Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with washington_county www.salem-news.com 2010 Today, at about 12:30 a.m., 19-year-old Stephanie Curtiss of Rock Creek was driving west on NW West Union Road, just west of NW Cornelius Pass Road. She lost control of the car as she entered a curve with a suggested speed (yellow speed sign) of 35 m.p.h. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052011/single-car-crash.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052011/single-car-crash.php Thu, 05 May 2011 17:44:00 PDT A group of commissioners representing Oregon counties that in the past deeded forestland to the State for management will meet on Friday, May 6, in Salem. http://salem-news.com/articles/april212011/forestry-meeting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april212011/forestry-meeting.php Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:54:00 PDT On Saturday Washington County Deputies responded to a Burglary call in the 8400 block of Canyon Drive. Items taken from the burglary included a flat screen television. While deputies were investigating the burglary, another call of a motor vehicle crash came in to dispatch. http://salem-news.com/articles/january022011/wc-burglary-crash.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january022011/wc-burglary-crash.php Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:08:00 PST 16-year old Elizabeth Donald is missing from the Portland area; now classified as a Endangered Runaway. Elizabeth was last seen on the 24th of November 2010. Police say she could be in the company of one or more adult males. Elizabeth's ears are pierced, her nicknames are Lyz, Lizzie and Ellen. She has also gone by the name of Ellen in the past and also Madelyn. http://salem-news.com/articles/december292010/missing-girl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december292010/missing-girl.php Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:47:00 PST Today Sheriff's detectives re-interviewed the victim in Tuesday's Kidnapping/Rape case that allegedly occurred in the community of Cedar Hills. They confronted Twenty-seven-year-old Amada Gonzalez-Herrera (from Beaverton) with facts that contradicted her claims of being kidnapped and raped. She previously claimed that a man got in her car while she was at a stop sign and subsequently raped and robbed her. Detectives have been diligently working on the case since Mrs. Gonzalez-Herrera reported the alleged crime. http://salem-news.com/articles/november112010/report-recanted.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november112010/report-recanted.php Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:51:00 PST Police say a woman was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and robbed today in the Cedar Hills Area when a man jumped in her car at a stop sign. Detectives are still interviewing the victim and do not have a specific location where this occurred. They believe it was in the area of the Cedar Hills Shopping Center, Located on SW Park Way. http://salem-news.com/articles/november092010/sex-assault.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november092010/sex-assault.php Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:20:00 PST A K9 team from North Oregon Regional Search and Rescue (NORSAR) Located 30-year-old Jonathan Cupps just before 11:00 p.m. tonight. The team had been searching along side Sheriff’s Search and Rescue personnel and volunteers from the Washington County Rescue Explorer Post 877. Jonathan was located about a half mile from his house lying in a wooded area unconscious. He was hypothermic and was transported to Emanuel Hospital for treatment. It is unknown at this time how long Jonathan was down on the ground, but with temperatures expected in the 30’s overnight it is likely that Mr. Cupps, who was only wearing shorts and a t-shirt, would not have made it though the night. http://salem-news.com/articles/november092010/missing-found.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november092010/missing-found.php Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:58:00 PST Today Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies took a report of a missing man in the North Plains area of unincorporated Washington County. Thirty-year-old Jonathan Cupps left his home at about 12:00 a.m. this morning. He lives at 24647 NW Sky Ranch Road, North Plains. http://salem-news.com/articles/november082010/washington-county-missing.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november082010/washington-county-missing.php Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:32:00 PST On Wednesday at 8:12pm Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home invasion robbery in the 6800 block of SW River Road in unincorporated Washington County south of the City of Hillsboro. A 35-year old woman called 911 to report that a man had smashed through her back door and stole her 2001 Dodge Caravan. http://salem-news.com/articles/november042010/home-invasion-robbery.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november042010/home-invasion-robbery.php Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:56:00 PDT Just before 5:00 p.m. today, a female walked into the West Coast Bank located at 4805 SW 77th Avenue in the community of Raleigh Hills. She presented a note to the teller demanding money. The suspect then fled from the bank and ran south on foot. No weapon was seen during the robbery. Sheriff’s deputies flooded the area and called for a K9 unit to track the suspect. The K9 tracked south along the building and then headed west toward the Raleigh Hills Elementary School. The school was placed on lock down because they were holding night-time activities. http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/west-coast-bank-robber.