A 13-year-old human trafficking victim came to the Children’s Justice Center nine times but refused to testify against those who were exploiting her. Tracking her…
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Vancouver man faces charges in road rage incident, accused of shooting into woman’s SUV
By The Citizen on October 22, 2024
A Vancouver man is accused of shooting into a woman’s SUV — with her children inside — in northwest Vancouver following a road rage incident…
FBI continues search for missing Vancouver woman Cristina Ase
By The Citizen on October 18, 2024
The FBI’s Seattle office is continuing to ask for the public’s help finding missing Vancouver woman Cristina Ase. Read more… Source: The Columbian
State audit found Vancouver lacking when it came to police inventory controls
By The Citizen on October 17, 2024
State auditors dinged the city of Vancouver for not having systems in place to adequately track Vancouver Police Department equipment, such as firearms. Read more… …
Skamania did not properly track assets and evidence held by sheriff’s office, says state audit
By The Citizen on October 15, 2024
Skamania County did not have a system to effectively track agency assets and evidence or other items held in custody by the sheriff’s office, according…
John Ley’s felony voter fraud trial moved to Feb. 24
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
The outcome of 18th Legislative District candidate John Ley’s criminal trial, scheduled for Oct. 21, might have swayed voters before the Nov. 5 general election,…
Man fatally shot by police in Walnut Grove standoff had a rifle on a shooting tripod aimed at officers
By The Citizen on October 10, 2024
Video released Wednesday by the Vancouver Police Department shows officers inside an armored vehicle duck when gunshots hit the windshield, eventually shattering it, during a…
Bail set at $1 million for Yacolt man accused of attempted murder
By The Citizen on October 10, 2024
A judge set bail at $1 million for a Yacolt man accused of shooting a housemate and tenant in the head following arguments about him…
‘There’s nowhere for her to go’: Advocates say lack of shelter, safe housing fuel domestic violence in Washington
By The Citizen on October 9, 2024
Kathleen Stevens recently took a phone call from a woman in Vancouver who believed her abuser would kill her that night. She’s terrified for her…
Kirkland Warren gets life in prison in murders of Meshay Melendez and daughter Layla Stewart
By The Citizen on October 9, 2024
Although Kirkland Warren will serve a life sentence in prison, friends and family of the Vancouver mother and daughter he shot to death in March…