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Jury acquits Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza in misdemeanor assault trial

April 22, 2024, 3:41pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

Jurors found Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza not guilty Monday in her misdemeanor assault trial. Mendoza was accused of pulling down the pants of a shoplifting suspect and threatening to… 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

Footage from two body-worn cameras shows the suspect pointing a handgun at Clark County sheriff’s deputies before being shot.

Bodycam footage shows carjacking suspect point gun at Clark County sheriff’s deputies before they shot him

Footage from two body-worn cameras shows the suspect pointing a handgun at Clark County sheriff’s deputies before being shot.

April 19, 2024, 3:01pm Clark County News

Investigators on Friday released body-worn camera footage from Clark County sheriff’s deputies that shed light on the fatal shooting of a suspect April 13 in Salmon Creek. 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

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Vancouver men indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

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April 18, 2024, 1:25pm Clark County News

Two Vancouver men were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of drug trafficking, conspiracy and illegal weapons possession, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Washington. 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

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Prineville man shot multiple times by Clark County sheriff’s deputies in Salmon Creek, says medical examiner

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April 17, 2024, 10:38am Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a central Oregon man as the person fatally shot by Clark County sheriff’s deputies Saturday in Salmon Creek. Read story

Detectives executed a search warrant at the Vancouver hotel room of Samuel Aaron Leonard, 39, of New Port Richey, Fla., and located what appears to be a kidnappers kit which included heavy duty flex cuffs, handcuffs, duct tape, rubber gloves, face wrap/blindfold, lubricant, a sex toy, several large knives, a hatchet, and a .45 caliber handgun and ammunition.

Florida man gets 20 years in prison in sex abuse case involving Vancouver 14-year-old

Detectives executed a search warrant at the Vancouver hotel room of Samuel Aaron Leonard, 39, of New Port Richey, Fla., and located what appears to be a kidnappers kit which included heavy duty flex cuffs, handcuffs, duct tape, rubber gloves, face wrap/blindfold, lubricant, a sex toy, several large knives, a hatchet, and a .45 caliber handgun and ammunition.

April 15, 2024, 3:44pm Clark County News

A 42-year-old Florida man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing images of child sexual abuse and traveling across the country by bus to sexually abuse a 14-year-old Vancouver girl. Read story

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Man arrested in Vancouver on Portland murder warrants

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

April 15, 2024, 1:47pm Clark County News

A man was arrested Friday in Vancouver in connection with an April 1 homicide in Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Read story

Shahala Middle School in Vancouver.

Gun found in student’s backpack at Shahala Middle School; no one injured

Shahala Middle School in Vancouver.

April 9, 2024, 4:08pm Clark County News

Staff at Shahala Middle School found a handgun in a student’s backpack Monday, according to a letter sent home to parents from the school’s principal. Read story