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The Clark County Major Crimes Unit is investigating after a man was dropped off Friday at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, then later pronounced dead.

Unresponsive man dropped off at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical, later pronounced dead

The Clark County Major Crimes Unit is investigating after a man was dropped off Friday at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, then later pronounced dead.

March 10, 2023, 11:24am Clark County News

The Clark County Major Crimes Unit is investigating after an unresponsive man was dropped off at a local hospital Friday morning and later pronounced dead. Read story

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16-year-old arrested in string of Vancouver robberies

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March 9, 2023, 3:37pm Clark County News

Vancouver police arrested a 16-year-old boy Wednesday in connection with a string of convenience store robberies last week in central and east Vancouver. Read story

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Former director of Vancouver nonprofit sentenced for theft

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March 9, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

The former director of a networking group for women in business was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days on a work crew for stealing money from the Vancouver nonprofit. Read story

A woman police are seeking to identify in connection with a Tuesday robbery at Plato's Closet in the VanMall neighborhood.

Vancouver police seek to identify woman who may be tied to robbery at Plato’s Closet

A woman police are seeking to identify in connection with a Tuesday robbery at Plato's Closet in the VanMall neighborhood.

March 8, 2023, 4:46pm Clark County News

Vancouver police are seeking to identify a woman who may be connected to a Tuesday robbery at Plato’s Closet in the VanMall neighborhood. Read story

A transient man is accused of crashing a pickup stolen from Vancouver into an occupied Portland police vehicle in southeast Portland. Two officers suffered minor injuries.

Truck stolen from Vancouver rammed into Portland police car

A transient man is accused of crashing a pickup stolen from Vancouver into an occupied Portland police vehicle in southeast Portland. Two officers suffered minor injuries.

March 8, 2023, 1:04pm Clark County News

A transient man was arrested Wednesday in Portland after police say he crashed a pickup stolen from Vancouver into an occupied police vehicle, injuring two officers, in southeast Portland. Read story

Aranza Maria Ochoa Lopez was 4-years-old when her mother kidnapped her from the Vancouver Mall and took her to Mexico in 2018. Esmeralda Lopez-Lopez pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping and robbery and first-degree custodial interference in 2021. The girl has been found, according to the FBI.

Vancouver girl kidnapped by mother in 2018 found in Mexico, returned to U.S.

Aranza Maria Ochoa Lopez was 4-years-old when her mother kidnapped her from the Vancouver Mall and took her to Mexico in 2018. Esmeralda Lopez-Lopez pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping and robbery and first-degree custodial interference in 2021. The girl has been found, according to the FBI.

March 8, 2023, 12:55pm Clark County News

A 4-year-old Vancouver girl who was kidnapped by her mother in 2018 was found last month in Mexico and returned to the United States, the FBI announced Wednesday. Read story

Jacob Cantrell, right, stands next to his defense attorney, Josephine Townsend, during his second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault trial Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court. Cantrell claims he shot another man in June 2022 in his east Vancouver driveway in self-defense.

Prosecutor: Anger over loud exhaust prompted Vancouver shooting

Jacob Cantrell, right, stands next to his defense attorney, Josephine Townsend, during his second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault trial Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court. Cantrell claims he shot another man in June 2022 in his east Vancouver driveway in self-defense.

March 7, 2023, 5:58pm Clark County News

A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in a Vancouver man’s attempted murder trial that a truck’s loud exhaust was the catalyst for the June 2022 shooting in east Vancouver. The defendant’s attorney said the shooting was self-defense. Read story

Alaire de Salvo, Janus Youth Programs shelter and outreach director, left, and case manager Robin Miller look over the clothes closet at Oak Bridge Youth Shelter. Oak Bridge, the first crisis intervention shelter of its kind in the Clark County area, serves both state-dependent and non-state-involved youth ages 9 to 17 and their families.

Service providers, survivors say human trafficking underreported in Clark County

Alaire de Salvo, Janus Youth Programs shelter and outreach director, left, and case manager Robin Miller look over the clothes closet at Oak Bridge Youth Shelter. Oak Bridge, the first crisis intervention shelter of its kind in the Clark County area, serves both state-dependent and non-state-involved youth ages 9 to 17 and their families.

March 7, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

In 2020, Tammy Michelson, a Vancouver Police Department crime analyst, investigated what she describes as the “most egregious case” of child sexual exploitation in the past several years. Read story

Vancouver police Sgt. James Kelly, left, and Cpl. Jamie Haske stand outside the department's West Precinct wearing Axon body cameras. The officers said the biggest learning curve since receiving the cameras two weeks ago has been remembering to activate the recording before responding to calls.

Vancouver Police Department launches body-worn cameras program

Vancouver police Sgt. James Kelly, left, and Cpl. Jamie Haske stand outside the department's West Precinct wearing Axon body cameras. The officers said the biggest learning curve since receiving the cameras two weeks ago has been remembering to activate the recording before responding to calls.

March 7, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

For the past two weeks, Vancouver police officers have added a new step to their call response routine: activating their body-worn cameras. Read story

Kenneth M Debruyn, 40, of Vancouver

Clark County Sheriff’s Office searches for shooting suspect; one wounded

Kenneth M Debruyn, 40, of Vancouver

March 6, 2023, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the suspect in a shooting that left a man wounded early Monday morning in Hazel Dell. The suspect, identified by detectives as Kenneth M. Debruyn, 40, of Vancouver, is considered armed and dangerous. Read story