Police - News in the Grove

Ballots mailed for November 2 election

A 24-hour ballot drop site at the Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley An election scheduled for Tuesday, November 2 will see few measures in Washington County to vote for;

By Chas Hundley & Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 13 Oct 2021

Body of man missing in Forest Grove found in waters of Gales Creek

Toufik "Tom" Tanous. Photo courtesy of WCSO The body of a man who walked away from a memory care facility in Forest Grove three days ago was found

By Chas Hundley

/ 29 Apr 2021

Body of man missing in Forest Grove found in waters of Gales Creek

Police continue search for man missing from Forest Grove

Toufik "Tom" Tanous. Photo courtesy of WCSO 79-year-old Toufik "Tom" Tanous walked away from the Hawthorne House Care Facility in Forest Grove Tuesday night. The Forest

By Chas Hundley

/ 28 Apr 2021

Police continue search for man missing from Forest Grove

Sheriff's Office seeks public help in locating suspect wanted on litany of charges

Michael Scroggins booking photo courtesy Washington County Sheriff's Office.

By Chas Hundley

/ 10 Apr 2021

Sheriff's Office seeks public help in locating suspect wanted on litany of charges

Body of woman missing near Hagg Lake discovered by boater

Photo from the scene courtesy Washington County Sheriff's Office A woman last known to be near Hagg Lake was found dead Friday afternoon more than a month after

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 Mar 2021

Body of woman missing near Hagg Lake discovered by boater

Legislative news brief: Bills in the legislature regarding law enforcement

The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Legislature in the current legislative session is considering several bills related to crime and policing, including one that would

By Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 11 Feb 2021

Legislative news brief: Bills in the legislature regarding law enforcement

Deputies search for woman missing at Hagg Lake

Tara Callahan. Photo courtesy WCSO The Washington County Sheriff's Office spent the weekend searching the Hagg Lake area for Tara Callahan, age 38, of Aloha after she reportedly

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Feb 2021

Deputies search for woman missing at Hagg Lake

Oregon State Police seek public assistance in Washington County deer poaching case

A deer near Hagg Lake on August 3, 2020. File photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon State Police are seeking information in a case involving a poached antlerless deer left in

By Chas Hundley

/ 1 Feb 2021

Oregon State Police seek public assistance in Washington County deer poaching case

Governor Brown appoints Terri Davie as Oregon State Police superintendent

Terri Davie. Photo: OSP Beginning November 1, the Oregon State Police will have a new superintendent, Terri Davie, pending Oregon Senate confirmation.The move was announced Monday, August 31 by

By Chas Hundley

/ 31 Aug 2020

Governor Brown appoints Terri Davie as Oregon State Police superintendent

Washington Co. deputy charged with official misconduct from 2018 use of force incident

Rian Alden booking photo from Washington County Sheriff's Office HILLSBORO - The Washington County Sheriffs Office says that a deputy under investigation for allegedly sending a racist

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Jun 2020

Washington Co. deputy charged with official misconduct from 2018 use of force incident

Hundreds gather in Forest Grove to protest police brutality against black Americans

Protesters line 19th Way in Forest Grove on Tuesday, June 2. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE - Around three hundred people gathered at the base of Forest Groves famed

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Jun 2020

Hundreds gather in Forest Grove to protest police brutality against black Americans

Washington Co. Sheriff's Office begins extra holiday patrols for impaired drivers

A Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy. Photo: WCSO WASHINGTON COUNTY - Law enforcement agencies are gearing up for the beginning of a high visibility enforcement patrol on Thanksgiving

By Chas Hundley

/ 26 Nov 2019

Washington Co. Sheriff's Office begins extra holiday patrols for impaired drivers