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Members of the Vancouver Police Department carry a naked man up the beach during a mental health episode that brought paramedics, firefighters and police officers to Wintler Park under an excessive heat warning on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2024.

Clark County Council says Vancouver’s police levy would create more work for the county without paying for it

Members of the Vancouver Police Department carry a naked man up the beach during a mental health episode that brought paramedics, firefighters and police officers to Wintler Park under an excessive heat warning on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2024.

October 18, 2024, 1:47pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council on Friday adopted a resolution warning that passage of Vancouver’s Proposition 4, which would raise property taxes to add 80 new police officers, will create more work for the rest of the criminal justice system without providing money to pay for it. Read story

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

Vancouver residents near Arnold Park told to shelter in place while SWAT team searched for suicidal subject

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

September 26, 2024, 8:11am Clark County News

Residents of a central Vancouver neighborhood were told to shelter in place Wednesday night while law enforcement searched for a man that had a brief standoff with Clark County sheriff’s deputies inside the jail and then fled on a motorized bicycle. Read story

The extradition team initially included four Clark County deputies and a supervisor, Sgt. Dave Nelson. They transported about 200 people last year.

Clark County Sheriff’s Office team goes to great lengths bringing fugitives to justice

The extradition team initially included four Clark County deputies and a supervisor, Sgt. Dave Nelson. They transported about 200 people last year.

September 3, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

When someone who is wanted for suspected crimes in Clark County is arrested elsewhere, it’s the job of a team at the Clark County Sheriff’s Office to bring them here to face charges. Read story

Defense attorney Christie Emrich, center, speaks during a July 1 ceremony at Recovery Cafe as staff prepare to move the court farther east on Fourth Plain Boulevard.

Clark County’s Community Court ‘way different from regular court’, sees success in helping the homeless

Defense attorney Christie Emrich, center, speaks during a July 1 ceremony at Recovery Cafe as staff prepare to move the court farther east on Fourth Plain Boulevard.

July 13, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

Jacob Anderson isn’t sure when he lost hope. He had big dreams of being an artist and a therapist like the one who helped him through hard times in junior high. But somewhere along the way, the plan fell apart. Read story

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

Late-night releases from Clark County Jail leave people on streets with nowhere to go

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

June 27, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

People are sometimes released from the Clark County Jail late at night or in the wee hours of the morning. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, and Commissioner Dave Miller of the Criminal Justice Training Commission walk past the logo for Clark County’s law enforcement academy in east Vancouver on opening day in January.

Vancouver law enforcement training center eases waitlists for corrections officers; first class graduates in July

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, and Commissioner Dave Miller of the Criminal Justice Training Commission walk past the logo for Clark County’s law enforcement academy in east Vancouver on opening day in January.

June 13, 2024, 3:48pm Clark County News

A new class of recruits will graduate from the Southwest Washington Regional Training Center in July, but this time, they’ll be corrections officers. Read story

A vending machine in the lobby of the Clark County Jail offers free opioid overdose reversal medication.

Clark County Jail gets $270K from opioid suit to fund addiction treatment for inmates

A vending machine in the lobby of the Clark County Jail offers free opioid overdose reversal medication.

May 31, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Health

The Clark County Opioid Abatement Council awarded almost $1 million in grants Wednesday to nine organizations that provide drug prevention, treatment programs and recovery services in 2024. Read story

Beds, a toilet and sink sit inside a jail cell at the Clark County Jail.

Clark County Jail to bill Medicaid for medications for alcohol and opioid use disorder

Beds, a toilet and sink sit inside a jail cell at the Clark County Jail.

May 30, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

The Clark County Jail will be able to bill Medicaid for specific inmate services for the first time starting in July 2025. The Washington State Health Care Authority will give the county a maximum of $2.5 million to implement the services. Read story

The Clark County Public Service Center is pictured in Vancouver in 2020 (The Columbian files)

6 ethics complaints filed with Clark County in past year still await investigation

The Clark County Public Service Center is pictured in Vancouver in 2020 (The Columbian files)

May 17, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Six ethics complaints filed with Clark County in the past year are still waiting to be investigated. The delay seems to be just as frustrating for county officials as it is for those who filed the complaints. Read story

Vancouver police Officer Cole Larson talks with a motorist before confiscating a device used to smoke fentanyl and issuing a citation on April 4. Therapeutic drug courts have seen lower participation since decriminalization of drug possession.

Clark County’s drug court is quiet in wake of Blake Decision, say officials

Vancouver police Officer Cole Larson talks with a motorist before confiscating a device used to smoke fentanyl and issuing a citation on April 4. Therapeutic drug courts have seen lower participation since decriminalization of drug possession.

May 4, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Drug possession is no longer a felony in Washington as of 2021. Advocates lauded the change, arguing that criminalization of drugs has historically led to disproportionate imprisonment of people of color. However, lighter consequences for drug possession are pushing more people in Clark County to accept traditional sentences rather than… Read story