Sheriff's Office News Release Archive

MAY 2013

5/23 -- Beavercreek man arrested, charged on 30 counts of first-degree sex abuse; additional victims sought

5/22 -- Crash knocks out power for 2,000, damages newly purchased Corvette

5/16 -- Off-duty deputy spots alleged burglary at former Safari Club in Estacada; suspect arrested, additional tips sought

5/16 -- Sheriff's Office arrests burglar who entered sleeping child's window in Wilsonville

5/15 -- Sheriff's Office responds after vehicle strikes student in crosswalk

5/12 -- Citizens apprehend Clackamas County carjacking suspect in Portland

5/11 -- Sheriff's Office investigates alleged drunk driver following single-vehicle crash that killed 19-year-old passenger

5/9 -- Clark County deputy finds U-Haul full of stolen property from several Clackamas County burglaries; additional tips sought

5/4 -- Sheriff's Office investigates fatal truck/motorcycle collision; motorcyclist killed; truck driver arrested on DUII, manslaughter charges

5/1 -- Rescue operation underway for injured climber on Mt. Hood

5/1 -- Sheriff's Office completes investigation of shootings of Forsyth, Yuille and Shevchenko; written reports now available

APRIL 2013

4/30 -- Over 1,600 lbs. of prescription drugs collected during no-questions-asked 'Take-Back Day'

4/29 -- Sheriff's Office investigates death at Interstate Meat Distributors in Clackamas

4/25 -- Employee arrested on Unlawful Use of Weapon, Menacing charges

4/25 -- Deputies arrest suspect on Aggravated Animal Abuse, Theft charges after finding suffocated cat strapped to table

4/22 -- Sheriff's Office investigates commercial burglary at Damascus Bi-Mart; tips sought

4/20 -- Estacada man uses baby as human shield in attempt to avoid arrest

4/16 -- Sheriff's Office set to participate in 'National Drug Take-Back Day' on Saturday, April 27

4/15 -- Armed masked robbers steal cash from Texaco station; tips sought

4/13 -- UPDATED: Sheriff's Office detectives investigating fatal shooting in Boring

4/9 -- Man reportedly cuts own throat in courtroom after sentencing

4/8 -- Sheriff's Office deputies recover Wally the Alligator

4/1 -- Crash in forest outside Estacada kills one teen, injures five others

MARCH 2013

3/31 -- UPDATED: Sheriff's Office searches for lost skier near Mirror Lake

3/29 -- UPDATED: Search for missing woman believed hiking on Mt. Hood

3/18 -- Happy Valley Police arrest three stealing street signs; five cities hit in crime spree

3/15 -- Stabbing suspect steals patrol car; stabbing victim transported by Lifeflight

FEBRUARY 2013

2/27 -- Witness calls 911 after watching suspect burglarize her Lake Oswego-area home; suspect sketch released; tips sought

2/26 -- Sheriff's Office partners with AlertID to provide up-to-date info on neighborhood public-safety issues

2/19 -- Milwaukie 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint; tips sought

2/15 -- Sheriff's Office responds to Wells Fargo robbery; tips sought

2/14 -- CCITF busts illegal marijuana operation, seizes stolen guns, arrests suspect wanted in Kansas; additional tips sought

2/8 -- UPDATE: Owner arrested for Nov. 12 slaying of his own two dogs

JANUARY 2013

1/31 -- Special Olympics honors Clackamas County Sheriff's Office with 'Honor Roll Award'

1/29 -- UPDATE: Clackamas KeyBank robbery suspect in custody; additional tips sought

1/28 -- Wilsonville man turns self in for allegedly killing dog with knife; arrested for Aggravated Animal Abuse

1/14 -- SWAT responds to suicidal man with gun

1/11 -- Sheriff's Office detectives arrest suspect in 1990 murder of Tustin, CA woman

1/9 -- Woman fights off attacker in Beavercreek home; suspect sketch, bulletin available; tips sought

1/8 -- Driver taken for mental-health eval after attempting to elude deputies

1/7 -- Deputies, Clackamas Fire personnel rescue dog stranded on River Island; owner sought

