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McMinnville resident asks Yamhill County commissioners to investigate sheriff's office after disputed crash report
Summary
Joe Shirley told commissioners that after a April 17, 2025 crash he received an official report he says is false, that body-camera footage was withheld, and that internal complaint channels failed; he asked the board to require the sheriff's office attach his supplemental statement, order an independent review and hold supervisors accountable.
A McMinnville man told Yamhill County commissioners on Tuesday he has repeatedly tried and failed to correct the official record of a serious crash and asked the county's elected board to provide civilian oversight he says he has been denied.
"The official report is false, and they know it," Joe Shirley told the commissioners during public comment, describing a head-on collision on April 17, 2025, in which he was struck while riding his motorcycle. Shirley said…
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