http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/news/oregonian/01/03/met... Sheriff's office pays for errors 2001-03-27 07:07:46 Sheriff's office pays for errors Sheriff Jim Spinden says the $258,000 Washington County has paid in claims for police errors since 1998 is reasonable Monday, March 26, 2001 ______________________________________________________________________ By Alex Pulaski of The Oregonian staff HILLSBORO -- On Dec. 11, 1998, Washington County sheriff's deputies arrested Kevin Schuh on a probation violation. The man they were looking for was Kevin Dean Schuch. The man they arrested was Kevin Lee Schuh. Even though the man in custody showed identification indicating he had a different name, address, birth date, Social Security number, driver's license, weight, height and hair color from the wanted man, he was booked into jail. Eight months later, the county paid for the mistake: Kevin Lee Schuh and his attorney got a check for $1,773. Schuh's case is not unique. [...]
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