1/6 -- San Diego homicide suspect arrested in Portland

1/4 -- Sheriff's Office Search & Rescue rescues teens in snowbound 4x4

1/4 -- Sheriff's Office co-hosts 'Crisis Intervention Team' training Feb. 25 - March 1 to improve law-enforcement encounters with mentally ill

DECEMBER 2012

12/29 -- Lost skier located on Mt. Hood

12/28 -- Sheriff's Office recovers stolen car, arrests driver and passenger; second passenger still sought

12/19 -- Wilsonville Denny's robbed at knifepoint; suspect flees on foot; tips sought

12/17 -- Steven Forsyth memorial service set for 4:30 p.m. PST on Monday, Dec. 17 at Rolling Hills Community Church; live webcast available

12/13 -- Sheriff's Office responds to three hit-and-runs -- reportedly by same suspect

12/12 -- 'Shop With A Cop' community event set for Saturday, Dec. 15; hosted by Clackamas County Peace Officers' Benevolent Foundation

12/11 -- UPDATED: Sheriff's Office responds to active shooter at Clackamas Town Center

12/7 -- UPDATED: Sheriff's Office searches for man missing from Oak Grove care center

12/4 -- Deputy helps save life of suicidal woman who jumped into Molalla River

NOVEMBER 2012

11/30 -- Sheriff's Office responds after driver dies in single-car crash on SE Lawrence Rd. near Estacada

11/28-29 -- UPDATED: Rescue mission underway for stranded climber on Mt. Hood

11/20 -- Sheriff's Office responds following collision between school bus, semi truck

11/20 -- Sheriff's Posse returns to Clackamas Town Center for horseback parking patrols Nov. 23

11/20 -- Dogs killed in Eagle Creek; tips sought; reward offered by Oregon Humane Society

11/19 -- Sheriff's Office helps rescue woman, dog from flooded homeless camp

11/19 -- Suspect robs U.S. Bank inside Wilsonville Fred Meyer; tips sought

11/15 -- UPDATED: Sheriff's Office helps respond to Meldum Bar Park drowning

11/8 -- Halloween hit-and-run suspect turns self in; Sheriff's Office thanks public

11/7 -- Sheriff's Office seeks public's help in locating hit-and-run suspect

OCTOBER 2012

10/30 -- Sheriff's Office looking for hit-and-run suspect; tips sought

10/28 -- Sheriff's Office leads search for two missing West Linn teens; located Monday 10/29

10/22 -- Missing Portland woman found deceased in Clackamas County; death appears to be from natural causes

10/19 -- UPDATED: Dog stolen in Clackamas armed robbery; tips sought

10/18 -- Clackamas County Sheriff's Office launches 10th National Family Violence Apprehension Detail

10/10 -- Victim slashes fleeing burglary suspects' tire with axe; deputies seek tips

10/9 -- UPDATED: Sheriff's Office investigates fatal truck/pedestrian collision at Clackamas Town Center

10/3 -- Alert employee in Happy Valley locates wallet-theft suspect; additional tips sought

10/1 -- Wilsonville Police arrest three teens following string of Memorial Park 'bottle bomb' incidents; additional tips sought

SEPTEMBER 2012

9/26 -- Sheriff's Office arrests man allegedly cutting wires on streetlights along I-205 bike path; additional tips sought

9/25 -- No-questions-asked 'Prescription Drug Take-Back' set for Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 at PSTC

9/22 -- U.S. Marshals, Sheriff's Office detectives arrest murder suspect ERIK JOHN MEISER in Corvallis

9/20 -- Suspect ERIK JOHN MEISER, age 37, named in 9/17 Lake Oswego murder; new arrest bulletin available

9/19 -- Law agencies join forces for 'Operation SOAP' sex-offender warrant sweep

9/17 -- UPDATED: Sheriff's Office investigates homicidal early-morning attack in Lake Oswego home; nearby schools on lockdown during suspect hunt; suspect sketch released; victim named; tips sought

9/16 -- Suspected DUII driver crashes in Clackamas County Sheriff's Office parking lot

