UPDATE – March 24, 2023 – 2:32am *** Thanks to your assistance, the missing person has been located. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 23, 2023 6:00pm *** Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office needs your assistance in locating a missing/possibly endangered person. Jenny Hamilton, also known as Jenny Angwood, of Rochester WA, was last seen at the Tillamook Shilo Inn, Sunday morning,…
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SAVE THE DATE: April 22, 2023 – Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue Fundraising Dinner, Auction
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the return of our annual dinner and auction that benefits our county’s Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteer team. “We are very happy to once again be able to have this important event after a two-year hiatus due to restrictions and staffing shortages,” said Tillamook County Sheriff Joshua Brown. “It is a…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECOGNIZES DEPUTY CARRILLO GRADUATION
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the graduation of Deputy Jesus Carrillo Barragan from the Oregon Department of Public Standards and Training’s Corrections Academy. Jesus is a graduate of Tillamook High School, and he will soon be receiving his Criminal Justice Associates Degree from Tillamook Bay Community College. Congratulations Jesus, your hard work and commitment is paying…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, PUBLIC WORKS ASSIST WITH CLEARING WAY FOR RADIO REPAIR ON MT. HEBO MARCH 7TH
And now for something a little lighter…. With most of the remaining snow from our big storm event last month melted away in much of Tillamook County, there are some places where it has stuck around, and maybe even gained some accumulation. When one of our emergency radio frequencies went down earlier this week, John Spence, from the Tillamook County…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORTS BOAT STOLEN FROM PORT OF GARIBALDI ON SOCIAL MEDIA, REQUEST CITIZEN ASSISTANCE – IT WORKS! BOAT RECOVERED IN FEW HOURS
EDITOR’S NOTE: I was going to post the Sheriff’s Office social media request for citizens to identify the suspects in this early morning boat theft from the Port of Garibaldi, and then see that it’s been updated. Social media can be a helpful tool and in this situation helped TCSO and the Port recover the boat in less than four…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, US COAST GUARD, MULTIPLE AGENCIES SEARCH FOR MISSING MAN OFF CAPE KIWANDA SATURDAY MARCH 4th
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s office is currently assisting the Oregon State Police, Nestucca Fire-Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard with the search and possible recovery of a man that fell into the the Pacific Ocean from a cliff in the Cape Kiwanda area of Pacific City. The man was last seen in the water near the area that is known…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue Develop “Stay Put” Signage, Tools to Help Reduce Rescues; SAR Volunteers Needed
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Coordinators have developed reusable signs that will be posted at camps or vehicles that are associated with missing persons during a search and rescue operation. “The idea is, if the person returns they know to stay put until we return, and for them to call Dispatch if they have service and…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ADVISES TO STAY HOME, OFF ROADS TODAY FEB. 23 AFTER HISTORIC SNOW FALL
February 23, 2023 – 8:30am Tillamook County awoke to historic levels of snow accumulations this morning. Even beach communities received 6-8 inches of the white stuff, and it is sticking for now. All three school districts in the county announced that school and any evening programs have been cancelled. TBCC is closed and online classes are canceled for today. County…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team certificates recognizing their State SAR Certification.
“These members completed the necessary in-depth training required to become Oregon State Certified Search and Rescue members,” said Sheriff Brown. “It also shows their commitment to the citizens and visitors of Tillamook County.” The newly certified six members were also issued TCSO SAR full uniforms. “These are the first full uniform issued to certified TCSO SAR Team Members. We are…
Tillamook Man Indicted on Multiple Counts of Sending Child Sex Abuse Material
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, a Tillamook County Grand Jury indicted Miguel Velez, 32, of Tillamook, on 4 counts of Using a Child in display of sexual explicit conduct (ORS 163.670), and 30 counts of Encouraging child sex abuse 2 (ORS 163.686). “This investigation involves the sending of Child Sex Abuse Material (CSAM) between two digital devices,” said Detective Chase…
