Off-duty Hillsboro officer accused of attempted murder
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FOREST GROVE, Ore. - An off-duty Hillsboro police office was arrested on suspicion of attempted aggravated murder in connection to a standoff at his home on Sunday night that injured a sheriff's deputy.
Timothy Cannon, 46, has been booked in the Washington County Jail. He will face a judge in Washington County Circuit Court on Tuesday.
The case began when sheriff's deputies and Forest Grove police officers responded to a domestic disturbance involving Cannon and his wife at about 8:30 p.m. on 37th Avenue in Forest Grove.
Officers on the scene attempted to talk with Cannon, who had allegedly barricade himself inside the home. Officers entered the home and fired shots. One of the sheriff's deputies sustained non-life threatening injuries, the Washington Country Sheriff's Office said in a press release.
Cannon was taken into custody and deputies said he sustained cuts on his face for resisting arrest.
Investigators have not said whether Cannon fired his gun or elaborated further on why the officer is accused of attempted aggravated murder.
A Forest Grove Police captain told KATU News Sunday night the deputy had a gunshot wound. He was treated and released, according to the Forest Grove Police Department.
Neighbors around Cannon's home were evacuated during the incident. Cannon's wife and daughter, age 6, were not hurt, deputies said. Forest Grove Police said Cannon's wife works for the department but is not an officer.
Five Forest Grove police officers who fired their guns were placed on administrative leave following the incident. Four Washington County deputies, including the one who sustained a minor hand injury, also were placed on leave for discharging their weapons. One Hillsboro officer also was placed on administrative leave.
Cannon has been a Hillsboro police officer assigned to the patrol division for the past 13 years, Hillsboro police said.
Neighbors were eventually allowed to return to their homes.
A police spokesman said Forest Grove police have never been called to Cannon's home and they have no idea what triggered his outburst.
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If a rapist rapes with his penis should all the other people with a penis be castrated? Thats at the heart of the argument against the standard 30 round mags & BLACKÂ semi autos, with regards of those that do something with what they have and those that don't do that exact same thing, with that exact same thing they have too.
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Please explain to me how name calling is helping. Four out of the five replies, thus far have used namecalling to support their own side (agenda) --- "Mr. LibTard", "libtards",  "Mr. Far-rightwingnut" and "wacky anti-gun leftoids".Â
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Call me old-fashioned but, to me calling names happens when you don't have anything worthwhile to say and you think you must say something.
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Give me all the negative comments you want, call me names, it will all run right off my back.
 @WildTangent Yes, thank you. Too many people use the anonymity of the internet as an excuse to lose their courtesy and respect of others. This attitude is the beginnings of cyber-bullying. By all means disagree, have and state your different options, but do so in a respectful manner.
 @WildTangent THANK YOU. It is against the commenting rules, and before just a few days ago everyone pretty much kept it in check. Cut it out!
Well, I guess he won't be a cop much longer.
The incidence of domestic battery is higher among police officers- here's a perfect example. The problem is- where does the abused spouse go for help? The "blue code of silence" is notorious for covering up fellow officers who are guilty of misconduct and preventing them from being punished.Â
 @LifeisGOOD007 Maybe in Hollywood there is this "blue code of silence", in my old department you were expected to be held to a high standard.
 @LifeisGOOD007 I can find very little proof of that claim. I found two studies from over twenty years ago by one controversial psychologist. And I don't think they were peer-reviewed. I'm not saying it's not possibly for it to be higher among police officers, but it doesn't seem like there is enough evidence for you to just be stating that like it's a fact.
Hey, wacky anti-gun leftoids: remind us again about how you believe only POLICE OFFICERS should be trusted with firearms...?Â
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 @oregoncraig actually this is a perfect example that the gun in that house was not used to keep anybody safe-- what do you say to that Mr. Far-rightwingnut?Â
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Hating someone because they are a liberal is not logical. Hating someone because they are against the 2nd ammendment & they wish to infringe on your gun ownership of choice, is logical. With that said, not all liberals are against the 2nd ammendment. Not all of them are against owning and utilizing 'scary black semi autos' when needed. Take Edward Abbey for instance. A absolute tree hugging liberal hippy. yet he believed in NO (Yes Zero) gun control & had this to say.
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"The tank, the B-52, the fighter-bomber, the state-controlled police and military are the weapons of dictatorship. The rifle is the weapon of democracy. Not for nothing was the revolver called an "equalizer." Egalite implies liberte. And always will. Let us hope our weapons are never needed--but do not forget what the common people of this nation knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny.
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If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military. The hired servants of our rules. Only the government--and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws."
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Some people have common sense, those that wish to be able to call you an outlaw for refusing to turn in your black semi auto carbine with a 100 round drum in 5.56 Nato, have NO sense.