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Courts & Crime

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

Vancouver man sentenced to 7 years in burglary, sexual assault incident

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

July 19, 2023, 4:20pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced to seven years in prison for breaking into an apartment and attempting to sexually assault a teenage girl who lives there. Read story

The Clark County Courthouse.

Vancouver man sentenced to 5 years in domestic violence cases

The Clark County Courthouse.

July 19, 2023, 4:17pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to 10 domestic violence charges involving two former girlfriends and their children. Read story

A reminder to citizens that fireworks are banned in Vancouver is displayed on the side of a truck outside of the Vancouver Fire Marshal's Office. The city council banned fireworks in 2016, citing safety concerns.

Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office issues 32 fireworks citations

A reminder to citizens that fireworks are banned in Vancouver is displayed on the side of a truck outside of the Vancouver Fire Marshal's Office. The city council banned fireworks in 2016, citing safety concerns.

July 19, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

The Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office stepped up its illegal fireworks enforcement this year and issued 32 citations surrounding the Fourth of July holiday, according to data released by the office Tuesday. Read story

Joanna Speaks, 32, of Oregon, who the Clark County Medical Examiner's office identified as the person found dead April 8 at an abandoned property in Ridgefield. The Clark County Sheriff's Office is investigating but has not established a connection between her death and the deaths of four other Oregon women who were killed within three months throughout the Portland metro area.

No connection between woman found dead in Ridgefield, 4 killed in Oregon

Joanna Speaks, 32, of Oregon, who the Clark County Medical Examiner's office identified as the person found dead April 8 at an abandoned property in Ridgefield. The Clark County Sheriff's Office is investigating but has not established a connection between her death and the deaths of four other Oregon women who were killed within three months throughout the Portland metro area.

July 18, 2023, 6:30am Clark County News

Clark County detectives say they’re investigating but have not established any connection between the deaths of four Oregon women and a woman whose body was found in April in Ridgefield. Read story

The Clark County Sheriff's Office, Vancouver Police Department and Washington State Patrol investigate the shooting in Hazel Dell on Oct. 29, 2020.

New Washington agency now accepting requests to review cases of police deadly force

The Clark County Sheriff's Office, Vancouver Police Department and Washington State Patrol investigate the shooting in Hazel Dell on Oct. 29, 2020.

July 17, 2023, 7:39am Courts & Crime

The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations is accepting requests to review prior cases where law enforcement officers used deadly force — the latest step in setting up the state’s newest agency. Read story

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The puzzling rise of defendants too sick to stand trial in WA

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July 17, 2023, 6:05am Courts & Crime

A strange puzzle piece sits between the worlds of mental health care and the criminal legal system. Read story

The entrance to Western State Hospital in Lakewood in April 2017.

What actually happens in WA when someone’s not competent to stand trial?

The entrance to Western State Hospital in Lakewood in April 2017.

July 17, 2023, 6:05am Courts & Crime

A new ward called F-9 opened at Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Pierce County, this May. Eldorado Brown, a 40-year-old man coming from the King County Jail, can tell because it smells like fresh paint. Read story

New Camas Police Chief Tina Jones stands outside Camas City Hall with retiring Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey earlier this month.

Camas Police Chief Lackey retires after 3 decades

New Camas Police Chief Tina Jones stands outside Camas City Hall with retiring Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey earlier this month.

July 15, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

The Camas Police Department is marking the end of an era — and the beginning of a new one — this month with the retirement of longtime Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey and the onboarding of the department’s new chief, Tina M. Jones. Read story

Vancouver police investigate an apparently stolen delivery truck on the onramp to Interstate 5 on Thursday afternoon.

Vancouver man who carjacked FedEx van at knifepoint sentenced to 7½ years

Vancouver police investigate an apparently stolen delivery truck on the onramp to Interstate 5 on Thursday afternoon.

July 14, 2023, 12:41pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Wednesday to 7½ years in prison for carjacking a FedEx van in February 2021, prompting a police pursuit. Read story

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Woman suspected in some 30 bank robberies in Clark County, Portland appears in court

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July 14, 2023, 12:04pm Clark County News

Investigators say they believe a woman accused in multiple Clark County bank robberies is a suspect in about 30 bank robberies throughout the Portland metro area. Read story