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An alert community member located 76-year-old Linda Bell, the missing Aloha woman, near the intersection of Southwest 138th Avenue and Southwest Larch Place in Beaverton.

Isabel Espinoza was located early this morning and is back with her family. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the public for their help.

Ms. Stringer was located Sunday night and is safe. A community member recognized Ms. Stringer and knew she had been reported as missing.

Ms. Short was located early Thursday morning at a warming shelter by Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies. She was uninjured and has been reunited with her family. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office wishes to thank the public, news media, and local community partners for their assistance.

“Jedi,” the Yorkshire Terrier puppy who was stolen along with his owner’s car on Monday, was recovered today in Clackamas by a resident who recognized him from media reports.

The man who was reported as missing endangered on Wednesday, John Jackson, was located around 10 p.m. yesterday evening by a family member. He was found to be in good health. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office wishes to thank the public and media for their assistance.

Sheriff’s Deputies located a man who had been reported missing and was possibly in danger due to health issues.

On Friday, May 1, 2020, Portland Police Bureau officers found Mr. Swearingen. He was found safe near the Eastmoreland Golf Course.

Jerry Cox, 76, was located by his family while walking on SW Bell Road. He indicated that he spent a good portion of the evening at the Shari’s Restaurant in Newberg before he was found. WCSO wishes to thank all those who searched for Mr. Cox, as well as those who helped get the word out.<br />

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has received notification from the Portland Police Bureau that they located Nicole Murphy and her son Caiden late Thursday night.  They were found in Southeast Portland not far from the Plaid Pantry (SE 122nd Ave & SE Market St) where a witness had reported seeing them on Wednesday evening.  The boy was left in the care of a family member, but Nicole took off running as officers arrived.

On Sunday, May 5, 2019, just after 12:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a missing person in the 17500 block of NW Reindeer Drive in the community of Bethany.

The inter-agency Washington County Major Crimes Team continues to investigate the fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred north of Sherwood on January 12, 2018.

The pedestrian killed in last night’s crash on Southwest Tualatin Valley Highway in Aloha is being identified as 52-year-old James Dougherty of Beaverton. The eastbound lanes of TV Highway were reopened to the public shortly after 1 a.m. The investigation is ongoing.

Deputies made over 300 traffic stops for a variety of reasons and arrested 32 impaired drivers over the holiday reporting period. There were several impaired driving crashes reported, fortunately none of them involved serious injuries.

On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 5:02 a.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant related to a shooting that damaged a vehicle in the Rock Creek community in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 16.

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.

On September 19, 2019, a Washington County grand jury indicted Benito Juarez-Hernandez for six crimes related to two additional victims. The new charges are four counts of sexual abuse in the first degree and two counts of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct. His Washington County bail is set at $4.25 million.

On March 20, 2019, at approximately 3:30 p.m. the suspect in the video turned himself in at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, East Precinct. Detectives are currently interviewing the subject.  The investigation is still ongoing, but there is no believed threat to the community related to this investigation.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a person who stole a bicycle from a special needs man.

An alert Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation District employee located the iPads that were stolen when three classroom portables were burglarized at Westview High School, resulting in the theft of over $15,000 from 39 iPads and two projectors.