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Clark County District Court

Change coming to Clark County court system as it prepares for growth

April 26, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Clark County’s criminal justice hub in downtown Vancouver is slated to look different by the end of 2025 as the county prepares for growth in the court system. Read story

Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza defends actions in arrest of suspected shoplifter

April 20, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza, who’s accused of pulling down the pants of a shoplifting suspect and threatening to use her Taser on his genitals, took the stand to defend… Read story

Vancouver Police Officer Andrea Mendoza listens to opening statements in her trial for gross misdemeanor assault Thursday at the Clark County Courthouse. Mendoza is accused of assaulting a man she was arresting and threatening to use a Taser on his genitals.

Unjust use of force or self-defense? Attorneys present opening arguments in trial of Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza

Vancouver Police Officer Andrea Mendoza listens to opening statements in her trial for gross misdemeanor assault Thursday at the Clark County Courthouse. Mendoza is accused of assaulting a man she was arresting and threatening to use a Taser on his genitals.

April 18, 2024, 6:16pm Clark County News

A prosecutor told a Clark County District Court jury Thursday that Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza assaulted a suspected shoplifter in May when she exposed his genitals “for no reason” and threatened to use her Taser there after he fought to avoid arrest. Read story

Officer Andrea Mendoza of the Vancouver Police Department escorts a suspected shoplifter into a patrol car Oct. 12, 2022, at the Fred Meyer store in Cascade Park. Mendoza is facing fourth-degree assault, a gross misdemeanor, after she was captured on video threatening to use her Taser on the genitals of a suspected shoplifter in May.

Trial to begin for Vancouver police officer captured on video threatening to use Taser on suspect’s genitals

Officer Andrea Mendoza of the Vancouver Police Department escorts a suspected shoplifter into a patrol car Oct. 12, 2022, at the Fred Meyer store in Cascade Park. Mendoza is facing fourth-degree assault, a gross misdemeanor, after she was captured on video threatening to use her Taser on the genitals of a suspected shoplifter in May.

April 18, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

The misdemeanor assault trial for Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza begins today in Clark County District Court. Read story