Sheriff's Office News

In July 2024, a detective from the Sylva Police Department in North Carolina contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to inform our agency about an adult male in Oregon using the internet in an attempt to communicate online with minors.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies, spearheaded by the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Apprehension Team with support from the U.S. Marshals Service and Oregon State Police, recently combined their efforts during Operation Liger.

After the December 24, 2023, burglary of the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, investigators from the Washington County Sheriff's Office pursued leads spanning several Oregon counties and into Vancouver, Washington.

A suspect posing as an Amazon worker was arrested on the morning of August 5, 2024 for stealing packages.

A 32-year-old Cornelius man drowned at Hagg Lake on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

On Monday, July 29, 2024, a Washington County Grand Jury indicted Robert Horning for the homicide of Carl Horning, which took place on January 2, 2024.

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 3:18 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported theft near 20925 SW Tualatin Valley Highway.

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On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 03:49 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a vehicle on fire in the 20600 block of SW Rockport Lane in Beaverton to assist Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue.

On Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 5:43 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a suspected drowning at Jurgens Park in Tualatin.