Sheriff's Office News

During intensive two-week training currently underway, the Sheriff’s Office is sharing their knowledge and experience TVF&R firefighters to improve active threat response.

Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a prolific burglar that is believed to have broken into dozens of local small businesses.

Washington County Deputies arrested a man who they believe stabbed an Aloha man with a knife. He was captured as he was attempting to flee the area.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office Jail Programs staff coordinated with the Washington County Re-entry Council (WCRC) to provide Christmas gifts for children of inmates.

Washington County Sheriff’s Detectives are seeking citizen’s assistance to identify a man whose photo appears on a fake driver’s license. This is part of a much larger investigation involving international Internet drug sales.

On Saturday morning, Washington County Deputies responded to a reported crash into a power pole on SW Scholls Ferry Road. On Saturday night, just before midnight another driver crashed into a house on NW Helvetia Road. Both drivers were arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII).

On Sunday afternoon, an Aloha woman crashed into several vehicles while driving intoxicated. When deputies located her, she attempted to flee by speeding up and pulling away from deputies. She was stopped and taken into custody.

A Washington County Deputy Sheriff’s patrol car was struck by a DUII driver. The deputy received minor injuries, the DUII driver was arrested.

Sheriff’s Deputies received a call from Cascade Security that they saw a suspicious juvenile hiding in the bushes at Indian Hills Elementary School. A deputy spotted Alex walking down SW Johnson Street near SW 200th Court. The deputy was able to communicate effectively with Alex and took custody of him without incident.

Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 19900 block of SW Jaylee Street in Aloha, concerning 15 year-old Alex Chisholm. Deputies were told that Alex lives at a group home in Cornelius and likely does not know how to get home.