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Courts & Crime

Kirkland Warren makes a first appearance on suspicion of murder in the deaths of his former girlfriend, Meshay Melendez, and her daughter, Layla Stewart, as Judge Suzan Clark looks on at the Clark County Courthouse on Monday afternoon, April 3, 2023.

Wife of murder suspect Kirkland Warren sentenced for stealing from credit union accounts

Kirkland Warren makes a first appearance on suspicion of murder in the deaths of his former girlfriend, Meshay Melendez, and her daughter, Layla Stewart, as Judge Suzan Clark looks on at the Clark County Courthouse on Monday afternoon, April 3, 2023.

March 7, 2024, 7:55pm Clark County News

The wife of Kirkland Warren, the man charged in the March 2023 slayings of a Vancouver mother and daughter, was sentenced to two years of probation last month for stealing money from credit union accounts in Portland. Read story

A handgun investigators say a Brush Prairie man pulled from his waistband moments before Clark County sheriff&rsquo;s deputies fatally shot him Feb. 20. Investigators said Tuesday the gun was loaded.

Guns seized from Brush Prairie man fatally shot by deputies were loaded, investigators say

A handgun investigators say a Brush Prairie man pulled from his waistband moments before Clark County sheriff&rsquo;s deputies fatally shot him Feb. 20. Investigators said Tuesday the gun was loaded.

March 5, 2024, 6:06pm Clark County News

Investigators say suspect’s guns seized in Brush Prairie shooting were loaded Read story

In July 2022, a Superior Court jury found Mark Hensley, 49, guilty of felony harassment after two days of trial. Judge Robert Lewis sentenced him to 90 days in jail, court records show.

Appeals court overturns Vancouver man’s conviction for threatening Clark County Superior Court judge

In July 2022, a Superior Court jury found Mark Hensley, 49, guilty of felony harassment after two days of trial. Judge Robert Lewis sentenced him to 90 days in jail, court records show.

March 5, 2024, 5:31pm Clark County News

The Washington Court of Appeals reversed a Vancouver man’s 2022 conviction for threatening to kill a Clark County Superior Court judge, citing violations of his First Amendment protections. Read story

Christopher J. Withey, 39, appears in Clark County Superior Court on Monday on suspicion of first-degree arson, fourth-degree assault and three counts of felony harassment. The Vancouver man is accused of trying to set fire to Brickhouse Bar &amp; Grill in downtown Vancouver on a busy Friday night.

Vancouver man in court in attempted arson case

Christopher J. Withey, 39, appears in Clark County Superior Court on Monday on suspicion of first-degree arson, fourth-degree assault and three counts of felony harassment. The Vancouver man is accused of trying to set fire to Brickhouse Bar &amp; Grill in downtown Vancouver on a busy Friday night.

March 4, 2024, 6:19pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man suspected of dumping gasoline and attempting to ignite a fire in the entrance of a popular downtown Vancouver bar and restaurant made a first appearance Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Read story

A bank card skimmer was found at a Battle Ground Walmart.

Battle Ground Walmart employees find bank card skimmer at register

A bank card skimmer was found at a Battle Ground Walmart.

March 4, 2024, 5:18pm Clark County News

Employees at the Battle Ground Walmart reported to police Sunday they found a bank card skimmer attached to a register. Read story

Police lights flash on the roof of a Vancouver police vehicle.

37-year-old Vancouver pedestrian was man killed in Feb. 18 crash

Police lights flash on the roof of a Vancouver police vehicle.

March 4, 2024, 4:08pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday identified a 37-year-old Vancouver man as the pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle Feb. 18 in the Van Mall neighborhood. Read story

Richard Eugene Knapp, 57, is suing the Vancouver police department after spending three years in jail in connection with a 1994 murder before being released and the charges dropped.

‘Plaintiff’s life was destroyed’: Man held for three years in 1994 Vancouver cold-case murder sues police detective

Richard Eugene Knapp, 57, is suing the Vancouver police department after spending three years in jail in connection with a 1994 murder before being released and the charges dropped.

March 4, 2024, 7:43am Clark County News

A former Oregon man who was jailed for three years on charges accusing him of the 1994 cold-case rape and murder of a Vancouver woman — only to have the case dismissed — has sued the detective who accused him, alleging he “made deliberately false statements” and acted “with reckless… Read story

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18-year-old sentenced to 7 years in shooting near Mountain View High School

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

March 1, 2024, 2:45pm Clark County News

An 18-year-old Vancouver man was sentenced to more than seven years in a juvenile detention facility for shooting at two other teens in May outside of Mountain View High School. Read story

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Vancouver woman facing charges in car and dog theft, leading police on chase, says Cowlitz sheriff

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March 1, 2024, 7:47am Clark County News

A Vancouver woman is facing charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle with a dog in the back seat and leading police on a chase on Interstate 5 Wednesday afternoon. Read story

La Center City Hall (The Columbian files)

Clark County Sheriff’s Office providing police services to La Center as of Feb. 1

La Center City Hall (The Columbian files)

March 1, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

More than a year after beginning its search for a law enforcement agency to provide police services, the city of La Center finally has a contract in place. On Wednesday, the city council unanimously approved a temporary contract with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story