Fallen Police K9; TX Criminals Meet OR Law; Escaped Inmate Caught

The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the Portland metro region posted to Patch between Dec. 4 and Dec. 8:

Hillsboro Police K9 Dies After Car Crash: Police

• Hillsboro police officer Cory Zaugg and his K9 partner Billy were struck while driving a patrol car on TV Highway Monday night.

2 Houston Men Arrested In Klamath With $400K, Meth, And LSD

• Andrew Garrigan, 28, and Jacob Runion, 27, were arrested early Dec. 4 by state troopers, who later found cash and drugs hidden in their car.

3 Arrested For Robbery, Kidnapping: Portland Police

• Jody Wafer, Trent Knight, and Brittany Kizzee are accused of tying up and robbing a person at Public Storage in Montavilla Saturday.

Escaped Coffee Creek Inmate Captured In Tualatin

• Lorrie Hocker got out of a van she was taking to a work assignment in Salem Monday morning and fled, officials said. She was found Friday.

MAX Platform Shooting Suspect Arrested, Identified: Police

• Dawud Bryant, 21, for unknown reasons allegedly struck a MAX passenger before pulling a pistol and firing it at close range, barely missing.

Portland Man Accused Of Killing His Father Eludes Police

• Tyler Nees, 30, is the suspect in the stabbing death of Brian Nees, his father. Crime Stoppers of Oregon is offering rewards for information

MAX Platform Shooting Suspect Arrested, Identified: Police

• Dawud Bryant, 21, for unknown reasons allegedly struck a MAX passenger before pulling a pistol and firing it at close range, barely missing.

Crossbow Assault Exposes Cross-County Criminality

• A crossbow assault, domestic violence and theft case, and possession of meth result in three arrests — and they're not even related.

Suspected Cocaine Manufacturer Arrested: Portland Police, FBI

• Gregory Brown, 47, already has a long history of felony cocaine convictions in Multnomah County.

3 Burglaries In West Linn Prompt Police Safety Tips

• One man was arrested, another was cited, and a third is still at-large following 3 burglary incidents around West Linn over the weekend.

Suspected Mystic Club Shooter Released Into Community

• Daniel Frank, 31, is accused of two separate shootings in Portland and Wilsonville on Nov. 29. He was released from custody Nov. 30.

Lake Oswego Homeowner Catches Porch Cookie Thief On Camera

• A blonde woman exits a white sedan, walks right up to the Mountain Park home, and takes a bag of cookies in a video shared with police.

Thief Arrested After Stealing Sheriff's Office Bait Package

• Gary Medeiros, 27, allegedly stole the package from a porch less than two blocks from his own house early Dec. 7.

Washington Woman Accused Of Causing Fatal Crash In Central Oregon

• Shannon Rogers of Goldendale, WA, reportedly struck the rear of a truck driven by Bend resident Brian Harris, sending both cars into trees.

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