Sheriff's Office News

April 12, 2015 – Deputies responded to an injury crash on Old Cornelius Pass Road.  The vehicle crashed through a fence and into a yard.  The driver was cited for DUII.

<br />April 11, 2015 - Washington County deputies responded to a report of an assault with a weapon.  A 15-year-old girl was taken into custody for assaulting another 15-year-old girl with a knife.<br />

Yesterday, March 31, 2015, a Washington County Grand Jury indicted Jaime Tinoco, 17, of Portland, with the August 19, 2014 murder of Nicole Laube at The Commons at Timber Creek apartments. He was arrested this morning and charged with Homicide.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to identify a man who robbed a Plaid Pantry at gunpoint on Friday.

Inmate work crews from several county Sheriff’s Offices joined forces this week to renovate Metzger Park for the spring and summer seasons.

Sheriff’s Deputies investigate an Aloha man after he shot another man during an ongoing dispute.  There was only minor injury inflicted from the gunshot. 

Washington County Sheriff’s Office employees donate proceeds of October fundraiser to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Foundation and CASA Helps Kids. The Foundation is a volunteer non-profit organization that supports various Sheriff’s Office programs through donations.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted an undercover compliance mission where teenagers attempted to buy alcohol from stores in Washington County.

Washington County Deputies recovered three stolen vehicles overnight.  Two of the vehicles were recovered during vehicle stops.  Deputies arrested two men for stealing the vehicles from a local dealership and lodged them in jail.  The third vehicle was found abandoned.

Washington District Attorney releases his review concerning the incident involving Sheriff’s Deputies and Lewis Lembke on January 2, 2015.