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/west-coast-bank-robber.php Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:58:00 PDT Today at 12:06pm, Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a crash on Highway 99W and SW Chapman Road. This area is in unincorporated Washington County south of the city of Sherwood. Upon arrival deputies determined 38-year-old Dale Lissner of Tigard was crossing Highway 99W traveling east from SW Chapman Road. http://salem-news.com/articles/october242010/highway99-injury-crash.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october242010/highway99-injury-crash.php Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:58:00 PDT Patient confidentiality is possibly one of the cornerstones of American freedom. We may pay through the nose for healthcare in this land of freedom, but at least those records are our personal business. Oregon NORML sent Salem-News.com a copy of a letter to the Washington County Sheriff, charging the agency with breaches in patient confidentiality, and abusing of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. http://salem-news.com/articles/march092010/norml-wc-mm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march092010/norml-wc-mm.php Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:44:00 PST Officials say a fugitive out of Washington County, 36-year old Josh Nicholas, was captured tonight in rural Yamhill County by investigators who had been looking for him throughout the day. Sgt. David Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says deputies and the US Marshals Oregon Fugitive Task Force tracked Josh Nicholas down, explaining that he is a felon wanted for parole violation warrants. http://salem-news.com/articles/november232009/fugitive_nicholas.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november232009/fugitive_nicholas.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:46:00 PST Hillsboro Police say a report of a man shooting a gun out of his vehicle after ramming into several other vehicles, ultimately led to a series of incidents that left one bystander and the suspect, mortal injured from gunshot wounds. The call came in Saturday at 1:24 p.m. and was reported in the area of SE Baseline Street and SE 10th Avenue in Hillsboro, according to Sgt. Bob Ray with the Washington Co. Sheriff's Office, the agency investigating the police involved shooting. http://salem-news.com/articles/november222009/shooting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november222009/shooting.php Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:47:00 PST Washington County Deputies responded to a single vehicle accident Sunday on NW Dairy Creek Road at NW Three Cedars Road. Sgt. Vance Stimler with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, says the vehicle left the road and hit a tree causing extensive damage and injuring the driver. 30-year old David Law of Washington County, was transported by Life Flight to OHSU with life threatening injuries. http://salem-news.com/articles/november082009/wash_crash.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november082009/wash_crash.php Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:56:00 PST As a result of a consolidated effort by the Regional Sheriff's Offices from Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill counties, 37 DUII drivers were arrested and taken off of the region's roadways during the Labor Day weekend. Deputies from the four Sheriff's Offices in the region worked extra shifts from Friday, September 4th to Monday September 7th, in an attempt to make the roads safer for holiday travelers. http://salem-news.com/articles/september092009/duii_weekend_9-9-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september092009/duii_weekend_9-9-09.php Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:18:00 PDT Detectives have arrested two men for sexual activity with a 12-year old girl. The girl was an acquaintance of the men and the sexual contact occurred independent of each other. Dave Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says detectives arrested 18-year old Ramiro Pineda-Vargas and 19-year old Francisco Lopez-Mendez, both men from the Community of Aloha. http://salem-news.com/articles/august202009/sex_assault_8-20-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august202009/sex_assault_8-20-09.php Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:15:00 PDT An Oregon woman is charged with giving her infant daughter a high dose of morphine in order to gain attention from the father of the child. Investigators say on June 3, 2009, 25-year-old Sara Rose Dillard-Lubin took her then two-month-old daughter to the emergency room at St. Vincent's Hospital claiming that her daughter had a high fever. http://salem-news.com/articles/august142009/morphine_poisoning_8-13-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august142009/morphine_poisoning_8-13-09.php Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT Investigators say one man and two juveniles were arrested Monday after robbing the Key Bank Located at NW Murray Boulevard and NW Science Park Drive. Sgt. David Thompson, Public Information Officer with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, says all three suspects were apprehended by Beaverton Police and Washington County deputies. http://salem-news.com/articles/july282009/bank_robbery_arrest_7-28-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july282009/bank_robbery_arrest_7-28-09.php Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:09:00 PDT Two people were killed instantly when the motorcycle they were riding collided head-on with a pick-up truck. Thursday at about 3:30 p.m. The North Plains Police Department responded to the scene. Sgt. David Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says the male driver and female passenger on the motorcycle were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on on NW West Union