K9 Rexx Locates Suspect Running From Stolen Vehicle (Photo)
- 05/14/26
On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at about 8:00 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near storage garages at 4050 SW 160th Avenue. The caller reported seeing a man with a gun inside the vehicle.
Deputies requested a drone to assist and used it to safely monitor the situation from above. Through the drone’s camera, they observed the man emerge from a nearby storage unit. When he noticed the deputies, he fled south across the parking lot, jumped a fence, and ran toward SW Blanton Street in Aloha.
Deputies saw guns inside the vehicle the man had abandoned and confirmed it was stolen. They set up containment and requested a K9 team to track the suspect. Deputy Oien and his K9 partner, Rexx, responded.
Deputy Oien and K9 Rexx began tracking the suspect with support from a drone overhead. K9 Rexx soon located the suspect, 36-year-old Vance Lind of Mesa, Arizona, who was hiding under a blanket in the thick brush within a nearby green space. Deputies took Lind safely into custody and transported him to the Washington County Jail for the following:
- Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- Felon in possession of a weapon
- False information to a police officer
- Warrant out of Arizona
Detectives from the Washington County Community Violence Reduction Team (CoVRT), who were assisting with the investigation, applied for and executed a search warrant. They located additional guns and stolen merchandise in the vehicle and the storage unit associated with Lind.
Additional charges may follow as the investigation continues.
K9 Rexx Locates Suspect Running From Stolen Vehicle (Photo)
- 05/14/26
On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at about 8:00 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near storage garages at 4050 SW 160th Avenue. The caller reported seeing a man with a gun inside the vehicle.
Deputies requested a drone to assist and used it to safely monitor the situation from above. Through the drone’s camera, they observed the man emerge from a nearby storage unit. When he noticed the deputies, he fled south across the parking lot, jumped a fence, and ran toward SW Blanton Street in Aloha.
Deputies saw guns inside the vehicle the man had abandoned and confirmed it was stolen. They set up containment and requested a K9 team to track the suspect. Deputy Oien and his K9 partner, Rexx, responded.
Deputy Oien and K9 Rexx began tracking the suspect with support from a drone overhead. K9 Rexx soon located the suspect, 36-year-old Vance Lind of Mesa, Arizona, who was hiding under a blanket in the thick brush within a nearby green space. Deputies took Lind safely into custody and transported him to the Washington County Jail for the following:
- Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- Felon in possession of a weapon
- False information to a police officer
- Warrant out of Arizona
Detectives from the Washington County Community Violence Reduction Team (CoVRT), who were assisting with the investigation, applied for and executed a search warrant. They located additional guns and stolen merchandise in the vehicle and the storage unit associated with Lind.
Additional charges may follow as the investigation continues.
