Sheriff's Office News

A 28-year-old Sandy woman led deputies on a pursuit after crashing a stolen vehicle into a patrol car. Deputies arrested her, and later her boyfriend, for various crimes and outstanding warrants.

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.

“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.

Deputies located a vehicle suspected of burglarizing Hillsboro businesses overnight. The driver was arrested after leading deputies on a pursuit into Cornelius in a stolen vehicle.

In recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office and WCSO invites employees, the public and media to join Washington County Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) members at a special event happening this Friday, April 6 at 10 a.m. on the east side steps of the Washington County Courthouse

During enhanced patrols in the month of March, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 82 impaired drivers - an average of over two and a half DUII arrests each day.

Deputies are looking for additional victims who may have bought fake diamonds, gems and gold jewelry.

Deputies arrested two football players from Pacific University after they robbed a man off-campus.

An anonymous community member reported that the stabbing suspect from Fred Meyer in Cornelius, Samuel Lund, was at a residence in Hillsboro. Hillsboro Police responded and took him into custody.

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