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Public Safety

April 30, 2026

WPD receives grant for narcotics detection device

The Washougal Police Department has received a state grant to purchase a handheld narcotics analyzer aimed at improving officer safety and speeding drug identification in the field.

January 22, 2026
Former Camas-Washougal Fire Battalion Chief Kevin West, right, speaks to a member of the gallery as he is led away in handcuffs Tuesday after a jury found West guilty of the murder of his wife at the Clark County Courthouse. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

West convicted of murder

A Clark County Superior Court jury on Tuesday convicted a former Camas-Washougal Fire battalion chief of first- and second-degree murder for strangling his wife to death in January 2024.

January 1, 2026
Burglar tools and stolen food recovered from a disabled vehicle in the 100 block of Southeast 192nd Avenue following a cold burglary call at Camas Meadows on Christmas Eve. (Photo contributed by the Camas Police Department)

Police arrest 2 accused of burglary at Camas Meadows

Two people suspected of burglarizing the restaurant at Camas Meadows golf club on Christmas Eve were arrested after their vehicle ran out of gas a few miles away, according to the Camas Police Department.