Sheriff's Office News

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.

Washington County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Detectives are seeking information regarding the 1996 disappearance of a man known as Paul Evers St. Claire and the unsolved murder of David Larry Stroh. Investigators believe the two cases are connected.

On the morning of Saturday, June 22, 2024, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to multiple reports of a car fire in the 15000 block of SW Sundew Drive.