9/12 -- Homeowner fights off burglar who enters Beavercreek home; suspect escapes; tips sought

9/9 -- Suspicious male reported in Wilsonville; tips sought

9/8 -- Sheriff's Office arrests three in Welches burglary; additional tips sought

9/8 -- Sheriff's Office arrests robbery suspect in Welches; additional tips sought

9/6 -- Sheriff's Office seeks suspect who robbed Clackamas branch of OnPoint Community Credit Union

9/4 -- Happy Valley man arrested on ID-theft charges; worked as assistant manager for local credit company; tips, additional victims sought

AUGUST 2012

8/22 -- Suspect, victim names released in Clackamas shooting

8/21 -- Sheriff's Office investigating shooting at Clackamas Fred Meyer

8/21 -- Sheriff's Office detective arrests Self Service Market robbery suspect

8/14 -- Self Service Market in Clackamas robbed at gunpoint; tips sought

8/9 -- Sheriff's Office seeks qualified deputy candidates; job listing opening Aug. 13

8/7 -- Colton rider thrown from horse, injured, airlifted to OHSU; Sheriff's Office leads rescue op

8/7 -- UPDATE: Clackamas murder suspect arrested in Beaverton

8/6 -- One dead, one hospitalized in Clackamas County shooting; suspect at large; tips sought

8/3 -- Days Inn Clackamas robbed at gunpoint; tips sought

JULY 2012

7/29 -- Stolen-car suspect pursued, rams deputy's car, flees on foot; tips sought

7/28 -- 7-Eleven at SE 82nd and Otty robbed at gunpoint; clerk seriously injured; tips sought

7/26 -- Sheriff's Office makes arrest in July 6 homicide of Michelle Walker; tips sought

7/23 -- Man, dog rescued after Mt. Hood fall

7/17 -- Man drives off Oak Grove boat ramp into Willamette River; Sheriff's Office responds

7/13 -- Sheriff's Office responds to near-drowning at Estacada Lake

7/13 -- UPDATED: Searchers locate presumed body of overdue inner-tuber on Clackamas River

7/11 -- Sheriff's Office responds to high-speed crash in Boring; driver deceased

7/11 -- Highway worker struck, killed while placing construction signs; tips sought

7/8 -- Sheriff's Office detectives investigating Milwaukie homicide; tips sought

7/5 -- Wilsonville man arrested, charged with kidnapping after police standoff

7/4 -- Lost hiker rescued on Mt. Hood's Paradise Park Trail

7/2 -- Man dies in fall off cliff on Clackamas River in Oregon City

JUNE 2012

6/23 -- Sheriff's Office arrests suspect on 24 counts of Criminal Mistreatment I after fire at Eagle Creek residence

6/21 -- UPDATED: Climber falls on Mt. Hood; Sheriff's Office starts SAR

6/15 -- Fire inside vehicle sends man to hospital; Sheriff's Office responds

6/14 -- UPDATED: Search-and-rescue operation started after climber falls on Mt. Hood; climber deceased; family issues statement

6/12 -- Juvenile suspect arrested in Wilsonville sex-abuse case

6/11 -- Sheriff's Office responds after car crashes into railroad trestle; driver LifeFlighted

6/9 -- Sheriff's Office arrests DUII suspect after crash into Wilsonville house, flight from scene

6/7 -- Sheriff's Office responds after Oregon DHS car crashes, flips in Oregon City

6/5 -- UPDATE: Victims, suspect identified in Lake Oswego double homicide

6/4 -- Two dead in Lake Oswego after reported shooting; one in custody; Sheriff's Office investigates

MAY 2012

5/31 -- Happy Valley deputies respond after special-needs student reportedly assaults North Clackamas school-bus driver

5/25 -- Sheriff's Office participates in seatbelt-enforcement campaign throughout Clackamas County this Memorial Day weekend

5/23 -- Travel-trailer crash closes Hwy. 212 at Anderegg Parkway in Happy Valley

5/16 -- Sheriff's Office investigates after toddler found dead in Damascus family pool

