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Washington County Sheriff’s Traffic Team Deputies assisted deputies serving the City of Cornelius enforce pedestrian safety in the city.

A pedestrian crossing Southwest Farmington Road was struck by a vehicle and died at the scene. Impairment and speed are not believed to be contributing factors.

A pedestrian suffered critical, life-threatening injuries when she was struck by a vehicle on Pacific Highway south of King City. Speed or impairment are not believed to be factors in this crash.

WCSO deputies responded to a crash where a 37-year-old man was hit by a truck while walking in the roadway. The pedestrian did not survive his injuries.

On Friday, November 1, 2019, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies serving the City of North Plains responded to a call involving suspicious Halloween candy. The call came from a concerned mother in the 10100 block of NW Curtis Street. The mother told deputies she discovered a pill inside her daughter’s Halloween candy. The pill resembled a chewable Advil tablet packaged inside a roll of SweeTarts

Today at 2:49 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a pipe bomb found in a field in rural Washington County. The Portland Bomb Squad responded and detonated the device.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to identify a man who robbed a Plaid Pantry at gunpoint on Friday.

On January 10, 2019, detectives with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Property Crimes Unit began investigating suspected financial elder abuse of an 88-year-old Beaverton woman. The report was received through the Department of Human Services’ statewide abuse reporting hotline from a local credit union.

Washington County Deputies arrested a man who they believe stabbed an Aloha man with a knife. He was captured as he was attempting to flee the area.

Yesterday, March 31, 2015, a Washington County Grand Jury indicted Jaime Tinoco, 17, of Portland, with the August 19, 2014 murder of Nicole Laube at The Commons at Timber Creek apartments. He was arrested this morning and charged with Homicide.

Portland Man Dies in Late Night Rollover Crash

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a motorcycle rider that was missing.  The rider was later located deceased over an embankment.

A pregnant woman was hit and dragged by her own vehicle after it broke down in Cedar Hills. At this time, it does not appear that she suffered any life-threatening injuries.

Previously Terminated Sheriff's Office Employee Investigated

Washington County deputies responded to the home of a Cedar Mill woman who is a Project Lifesaver participant. She suffers from Alzheimers and had wandered away from her home. She was found a short time later.

Sheriff’s Detectives recovered four stolen vehicles and arrested three people. The arrests were made in a rural forested area in western Washington County where the stolen vehicles were recovered.

On Thursday, September 19, 2013, patrol deputies and detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office along with FBI and Tigard Police law enforcement, conducted a prostitution sting operation and arrested seven people.

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.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a preview of the new Washington County Public Safety Training Center.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a preview of the new Washington County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Training Center.