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On December 20, 2020, just before 1 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a man who had threatened a FedEx delivery driver with a gun.

Today at about 6:16 p.m., Sheriff deputies responded to a report of a man with a gun. Neighbors alleged that Charles Rose, 40 of Aloha displayed a gun when they would not turn down their music.

On September 18, 2020, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a disturbance in the 4800 block of SW Laurelwood Avenue in Raleigh Hills. A woman reported that she arrived home and saw a male in a car parked in her assigned parking spot. She told the male driver not to park there and asked him to leave. During their verbal exchange, the male pointed a black handgun at the woman.

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Cornelius Library concerning a man acting strangely.  The man was arrested and lodged in jail.

In April 2020, Washington County Sheriff’s Office detectives opened an investigation after learning a former Nike employee had secretly recorded dozens of men going to the bathroom.

A southern Oregon man was arrested for sexually abusing two teenagers in Washington County. One of the teenagers is developmentally disabled. Detectives believe there may be additional victims and are asking for the public’s help.

A man was arrested this morning after deputies determined he had entered several unlocked vehicles the past two days to steal valuables. Some property has now been returned to owners.

On Saturday, July 20, 2019, just before 1:30 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of an assault with a weapon on a TriMet bus near the 18900 block of SW Tualatin Valley Highway in Aloha.  The TriMet bus driver reported that one passenger had attacked another passenger on the bus with a tire iron and then fled on foot.

On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at approximately 7:05 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies serving the City of Banks were dispatched to reports of a man trying to force a woman inside a vehicle near the intersection of NW Highway 47 & NW Wilson River Highway.

Deputies arrested Brandon Ross Linder, 32, after he robbed a U.S. Bank in the community of Aloha. Employees called to report that a man had passed the teller a note demanding money. In 2009, Mr. Linder was convicted of robbing a different U.S. Bank in Beaverton.

On December 3, 2019, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies booked Michael William Hern, 42, on 26 sex crimes covering a span of more than two decades. Mr. Hern is from the Washington County area, but was last living in Cave Junction, OR. Detectives learned Mr. Hern abused at least seven girls, but due to the statute of limitations can only be charged with abusing six girls at this time.

Yesterday Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of a “man with a knife” at the Frontier Communication equipment yard in Cornelius.  Employees caught the man attempting to steal equipment and tried to detain him.

On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at approximately 6:00 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of suspicious circumstances involving a man with a dog and two young girls.  A concerned mother told deputies that the man stopped his car in front of two children walking home in the 8800 block of NW Ash Street in an unincorporated part of Washington County near Portland.

A 53-year-old man has been charged with murder after severely beating his father in early March. The 77-year-old man died at the hospital in early June.

On November 28, 2016, Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies assigned to the Courthouse Complex had to contend with a large macaw located in a tree. It was determined that the bird belonged to Craig Buckner (top inset photo) who was at the courthouse for a court appearance.

Last night a man was arrested after a six-hour standoff with Sheriff’s deputies.  The man was accused of setting his neighbors truck on fire and then threatening him with a gun.  He was eventually arrested and taken to jail.

A Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a stolen motorcycle that refused to yield to him, the man was ultimately arrested.

On Thursday, November 21, 2019, at 10:25 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to hit and run crash near the area of SW 198th Ave. and SW Kinnaman Road. Deputies found out a blue Toyota 4Runner, stolen out of Forest Grove earlier in the morning, had left the scene. Deputies responded to the area and saw the Toyota heading east on SW Farmington Road.

Deputies responded to an injury crash at NW West Union Rd and NW Neakahnie Ave in the Rock Creek neighborhood. They learned that the driver of a stolen car crossed the center line and crashed head on into another vehicle. The passenger were taken to the hospital as a precaution.

A man was walking his dogs when he and the dogs were confronted by another aggressive dog. The man defended himself and his dogs by stabbing the at-large animal.