton Road, near Beaverton.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to 18560 SW Tualatin Valley Highway in the community of Aloha concerning a man that crashed his taxi cab through the front of the Chevron Extra Mile store.

A car jacking suspect was taken into custody today after he stole a car and injured the owner as he drove away. Police were able to locate the car and the suspect led them on a pursuit that ended with the suspect crashing.

On Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at approximately 12:42 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a suspicious circumstances call in the parking lot of the QFC grocery store located at 7525 SW Barnes Road.  A caller to 9-1-1 reported seeing two men climbing on top of a black Toyota Corolla with a crowbar and wooden plank trying to open the door.

Earlier today a woman was critically injured, and later died at the hospital, after a car pulled in front of her motorcycle. No charges are expected in this case.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for information that will assist them solve a burglary at a state office.

On Thursday, November 15, deputies responded to a robbery at Wells Fargo Bank, located at 13485 Northwest Cornell Road in the Cedar Mill community. The location is inside of a Safeway store.

On October 5, 2013, at 8:21 a.m., Sheriff’s Deputies received a call from a concerned citizen to check on the welfare of Jacqueline Bell, 71, residing in the 10200 block of NW Lee Street in the community of Cedar Mill. Sheriff’s Deputies found Ms. Bell deceased from what appeared to be homicidal violence.

man dies in cement truck crash

For nearly two decades, Washington County Sheriff’s Office detectives assigned to the Child Abuse Unit have presented their “Protecting Your Children” class in the community and throughout the state. The class has been taught to school groups, neighborhood organizations, churches, foster parent training classes, the WCSO Community Academy, professional associations, etc.

A man wanted for multiple sex crimes against children was located in China and returned to the United States. Detectives believe there may be additional victims.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office Jail Programs staff coordinated with the Washington County Re-entry Council (WCRC) to provide Christmas gifts for children of inmates.