Voters say yes to Clackamas Sheriff s Levy May 18 2021
Levy to add maintain deputies, add mental health beds and body camera program winning by considerable margin.
Clackamas County voters approved the sheriff s levy once again, according to early election results.
As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, there were 19,774 yes votes and 15,694 no votes.
Voters first passed the Clackamas Sheriff s Levy in 2006 and have approved it every five years since.
This year though, for the first time, new Clackamas County Sheriff Angela Brandenburg raised the taxation rate on the levy by 12 cents up to 36.8 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. That amounts to a cost of approximately $8.19 per month, or $98.26 per year, on a home with an assessed value of $267,000, which is the median assessed value of a home in Clackamas County (note that assessed value is lower than market value).
Detectives seek tips after skeletal human remains found
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) Detectives are asking for the public’s help after skeletal human remains were found last week, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.
On May 4, just after 8 p.m., deputies responded to the Clackamas Fire District #1 station on Southeast Fuller Road. The sheriff’s office says that a person had reported finding a partial human skull nearby.
The person led deputies to the location of the remains, a wetland area near Southeast Causey Avenue and Southeast Fuller Road, according to the sheriff’s office. Additional skeletal remains were located in the area and the scene was secured.
Updated: 2:53 PM PDT May 13, 2021
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. Human skeletal remains were found Tuesday in a wetland area near Southeast Causey Avenue and Fuller Road in unincorporated Clackamas County. Clackamas County Sheriff s Office detectives are seeking tips in the case.
Someone came across the remains and went to a nearby fire station to report them on May 8, the Clackamas County Sheriff s Office said.
The Clackamas County Deputy Medical Examiner and Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) forensic experts responded.
Authorities believe the remains are between eight months and over two years old. They also believe the remains belonged to a white man who was between 5 6 and 6 1 and 45 to 65 years old.
A distinctive T-shirt may help authorities identify remains found in Clackamas County
Updated May 13, 2021;
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Anyone who saw a man wearing a distinctive shirt during the past few years in Clackamas County is asked to contact authorities who are trying to identify skeletal remains found in a wetland.
A week ago, Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies were called after someone showed up at a fire station in Happy Valley. The person reported finding a partial human skull near Southeast Causey Avenue at Fuller Road. Deputies searching the area found additional skeletal remains and contacted the Clackamas County Deputy Medical Examiner and forensic experts.