On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at about 7:30 a.m., an adult in custody was found unresponsive in their cell at the Multnomah County Detention Center. A corrections deputy immediately called for jail medical staff and corrections and medical personnel began performing life saving measures. Despite those efforts, the adult in custody was pronounced deceased by AMR paramedics. 

As standard protocol, the East County Major Crimes Team responded to perform the death investigation, in conjunction with the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office. The investigation is ongoing.

The person’s identity is being withheld until next of kin notifications are completed.

Any additional inquiries should be directed to the Medical Examiner’s Office. No further comment will be made at this time.

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) takes seriously its responsibility to engage community stakeholders about the services the agency provides. Policy and procedure serve as the foundation for all MCSO law enforcement operations, correctional operations, and business services. Policy provides members with the objectives, limits, and requirements that apply to their work for the public. Procedure provides detailed direction governing how a task is to be accomplished. 

We invite the public to provide feedback on proposed policy and procedure(s) through a 30-day period known as the Stakeholder Review. During the policy’s Stakeholder Review, the public is encouraged to submit comments or proposals relevant to the content of the policy drafts. People who submit comments should be aware that their remarks become public record.

The Sheriff’s Office is currently in the process of reviewing the following draft(s): 

• 1225.00 Booking Photos, Usage
• 1340.00 Purchasing and Receiving Military Surplus Items
• 1400.00 Fleet Administration
• 1405.00 Vehicle Use and Equipment
• 1410.00 Take Home Vehicles
• 1415.00 Vehicle Replacement

To submit a comment, please go to our website.

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We take individual comments into collective consideration as policy is finalized.

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A hiker on the Oneonta Trail fell down an embankment, called 911 herself and was rescued.

On Friday, July 12^th, 2024, a little before 9:00 a.m., a 50-year-old solo hiker, called 911 and reported that she was hiking the Oneonta Trail when she fell down a steep embankment and could not get back to the trail. She was able to give dispatchers an accurate location of where she fell. By about 9:10 a.m., two Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies were on the trail, making their way to the fallen hiker based on the location she gave. They reached her at about 9:45 a.m. between Middle Oneonta Falls and Upper Oneonta Falls, and found her to be without significant injury.

Rescuers estimate that the woman fell approximately 80 feet down the embankment. The hiker didn’t realize that she had accidently left the marked trail and founder herself on a slope with fallen trees and loose ground when she lost her footing and tumbled down the embankment. 

Personnel from both Corbett Fire and Cascade Locks Fire and EMS responded and performed a rope rescue to get the hiker up the steep embankment. Once returned to the trail, she was able to hike herself out with rescuers. They reached the trailhead parking lot a little before noon. The hiker was evaluated by medics and found to be without significant injury, other than scrapes and bruises. She opted to not seek further medical evaluation and drove herself home.

Along with our two deputies, MCSO would like to acknowledge the work of Corbett Fire and Cascade Locks Fire and EMS.

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The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Detective Unit is investigating an early morning explosion in the rural community of Pleasant Home.

At about 3:40 a.m., MCSO sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an explosion in the 7000 block of SE Pleasant Home Road. Deputies determined that a homemade explosive device detonated in or on a trash can near the road and shrapnel struck a nearby home, causing minor damage. At the time of the explosion, the home was occupied. No injuries were reported. Based on the location of the trash can and home, it is believed the shrapnel traveled a few hundred feet.

A detective responded to the location and a criminal investigation has been opened. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is assisting in the investigation.  

In the initial call, it was reported that the explosion caused a fire. The explosion did not result in a fire. It was also reported that there may have been a second explosion. Witness statements indicate a second explosion was heard, but investigators were unable to locate any physical evidence of it.

MCSO does not believe there is any further danger to the public at this time. The investigation is ongoing. 

Kasil Kapriel

UPDATE: Ms. Kapriel has been located safe and is with her family.

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is asking for the public’s help locating a missing woman who walked away from her home. The woman suffers from dementia. 

The missing woman is 61-year-old Kasil Kapriel. She was last seen at her home at the Fieldstone Apartments in the 20000 block of NE Halsey Street in Fairview today, July 10^th, 2024, at around 10:30 a.m. Her family believes that she walked away from the residence. She is a Pacific Islander, 5’1” tall and weighs approximately 135 pounds. It is unknown what clothing she is wearing.

Anyone who sees Kasil Kapriel is asked to call 911 and reference MCSO case #24-29778.