5/16 -- Victim in fatal Damascus crash identified; tips sought on suspect driver

5/10 -- Sheriff's Office responds after elderly man crashes into apartment living room, hitting resident inside

5/3 -- Predatory sex offender notification: Thomas Lee Benson, age 39, Milwaukie, OR

5/3 -- Clark County Sheriff's Office investigates Clackamas County Sheriff's Office sergeant for alleged assault

5/2 -- Wilsonville Police deputies use AED to save West Linn man after crash

5/2 -- Over 600 lbs. of prescription drugs dropped at annual no-questions-asked turn-in

APRIL 2012

4/30 -- Sheriff's Office arrests suspect after alleged daytime burglary of occupied home in Clackamas; additional tips sought

4/27 -- Sheriff's Office, search teams rescue Estacada hunter injured in fall

4/27 -- CCITF, Sheriff's Office SIU find marijuana grow, seize cash and drugs in search warrant

4/26 -- Sheriff's Office recovers stolen car; driver, passengers arrested

4/23 -- Sheriff's Office responds after Estacada teen dies in tree-climbing accident

4/23 -- UPDATE: Toddler dies after tractor accident in Boring

4/23 -- Sheriff's Office hosts 13th annual Child Abuse & Family Violence Summit starting Tuesday, April 24

4/21 -- Sheriff's Office deputy safely evacuates 21 students after school bus slides off road outside Sandy

4/19 -- Inter-agency bust leads to arrest of six in alleged drug-trafficking operation

4/18 -- DNA evidence ties Happy Valley carjacking suspect to 2011 taxicab robbery; tips sought in search for carjacking accomplice

4/15 -- Sheriff's Office takes mother, daughter to hospital for mental-health evaluation after pursuit

4/13 -- Suspect attempts to elude Happy Valley Police, crashes into house

4/12 -- No-questions-asked 'Prescription Drug Take-Back' set for Saturday, April 28, 2012 at multiple locations

4/10 -- Sheriff's Office arrests suspect after attempt to elude, crash

4/5 -- Sheriff's Office responds after Molalla girl, 14, found dead at home by family

4/4 -- Molalla teacher faces sex-abuse charges; additional info sought

4/2 -- Sheriff's Office responds to robbery at Boones Ferry Wells Fargo bank; tips sought

4/1 -- Man drowns while fishing at Lake Harriet; Sheriff's Office, Water Rescue Consortium respond

MARCH 2012

3/30 -- Sheriff's Office deputies arrest carjacking suspect, recover stolen car

3/26 -- Sheriff's Office Cadets team up with OLCC for Spring Break alcohol-sales compliance sting

3/26 -- Wilsonville Wells Fargo robbed; suspect captured; additional info sought

3/23 -- Sheriff's Office responds to fatal Damascus car crash; Foster Road closed for two hours

3/22 -- Man dies in skiing accident at Mt. Hood Skibowl; Sheriff's Office, Ski Patrol respond

3/14 -- Estacada High vandalized; tips sought

3/9 -- Sheriff's Office captures bank robber

3/7 -- Deadline extended to recruit members for Enhanced Law Enforcement Service District Budget Committee; apply by April 6

3/1 -- Sheriff's Office arrests Mulino burglar, recovers over $10,000 in stolen property

FEBRUARY 2012

2/27 -- Sheriff's Office responds after car crashes into Best Buy

2/24 -- UPDATED: Sheriff's Office responds to robbery at Key Bank; house searched by SWAT; suspect still at large; tips sought

2/21 -- Man arrested for murder after release from hospital

2/13 -- Sheriff's Office responds after man, woman found shot in their home; man survives

2/13 -- Sheriff's Office responds after Sandy-area man dies of accidental handgun discharge

2/12 -- Search-and-rescue teams return lost snowboarder to Timberline Lodge

2/11 -- Sheriff's Office responds after telephone argument ends in alleged assault at victim's home

2/10 -- Sheriff's Office responds after man injured in explosion, fire in Oregon City; tips sought

2/9 -- Wrongful-death lawsuit names Clackamas County

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