Sheriff's Office News

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two men after they allegedly beat a store clerk who attempted to stop them from stealing two sodas.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and local law enforcement agencies will be on the roads providing extra patrol to enhance safety for this Memorial Day Holiday travel period.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank located at 3435 SW 182nd Avenue in the community of Aloha. Deputies are still searching for the robber.

Deputies are asking the public for information regarding the thefts of two flags stolen from a WWII memorial site. A U.S. flag and the flag of the 10th Mountain Division were stolen off a flag pole.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a missing 8-year-old autistic child. With the assistance of K9 Maverick, deputies located the missing boy.

This evening, Adrian Brown was located safe in Vancouver, Washington. The Vancouver Police Department was alerted to her presence at a convenience store where they took her into custody without incident. She will be returned to her guardian in Oregon at a later date.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office hosted a drug turn-in event on April 26, 2014 at the Farmington Road Bales Thriftway. During the four hour event, the Sheriff’s Office received about 320 pounds of drugs for destruction. This event is in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Agency held every April and October.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office receives top Driving under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) awards.

Since midnight yesterday Sheriff’s deputies have arrested 11 DUII drivers, including two related crashes. One of the crashes was a head-on collision on SW Pacific Highway (Hwy. 99W) near King City. Three people went to the hospital as a result of that crash.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are searching for a frequent runaway juvenile female that is possibly engaging in dangerous activities including being victimized by human trafficking.