Joy Braun, Jeremy Braun, and Sheriff Pat Garrett during a Feb. 2020 press conference. Photo: Chas Hundley//Banks Post More than 18 months after being shot at close range with a shotgun on August 8, 2019 in a wooded area near a Hagg Lake-area home while attempting to apprehend an armed[Read More…]
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Washington County Sheriff will not send deputies to Portland demonstrations
Governor Kate Brown during a Monday, July 13 press conference. Screenshot from OHA Youtube stream A plan by Governor Kate Brown to address continued demonstrations and civil unrest in the wake of the killing of a demonstrator in Portland is showing cracks less than 24 hours after it was released[Read More…]
4th of July rally in support of law enforcement held in Banks
Rally attendees in support of law enforcement on Main Street near Sunset Park on Saturday, July 4. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – Two rallies were planned in Banks on July 4th, though one, what would have been the fourth Black Lives Matter protest, was cancelled the day prior by the[Read More…]
Washington Co. Sheriff’s Office: Education is priority in enforcing social distancing rules
A Washington County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. File photo taken June 9, 2018 by Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. OREGON – On Monday, Governor Kate Brown issued an executive order calling[Read More…]
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