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In compliance with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Senne v. Village of Palatine, 695F3d597 (7th Circuit, 2012), and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (“DPPA”), 18 U.S.C. §2721 et.seq., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office is no longer releasing personal information under the DPPA unless it falls under a permissible use. Personal information obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles, including an individual’s date of birth, drivers license number, social security number, home address, telephone number, photograph and medical or disability information is prohibited from disclosure unless one of the permissible uses applies. Permissible uses are listed in 18 U.S.C. 2721 (b).

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Community Notification
08/21/2025
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the following information pursuant to WI Statute 301.46(2m) which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender’s release when, in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety, awareness and protection. The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense.
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Community Notification
08/14/2025
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the following information pursuant to WI Statute 301.46(2m) which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender’s release when, in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety, awareness and protection. The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense.
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Community Notification
08/07/2025
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the following information pursuant to WI Statute 301.46(2m) which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender’s release when, in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety, awareness and protection. The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense.
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7/18/2025 Fatal Crash 25-26140
07/18/2025
On July 17, 2025, at approximately 9:46 p.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of a one vehicle accident in the area of County Trunk K and Kettle Moraine Road in the Town of Hartford. Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office along with the Slinger Police Department responded to the scene and located a single female patient. Hartford Fire and Rescue and St Lawrence Fire Department also responded.
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House Fire 25-25063
07/09/2025
On 7/9/2025 at 1:29pm, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center took a call from the homeowner at 3400 Beaver Dam Rd in the Town of Barton, who reported there was smoke in the attic of their house. Washington County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and the West Bend Fire Department were subsequently dispatched to the scene.
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June 9th Fatal Vehicle Crash
07/04/2025
On June 9, 2025, at approximately 7:24 a.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash with injuries on County Highway K, east of Aurora Road, in the Town of Addison.
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