Authorities on Wednesday identified the Clark County sheriff’s deputy and the 36-year-old Vancouver man he fatally shot the night of July 30 in Vancouver’s Uptown…
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New push to stem domestic violence deaths pairs Clark County Sheriff’s Office with YWCA
By The Citizen on August 5, 2025
For years, a pamphlet was sometimes the only connection survivors had to resources when the Clark County Sheriff’s Office responded to domestic violence incidents. Read…
Clark County considers new sales tax to fund criminal justice programs
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
The Clark County Council is considering a new criminal justice sales tax that wouldn’t require voter approval to be enacted. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Oregon man accused in Brush Prairie vehicular homicide case had 7 times legal limit of THC in system
By The Citizen on July 9, 2025
An Albany, Ore., man is accused of driving with more than seven times the legal limit of THC — the active ingredient in marijuana —…
Vancouver’s first responders join others in Clark County and can now administer life-saving buprenorphine
By The Citizen on July 7, 2025
First responders in Vancouver can now administer a life-saving medication used to treat opioid-use disorder, following the previous launch of a statewide pilot program in…
Clark County Sheriff Horch says search warrants for murder in police shooting cases are ‘demoralizing’ for officers
By The Citizen on July 5, 2025
As a new state agency has begun investigating fatal police encounters, law enforcement officials have bristled at the way the agency writes search warrants in…
Family offers $5K reward for information about Clark County man missing since 2018
By The Citizen on July 2, 2025
Robert “Bob” Sarkkinen was 57 years old when he was last seen in the Battle Ground area May 13, 2018. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Probe finds former Clark County deputy took home suspected drug evidence, didn’t tell superiors
By The Citizen on June 27, 2025
A former Clark County sheriff’s deputy took home suspected drug evidence and did not notify supervisors of his misstep before he resigned and surrendered his…
Clark County law enforcement searches, police activity damage residents’ homes — and peace of mind
By The Citizen on June 14, 2025
As Monique McKenzie surveyed the aftermath of a SWAT team’s search of her trailer and shed, she wore fabric over her nose and mouth to…
Homeland Security listed Clark County among ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ though sheriff says agency has never obstructed feds
By The Citizen on June 6, 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security included Clark County among 35 counties in Washington on its list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that it said are “deliberately…