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Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and a car.  The rider was listed in serious condition at the hospital.

Man Crashes and Inures Two After Being Reported as Driving Recklessly Four Times in an Hour 

A man was located by the WCSO K-9 team after he fled on foot from a crash scene and tried to hide. He was arrested and charged with multiple crimes.

Over the past several months, two detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit have been investigating 26-year-old Lafayette A. Castillo of Beaverton.  Detectives learned Mr. Castillo used Snapchat and Instagram to pose as a high school student so he could talk with children online. He then met children in person and sexually assaulted them.

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.

Media Release: Man Robbed at Knifepoint During Internet Sales Transaction

On June 9, 2017, just before 5:00 p.m., a man walked into the Umpqua Bank branch located in the 7300 block of SW Barnes Road in the community of Cedar Mill. He approached the teller, implied a weapon and demanded money.

Deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Time Out Gas Station in Banks. An employee reported that he was robbed and that the suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man after he attempted to steal a handgun from Discount Gun Sales. The store manager utilized his personal handgun to detain the robber until deputies arrived.  

On September 15, 2020, at 12:20 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a robbery call near the intersection of SW 188th Court and SW Farmington Road. When deputies arrived, they discovered 18-year-old Josiah Johnson had tried to rob a cab driver and was shot with his own gun during the robbery.

On Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 9:37 p.m. Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a restraining order violation actively occurring. 25-year-old Christopher Kent, of Hillsboro, Oregon, was driving his 1992 Ford Aerostar van and was chasing another vehicle. Mr. Kent was chasing an individual who had an active restraining order against him. While deputies were trying to catch up to Mr. Kent’s vehicle, Mr. Kent rammed the car he was chasing.

Detectives began an investigation in 2012 after a cognitively-delayed child came forward and reported that Luis Bautista had sexually abused her when she was younger. Mr. Bautista was sentenced to 99 months in prison for his crimes.

Michael Troxell pled guilty to killing Abdul Jamil Kamawal in February 2016. He was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.

On October 18, 2016, Kerry Jay Wagner, 46, of Oceano, California, pled guilty to one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide.

On Thursday, February 21, 2019, at 9:17 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to multiple reports of gunfire heard in the area of Southwest Farmington Road and Southwest 192nd Avenue in Aloha.

– A man was arrested after he stole a Frontier Communications van with a phone inside.  The man ditched the van and phone near the scene of the theft and deputies found him on foot nearby.  Deputies discovered the suspect used the stolen phone to take selfies with stolen property.

Man Surrenders Peacefully After Tactical Team Callout

A Banks man was transported by air ambulance to a local trauma center after he crashed his off-road vehicle and it came to rest on top of him. He suffered life-threatening injuries.

On Friday, February 21, 2014, at about 10:41 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a disturbance at the El Tapatio Restaurant located at 18615 SW Farmington Road in the community of Aloha. People were calling 911 to report that a man was using a knife to threaten people in the restaurant.

On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 12:20 p.m., Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a burglary call located at an apartment complex near the 18200 block of NW Heritage Parkway. Deputies learned a nine-year-old girl was in her living room and noticed a man walking in the green space behind her apartment. The man saw the girl looking at him and began walking towards the back door of her apartment. He then walked in the unlocked sliding glass door and confronted the girl in her living room.