Sheriff's Office News

On Friday, January 4, 2018, at 2:33 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of car prowlers in the 6000 block of Northwest Calypso Terrace in Bethany. A community member reported that three people were trying to enter a vehicle and later seen running away.

On Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at 12:06 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies serving the City of Cornelius responded to a report of someone recklessly shooting a firearm.

On Monday, December 24, 2018, at 5:04 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to assist Gaston Fire at the Riverside Apartments at 98 2nd Street in Gaston.

On Saturday, December 22, 2018, 2018, at 10:40 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to an injury crash involving five vehicles at SW 170th Avenue and SW Farmington Road in Aloha.

On Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 9:58 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a criminal mischief in progress near Southwest Hall Boulevard and Southwest Hemlock Street in the Metzger neighborhood.

On Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 2:28 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an alarm activation from a bait package deployed by detectives at a residence in the area of West Baseline Road and Southwest 170th Avenue in Aloha.

On Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at 9:34 p.m., a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy was at the Sheriff’s Office Bethany Precinct when he was approached by a man. The man told the deputy that an unknown person stabbed him in the back while he was sitting outside the Bethany Starbucks.

Five people were arrested following drug distribution, animal neglect and child endangerment investigation in Aloha.

On December 17, 2018, at 6:41 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a missing juvenile in the 13500 block of Southwest Jenkins Road in the Cedar Hills community.

Two drivers were injured after a head-on crash on Cornelius Pass Road. Alcohol impairment is believed to be a factor.