Sheriff's Office News

On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 8:19 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a traffic crash near the 2200 block of SW Golf Course Road.

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In late October 2024, a Violent Crimes Unit detective from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of sexual abuse in the City of Cornelius.

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In late January 2025, a detective from the Violent Crimes Unit for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office began investigating reports of a man exposing himself to women and performing acts of indecency.

On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 10:00 p.m., a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy saw a vehicle drive off at a high rate of speed from a business near the intersection of SW 185th Avenue and SW Tualatin Valley Highway.

On Sunday, January 12, 2025, at about 2:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a welfare check for a woman who had fallen out of a kayak while recreating on the Tualatin River near Meriwether National Golf Club.

On Friday, January 24, 2025, at 12:13 a.m., Oregon State Police notified Washington County law enforcement about a white Infiniti sedan that had eluded them in Tillamook County.

Deputies arrested a man wanted for armed robbery out of Mississippi after he attempted to flee in a vehicle and on foot. The man was found with a large sum of cash and armed with a handgun.