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Three Injured When Car Hits House

(HILLSBORO, Oregon) - 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.

County Advisory Group for Forestry to Meet May 6

(Salem, Oregon) - 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.

Burglar Drives SUV Over Retaining Wall and Into a House

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - 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.

Family of Missing Portland Teen Says They Want Elizabeth Donald Home

Her family says they are concerned for her safety and miss her during the holidays; Elizabeth is not in trouble, she just needs to return to her home

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - 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.

Woman Who Claimed to be Raped and Kidnapped Recants Story

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - 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.

Woman Robbed and Sexually Assaulted in her Car

(CEDAR HILLS, Ore.) - 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.

Missing Disabled Man Found Unconscious, but Alive

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - 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.

30-year-old Disabled Man Missing in Rural Washington County

Update: Johnathan Cupps has been found

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - 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.

Deputies Capture Home Invasion Suspect after Pursuit

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - 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.

West Coast Bank Robbed in Raleigh Hills

If you have any information regarding the identity of the suspect in these photos please call the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (503) 846-2700

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - 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.