WashCo gets grant to improve protection of domestic violence victims

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A $750,000 grant from the US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women will allow the Washington County Sheriff's Office to do more "than we ever have before."

Sheriff Caprice Massey told KOIN 6 News the 3-year grant "is going to provide a significant increase in safety to the victims and the entire Washington County community." The funding will "allow us to provide a much more expansive and critical service to our victims in Washington County for domestic violence...