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On July 29, 2020, at 10:49 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery in the area of SW Wakem Street and SW 178th Avenue in the community of Aloha. A man reported that he was attacked by another man over some soda cans he was collecting to recycle. The victim reported that he had been punched repeatedly and was knocked to the ground. The suspect took the cans from the victim’s car and then drove off in another car. He was described as a man in his 40s with a stocky build and a green t-shirt.

On Saturday, July 25, 2020, at 2:04 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on SW River Rd, South of SW Farmington Rd. A single vehicle had left the road and struck a tree.

Since June 20, 2020, four children have fallen out open second-story windows during three different incidents. Two of the children suffered critical injuries. In each of the events, only a screen was protecting the open window.

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 4:55 a.m. Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a possible explosion at the Willow Springs Apartments located at 3240 SW Doyle Place. Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue and Sheriff's deputies went to the location and found a garage door had been severely damaged due to an explosion inside. The garage was not connected to any apartments. Firefighters identified the damage was due to an explosion. They cleared the scene as it was unknown if there were additional explosive devices.

On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 12:20 p.m., Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a burglary call located at an apartment complex near the 18200 block of NW Heritage Parkway. Deputies learned a nine-year-old girl was in her living room and noticed a man walking in the green space behind her apartment. The man saw the girl looking at him and began walking towards the back door of her apartment. He then walked in the unlocked sliding glass door and confronted the girl in her living room.

On Friday, July 3, 2020 at 11:35 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the city of Cornelius were dispatched to a report of a man with a gun in the 100 block of South Magnolia Avenue.

During the final week of June 2020, two serious incidents involving people in crisis were resolved peacefully by Sheriff’s Office deputies, saving the lives of two individuals in our community.