(Tillamook, OR, August 27, 2021 – 10:30 am) Yesterday, August 26, 2021, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, Officers from Tillamook Police Department (TPD) and Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a residence…
Category: Crime
How Does That Criminal Justice System Work? Criminal Law 101
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: As part of our on-going series about crime in our community (see link to Crime Wave in Tillamook County below), the Sheriff’s Office and local police officers are often…
OREGON STATE POLICE IS REQUESTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN ELK POACHING CASE- YAMHILL COUNTY
The OSP Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for public assistance to identify the person(s) responsible for the unlawful take of two cow elk in Yamhill County. On July 31, 2021, a Trooper…
“Crime Wave Hits Manzanita” Screams the Headline – Numbers Tell Different Story
By Laura Swanson The sensationalistic headline flying around social media is a misrepresentation of the situation in Manzanita and in fact, throughout the county. The reporter – NOT affiliated with Tillamook County…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Recaps Independence Day Weekend
July 5, 2021 – TCSO and the public safety community at large in Tillamook County are breathing a collective sigh of relief following a very busy Independence Day weekend which saw tens…
Message to Community from Sheriff Joshua Brown regarding the homicide at Sand Lake Recreation Area on June 26th
(The following statement is from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page) by Sheriff Joshua Brown I have always known that this office has an amazing group of people working here ….
Sandlake Shooting, Homicide Leads to Area Lockdown, Suspect Search and Arrest Early Saturday Morning June 26th
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County residents spent an uneasy Saturday morning as emergency alerts went out advising of the shooting and homicide in Sandlake, South Tillamook County and a suspect “on the loose.”…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office to provide police protection for City of Rockaway Beach
On June 9, 2021, a new partnership was formed between the City of Rockaway Beach and the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. In the wake of Rockaway Police Chief Charlie Stewart resigning to…
Washington County Man, with ties to Rockaway Beach, Neah-kah-nie High School, Arrested for Sex Abuse, Additional Victims Sought
(Washington County Sheriff- June 3, 2021) In March 2021, Washington County Sheriff’s Office detectives opened an investigation into 58-year-old Henry Stephen “Steve” Bauer after receiving a report from a woman that Mr….
Tillamook Narcotics Team: Partnerships work to take dealers, repeat offenders off the streets
On May 1, 2021, Tillamook Narcotics Team (TNT) member, Tillamook Police Department’s Detective Chris Barnett was working as a Field Training Officer (FTO) for Officer Tim Sadler. TCSO TNT Detective Chase Ross…