Jessica Prokop
The Columbian
Vancouver, WA, United States
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Ex-Daybreak Youth Services counselor accused of sexual relationship with teen patient at facility
A former counselor at Daybreak Youth Services is accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a then-16-year-old boy who was a patient at the Brush Prairie facility. → Read More
Unresponsive man dropped off at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical, later pronounced dead
The Clark County Major Crimes Unit is investigating after an unresponsive man was dropped off at a local hospital Friday morning and later pronounced dead. → Read More
Injured Clark County deputy returns home from rehab facility
Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Drew Kennison returned home Wednesday after being released from a Portland rehabilitation facility. → Read More
Truck stolen from Vancouver rammed into Portland police car
A transient man was arrested Wednesday in Portland after police say he crashed a pickup stolen from Vancouver into an occupied police vehicle, injuring two officers, in southeast Portland. → Read More
Vancouver firefighters find attic ablaze
Firefighters quickly extinguished an attic fire Sunday evening at a home in central Vancouver’s Maplewood neighborhood. → Read More
Vancouver man, dog rescued from ledge
A Vancouver man and his dog were rescued Sunday afternoon after becoming stuck on a ledge about a 100 feet above the Kalama River. → Read More
Vancouver man in court in alleged drive-by shooting
A Vancouver man who is accused of shooting at his girlfriend’s apartment in the Minnehaha area in December appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court. → Read More
Burglary investigation in Hazel Dell leads to brief standoff, arrest
A Vancouver man was arrested early Friday morning following a reported burglary and brief standoff at an auto shop in Hazel Dell. → Read More
Masked men brave snow, rob Highway 99 Taco Bell
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two masked men robbed the Salmon Creek Taco Bell at gunpoint early Thursday. → Read More
Clark County deputies looking for victims in retail theft of vape supplies
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to identify businesses that may be victims in an organized retail theft case involving vape products. → Read More
Juror in Warren Forrest murder trial attends sentencing
Among the couple dozen people who attended serial killer Warren Forrest’s sentencing Friday was a juror from his recent murder trial. → Read More
Clark County serial killer Warren Forrest sentenced to life in prison in 1974 murder
Serial killer Warren Forrest was sentenced Friday in Clark County Superior Court to life in prison. → Read More
Warrant issued after Vancouver man fails to appear in case involving teen boy
A bench warrant was issued Tuesday for a 50-year-old man accused of approaching a 15-year-old boy at an east Vancouver gym in 2019 and offering to pay him to make sexually explicit images. → Read More
Vancouver couple accused of abusing boy, 11
A Vancouver couple accused of abusing the man’s 11-year-old son appeared Friday morning in Clark County Superior Court. → Read More
One person killed, another injured in Hazel Dell van fire
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a van fire Tuesday morning in Hazel Dell. → Read More
Vancouver police accepting applications for NOW Academy
The Vancouver Police Department is accepting applications for its Neighbors On Watch training academy, which runs April 20 to May 25. → Read More
Officials detail Salmon Creek homicide victim’s injuries
A 58-year-old man killed during a Jan. 27 altercation in a Salmon Creek-area motel room died of blunt and sharp force head injuries, the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday. → Read More
Teen accused of crashing stolen SUV into house
A 17-year-old girl was arrested Sunday night, accused of crashing a stolen vehicle into a house, causing both to go up in flames, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. A 5-year-old inside the Minnehaha-area house suffered minor injuries. → Read More
Families of Peterson, Donald seek to merge wrongful death suits against Clark County Sheriff’s Office
The attorneys representing Kevin Peterson Jr. and Jenoah Donald’s families in federal wrongful death lawsuits against Clark County are asking the court to combine the cases. → Read More
Car prowlers shoot at witness in Minnehaha area
Clark County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a Thursday morning shooting in the Minnehaha area after a man reported being shot at by two prowlers. → Read More