Road. http://salem-news.com/articles/july232009/fatal_cycle_no_plains_7-24-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july232009/fatal_cycle_no_plains_7-24-09.php Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:24:00 PDT Washington County Sheriff’s Detectives have arrested a suspect in a shooting that occurred in October of 2007. Juanito Garcia was arrested in California last week on an attempted murder warrant. He is now in the Washington County Jail. Washington County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Dave Thompson, says deputies traveled to California to take custody of 21-year-old Juanito Ray Garcia who is a suspect in the shooting that occurred on October 14th 2007. http://salem-news.com/articles/july232009/att_murder_arrest_7-23-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july232009/att_murder_arrest_7-23-09.php Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:31:00 PDT Dr. Lawrence Ronald Litwer of Portland, Oregon was sentenced today to 60-months in the Oregon penitentiary for crimes involving contact with an underage female. Litwer pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree Attempted Sex Abuse. Washington County Sheriff's Office Spokesman Dave Thompson, says that when Ronald Litwer was first arrested, Sheriff’s detectives were concerned that his position as an urgent care doctor could have led to other incidents of abuse. http://salem-news.com/articles/july212009/doctor_sex_sentence_7-21-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july212009/doctor_sex_sentence_7-21-09.php Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:52:00 PDT Police have arrested an Aloha man on Murder charges related to the death of his 2-month old daughter. Aloha Police say Eber Gramajo was arrested yesterday afternoon for Assault after his two-month-old child was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Sgt. David Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office says detectives investigating the crime learned that Mr. Gramajo was home alone with the child when she suffered a severe closed-head injury. http://salem-news.com/articles/may272009/murder_charges_baby_5-27-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may272009/murder_charges_baby_5-27-09.php Wed, 27 May 2009 15:58:00 PDT Washington County sheriff's deputies responded to the Gales Creek area just before 5:00 p.m. today, after receiving reports about a plane crashing in a field. As it turns out, according to Sgt. Bob Ray with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the pilot lost control while landing the small passenger plane, which crashed landed in a field. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger, he said. http://salem-news.com/articles/may172009/crash_land_517-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may172009/crash_land_517-09.php Sun, 17 May 2009 22:35:00 PDT An Urgent Care Physician was booked on sex abuse charges yesterday after he turned himself into the Washington County Jail. Detectives said that the charges are not related to the hospital, but they are concerned there could be additional victims. http://salem-news.com/articles/april212009/doctor_charges_4-21-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april212009/doctor_charges_4-21-09.php Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:31:00 PDT Deputies in Washington County say a man grabbed a 16-year old high-school girl by the wrist and tried to drag her into a field this morning around 8:00 a.m. Dave Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office says the girl was able to escape after calling 911 from her cell phone. http://salem-news.com/articles/march122009/atmpt_abdct_3-12-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march122009/atmpt_abdct_3-12-09.php Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:28:00 PDT Police say an arrest was made Friday afternoon in the February 6th bomb threat at Banks Junior High School. The suspect is a 13-year old student at the school. Sgt. David Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office says that around 3:00 p.m. Friday, the 13-year old male juvenile was arrested at his home in Banks regarding the February 6th bomb threat that caused the evacuation of Banks Junior High School. http://salem-news.com/articles/march022009/bomb_threat_arrest_3-2-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march022009/bomb_threat_arrest_3-2-09.php Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:16:00 PST Investigators in Washington County say a man followed a 12-year old girl Wednesday night as she was walking to a friend’s house. Sgt. Dave Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office says the man asked the girl several times to get into his car. "The girl did not reply to the man, and ran to her friend’s house. Deputies are looking for leads involving the suspect," Thompson said. http://salem-news.com/articles/february062009/girl_enticed_2-6-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february062009/girl_enticed_2-6-09.php Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:54:00 PST The Oregon Department of Transportation and Washington County are requiring chains and/or traction tires on all state and county roads. http://salem-news.com/articles/december212008/wash_cnty_chains_12-21-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december212008/wash_cnty_chains_12-21-08.php Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:01:00 PST Extreme cold weather continues with snow/precipitation forecast for tomorrow. Dave Thompson with the Washington County Sheriff's Office says it is important to outreach to the homeless and advise them of these shelter sites. http://salem-news.com/articles/december162008/shelters_open_12-16-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december162008/shelters_open_12-16-08.php Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:16:00 PST