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A police officer wears a newly-issued body camera outside in New York in 2017. Law enforcement and justice officials met last week to discuss the implementation of body-worn cameras in Clark County, and all agreed that now is the time to act.

Clark County to push forward on body-worn cameras

A police officer wears a newly-issued body camera outside in New York in 2017. Law enforcement and justice officials met last week to discuss the implementation of body-worn cameras in Clark County, and all agreed that now is the time to act.

June 23, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

Law enforcement and justice officials met last week to discuss the implementation of body-worn cameras in Clark County, and all agreed that now is the time to act, despite issues of cost and public disclosure. Read story

A consultant for the city of Vancouver has issued a report with a comprehensive set of 84 recommendations that will serve as a road map to reform the Vancouver Police Department's culture, policies and practices around use of force.

Vancouver police release independent review of use-of-force policies

A consultant for the city of Vancouver has issued a report with a comprehensive set of 84 recommendations that will serve as a road map to reform the Vancouver Police Department's culture, policies and practices around use of force.

June 19, 2020, 3:35pm Clark County News

A consultant’s review of the Vancouver Police Department’s use-of-force policies has identified dozens of recommendations to reshape the department’s culture, including 10 changes that should be implemented immediately. Read story

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Vancouver man faces vehicular homicide allegation in I-5 crash

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June 17, 2020, 12:37pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide after a rollover crash on Interstate 5, south of Castle Rock, killed his passenger Tuesday night, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read story

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Clark County medical examiner IDs child, father in murder-suicide

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June 16, 2020, 4:15pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office reported Tuesday that a 7-year-old girl died in a murder-suicide. Read story

Owner David Regan talks with manager/operator Crystal Jeanty as they look over client contracts at Regan Bail Bonds in downtown Vancouver.

Clark County bail businesses struggle

Owner David Regan talks with manager/operator Crystal Jeanty as they look over client contracts at Regan Bail Bonds in downtown Vancouver.

June 16, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Bail bond businesses in Clark County and elsewhere are struggling due to the changes made by courts and correctional facilities trying to reduce their inmate populations and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Read story

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Washougal police investigating woman’s death as suspicious

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June 15, 2020, 1:08pm Clark County News

Washougal police officers were dispatched around 4:30 p.m. Sunday to the 1900 block of 41st Street for a report about the dead woman. Read story

Lacey Carol-Lynn Hall, 15, died in the crash near the 700 block of Davis Peak Road, about six miles east of Woodland, the sheriffis office reported in a press release Wednesday.

Battle Ground teen talked to parents minutes before dying in crash

Lacey Carol-Lynn Hall, 15, died in the crash near the 700 block of Davis Peak Road, about six miles east of Woodland, the sheriffis office reported in a press release Wednesday.

June 11, 2020, 3:50pm Clark County News

The parents of a 15-year-old Battle Ground girl, who died when her truck went off a logging road east of Woodland on Friday, said she’d called them 10 minutes before the fatal crash. Read story

Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of William Abbe on Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road on April 28, 2020.

Groups call Vancouver Police Department to account in shootings

Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of William Abbe on Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road on April 28, 2020.

June 11, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

A coalition of local groups is demanding accountability from the Vancouver Police Department after three officers fatally shot a man April 28, linking his death to a string of police shootings over the last 18 months. Read story

Clark County sheriff's Deputy Melissa Sager helped deliver a baby boy Tuesday in a vehicle at the Shell Gas Station at 119th Street and 117th Avenue in Brush Prairie.

Clark County deputy helps deliver baby at gas station

Clark County sheriff's Deputy Melissa Sager helped deliver a baby boy Tuesday in a vehicle at the Shell Gas Station at 119th Street and 117th Avenue in Brush Prairie.

June 10, 2020, 3:56pm Clark County News

A Clark County sheriff’s deputy helped deliver a baby Tuesday at a gas station in Brush Prairie. Read story

The Clark County Law Enforcement Center opened in 1984.

Clark County Jail meal changes prompt riot

The Clark County Law Enforcement Center opened in 1984.

June 10, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark County Jail is back to serving a single hot meal each day following several days of sack breakfasts, lunches and dinners, a change that prompted a riot in the facility on Friday. Read story