Sheriff's Office News

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.

During enhanced holiday patrols between the dates of July 1 and July 8, deputies arrested 22 individuals for impaired driving. Seven of those arrests occurred between the afternoon of July 3 to the early morning of July 5.

A Hillsboro man is in custody after nearly hitting a deputy while attempting to flee from a traffic stop.

During enhanced patrols in the month of June, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 78 impaired drivers. That equates to an average of over two and a half DUII arrests each day. Thirteen of those drivers were arrested for drug impairment.

During enhanced patrols in the month of May, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 73 impaired drivers. That equates to an average of over two DUII arrests each day.

Seven local law enforcement agencies from across the Portland metro area conducted a joint mission to proactively combat human trafficking in the region, resulting in 37 individuals being charged for prostitution-related crimes.

Deputies arrested a man and woman after a pursuit with a stolen car. The man driving was wearing a wig in a failed attempt to disguise himself and tried to flee on foot before a K-9 chased him down and deputies tased him. Deputies arrested the woman in the car as well.

During a two-week statewide traffic safety enforcement mission, members from the Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit conducted 504 traffic stops. Of those stops, 350 citations were issued, 150 warnings given, and four stops cleared “other.”

Between Friday, May 25 and Monday, May 28, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 18 impaired drivers. Deputies would like to remind the public that impaired driving is a preventable offense and to always designate a sober driver.

Deputies need the public’s help as they investigate an animal cruelty case in Rock Creek where a cat was intentionally killed and dismembered.