CRIME & SAFETY
Deputies: Man sped away from traffic stop, tried to run from police in Beaverton
BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - A man was arrested after speeding away from a traffic stop and later triggering a police chase in Beaverton on Sunday, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 2:30 a.m., deputies say an officer tried to pull over a 2011 BMW X5 near...
1 dead in Hillsboro early morning house fire
Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived on the scene and reportedly found heavy, black smoke and fire coming through the roof. Deputies also saw smoke and fire coming from the doors, with the doorknobs hot to the touch.
Aloha man pushing to clear his name, falsely accused of yelling racial slurs at FedEx worker
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Aloha man wrongly accused of shouting racial slurs at a FedEx driver is working to clear his name. Back in December 2020, Rodney Bryant was arrested and charged with a first-degree bias crime, unlawful use of a weapon and menacing. This all started when he stopped a FedEx driver he said was speeding past his block.
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