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The Oregonian, March 31, 2015 Washington County would like to open a mental health crisis center by early next year, hoping to create another option for people who have typically ended up in an emergency room or a jail. County commission chairman Andy Duyck, while delivering the State of the County address Thursday morning, mentioned […]
By Emily E. Smith and Rebecca Woolington, The Oregonian, Sept. 30, 2013 Hillsboro police officers fired seven rounds at a man believed to be armed and suicidal during a standoff Sept. 17 at his Orenco apartment, police and court records show. Officer David Bonn fired a rifle at Adam Havery Olsen, 33, while Officer Dan […]
By Katherine Driessen, The Oregonian, Sept. 16, 2013 Funding services for the chronically homeless is often packaged with a social or moral appeal. A Washington County-based study is attempting to determine if there’s a new economic case to be made. Specifically, what is the financial burden chronically homeless residents place on emergency services like emergency […]
By Katherine Driessen and Emily E. Smith, The Oregonian, May 23, 2013 A sober house for recovering addicts operated for a year across from Reedville Elementary unbeknownst to the Hillsboro School District, the sheriff’s office and the probation department in part because there is no formal county oversight as to where such houses are located. […]
By Saundra Sorenson, Portland Tribune, Jan. 3, 2013 Asking to be identified only as Allen, the 53-year-old occasional Tualatin resident works hard to keep up appearances. Well-coiffed, smartly dressed in a blazer over a sweater, Allen doesn’t have the look of a man who lives in his car and depends on the facilities at the […]
Portland detective acted reasonably in shooting at unarmed man in Aloha, district attorney’s office says From the Oregonians, October 09, 2012 A Portland police detective acted reasonably in shooting at an unarmed man in Aloha during the summer, according to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office. Michael Anthony Tate Jr., 25, pointed a “black object” […]
READ – Everything about what happened to Lukus Glenn Jury in Lukus Glenn wrongful death trial finds fatal shooting violated his rights From The Oregonian, August 30, 2012 Jurors sided with the Glenn family in the wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf on Lukus Glenn, shot and killed by Washington County sheriff’s deputies outside his […]
Aloha man fatally shot by Washington County deputies From KGW.com, July 8, 2012 Deputies in Washington County fatally shot a man they said was armed with a rifle Saturday night in Aloha. Several 911 callers reported a man with a gun wandering around on SW 195th Avenue, near SW Farmington Road, according to Sgt. David […]
52-year-old man shot and killed by sheriff’s deputy From the Oregonian, June 3, 2012 READ – All stories on Robert Fox READ – Washington County authorities investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Aloha, Oregonian June 3 2012 READ – 52-year-old man shot and killed by sheriff’s deputy, KATU.com, June 3 2012 Neighbors of armed Aloha man […]
By David Stabler, The Oregonian, Friday, February 24, 2012 Hours before they bedded down Tuesday night under the Morrison Bridge, Carter “Joe” Hickman and Albert “Allen” Dean, sought shelter at an Old Town homeless tent area, said Ibrahim Mubarak, who runs the shelter. They were turned away for lack of room — an increasingly common […]
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