Sheriff's Office News

In this interactive and informative class, trainers from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office will discuss safety precautions and strategies for young people.

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 5400 block of SW 152nd Avenue in Aloha concerning a reported stolen wheelchair. The father told deputies that someone took his nine year-old daughter’s wheelchair off of their front porch.

A Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop, and with the assistance of a Sheriff’s drug detection canine, he arrested the driver.

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a crash where a vehicle left the roadway and crashed into the front yard of a house. There was only the driver in the vehicle. She did not survive her injuries.

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a crash where the driver rolled the vehicle sending two passengers to the hospital. The driver was arrested for DUII and other charges.

Applications are being accepted for the next Citizens’ Academy begins Tuesday, September 3, 2013, and runs through graduation which is Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Classes are held every Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with three weekend classes during each session.

July 28, 2013 --Catlin and Harlie Screws have returned home. Their dad came in from Texas to take custody of them.

On Saturday, July 27, 2013 at approximately 4:30 p.m., Shai Jackson was located at Patti's Restaurant at 65 SW Yamhill St. in Portland. Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers responded to a report by a patron at the restaurant and confirmed his identity.

Deputies took a report of a 15-year-old girl, Catlin Screws, who ran away with her 18-year-old sister, Harlie Screws. Catlin is listed as a runaway, Harlie is an adult.

Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man after he attempted to steal a handgun from Discount Gun Sales. The store manager utilized his personal handgun to detain the robber until deputies arrived.