Sheriff's Office News

Washington County Sheriff's Office in partnership with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is hosting a free drug turn in event on Saturday April 26, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Bales Market Place Thriftway.

April 22, 2014--Washington County Sheriff’s Office Detectives received information that Steven Zellmer was in Pittsburgh headed to a bus terminal. The Sheriff’s Office relayed the current information to the Pittsburgh Philadelphia Police Department who promptly took Steven into protective custody. Steven was in good physical condition and will be returned to his parents for his continued care.

April 18, 2014—The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and local police agencies have received complaints from citizens concerning a warrant payment scam. The subject would ask for a payoff to avoid arresting the person that supposedly had the warrant.

Detectives are asking for the public’s help to locate Steven Zellmer, 16, from Beaverton.

Washington County Deputies responded to a fatal motorcycle crash on SW Scholls Sherwood Road near SW Lebeau Road.

Washington County Deputies pursued a stolen vehicle driven by a 15-year-old juvenile. The pursuit ended after the suspect crashed.

The man that was killed on the train tracks has been identified as James Yelton, 42, from Tigard.

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a crash where a train struck a man that was on the railroad tracks. He did not survive his injuries.

A pickup truck with three children inside rolled down the street and crashed into a house. The children were not hurt and no one was home at the time of the crash.

The Good Samaritan that assisted Corporal Crecelius has been identified. The unknown man that assisted Corporal Crecelius pull Mark VanVleck from the burning Jeep has been identified as Nickolas Kingston, 22, originally from Forest Grove and currently enlisted in the US Navy in Oak Harbor Washington.