Sex Offender Mission Yields 37 Arrests: Sheriff

HILLSBORO, OR — A sex offender compliance check last month resulted in the arrest of nearly 40 people, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Out of 775 checks, 57 sex offenders were out of compliance.

The three week compliance check process ran from Aug. 13 to Sept. 5. Working with the U.S. Marshals Service, highly trained Washington County deputies assigned to the Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT) tracked and checked known sex offenders in the area for full compliance with Oregon and federal laws and registration requirements.

Of the 57 offenders deemed out of compliance, 12 were arrested. Another 25 individuals were arrested on outstanding warrants, which stemmed from a two-day arrest warrant enforcement mission that was conducted concurrently with the sex offender check.

Washington County Sheriff's officials said the agency has collaborated with U.S. Marshals and Oregon State Police on sex offender investigations and operations since 2010.

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