K9 Rexx Locates Suspect Running from Stolen Vehicle

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at about 8:00 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near storage garages at 4050 SW 160th Avenue. The caller reported seeing a man with a gun inside the vehicle.

Deputies requested a drone to assist and used it to safely monitor the situation from above. Through the drone’s camera, they observed the man emerge from a nearby storage unit. When he noticed the deputies, he fled south across the parking lot, jumped a fence, and ran toward SW Blanton Street in Aloha

Deputies saw guns inside the vehicle the man had abandoned and confirmed it was stolen. They set up containment and requested a K9 team to track the suspect. Deputy Oien and his K9 partner, Rexx, responded.

Deputy Oien and K9 Rexx began tracking the suspect with support from a drone overhead. K9 Rexx soon located the suspect, 36-year-old Vance Lind of Mesa, Arizona, who was hiding under a blanket in the thick brush within a nearby green space. Deputies took Lind safely into custody and transported him to the Washington County Jail for the following:

• Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
• Felon in possession of a weapon
• False information to a police officer
• Warrant out of Arizona

Detectives from the Washington County Community Violence Reduction Team (CoVRT), who were assisting with the investigation, applied for and executed a search warrant. They located additional guns and stolen merchandise in the vehicle and the storage unit associated with Lind.

Additional charges may follow as the investigation continues.