Washington County K9 Trials Set To Return To Hillsboro Stadium On May 17 (Photo) -05/13/25

On Saturday, May 17, 2025, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Sheriff’s Office Foundation, will host the 18^th Annual Washington County K9 Trials at the Hillsboro Stadium, located at 4450 NE Century Blvd, Hillsboro, OR. This fun event offers families an exciting opportunity to learn more about the incredible law enforcement K9 units dedicated to protecting our communities.

Competition events include area search, agility course, suspect apprehension, fastest dog, and handler protection. Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three dogs in each event based on their fastest times. The overall winner will receive first place based on a point system for each event.

In addition to the thrilling and fast-paced competition, spectators can look forward to the community and vendor fairs, and a meet-and greet with the K9s after the competition. The community and vendor fairs open at 10 a.m., and the K9 competition begins at 11 a.m. 

Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Family and friends of all ages are encouraged to join us in celebrating our dedicated K9 units, but please leave pets at home (service animals are welcome).

For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/K9Trials. 

Update: AMBER ALERT Issued For Two Abducted Children (Photo) -05/13/25

Media Release Update: Abducted Children Located

Early this morning, Washington State Patrol located the stolen Mazda in Grant County, Washington. Trayviana and Adan were arrested. Both children were taken into protective custody and are safe.

Additional information will follow as it becomes available. We would like to thank the Washington State Patrol and the community for their efforts in resolving this incident. 

Update: AMBER Alert Issued for Two Abducted Children

As of 11:57 p.m., in coordination with the Oregon State Police, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office has issued an AMBER ALERT for the two abducted children.

If you have any information about their whereabouts, please call 911 or the AMBER Alert hotline at 503-846-2665.

On Monday, May 12, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported kidnapping occurring at the Vista Hills Arms Apartments, located at 3560 SW Vista Drive in the West Slope neighborhood.

Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit responded and determined that 26-year-old Trayviana Shoulders took her two children–3-year-old Zimaya Moore and 2-year-old Michael Qualls–from their legal guardian. Shoulders does not have custody rights, and the children are believed to be in endangered.

Trayviana left the area with the children in a blue 2016 Mazda CX-5, Oregon license plate 423PDT, which was being driven by an unidentified male.  

Zimaya was last seen wearing yellow shirt and pink shorts. Michael was last seen wearing blue shirt and blue shorts.

If you have any information, or if you see the vehicle described, please call 911 or Washington County dispatch at 503-629-0111.

Organized Retail Crime Mission Yields Multiple Arrests (Photo) -05/07/25

On Friday, May 2, 2025, detectives with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Cornelius Fred Meyer and the Cornelius Walmart to combat organized retail crimes.

During the mission, detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and uniformed patrol deputies worked with asset protection staff to identify people engaging in thefts at Fred Meyer and Walmart stores within the city of Cornelius in Washington County. Eight individuals were taken into custody for theft, criminal mischief, and one outstanding warrant for arrest. The following day, a ninth person was arrested who detectives were investigating for multiple incidents of return fraud at Walmart. Hundreds of dollars of merchandise were recovered from those arrested.

This mission was funded by a grant obtained by the Washington County District Attorney’s Office from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will continue to engage with retail and law enforcement partners on further missions to combat shoplifting in Washington County.

Learn more about improving your security system using grant funds by visiting the QR code. 

Man Deceased In Early Morning Traffic Crash -04/16/25

On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 1:23 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a traffic crash on SW Farmington Road near SW 190th Avenue. Deputies arrived to find three vehicles involved with one man deceased.

The Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to the scene to conduct the investigation. Investigators learned that 62-year-old Rene Jones of Forest Grove was driving a 2003 Mazda heading West on SW Farmington Road when he left his lane of travel and crashed head-on into a Nissan that had been traveling eastbound.

Mr. Jones was killed in the crash, and his family has been notified of his death. The driver of the Nissan sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The occupants of the third vehicle were uninjured.

If you witnessed the crash and have not yet spoken to investigators, please contact the Washington County Sheriff’s Office through non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111 and reference case number 50-25-5283. 

Man Arrested For Sexual Abuse Of Juveniles (Photo) -04/15/25

In December 2024, detectives with the Washington County Sheriff's Office Violent Crimes Unit began investigating 47-year-old Michael Wormington of Banks for allegations of sexual abuse and other concerning disclosures made by juvenile victims.

During the investigation, detectives learned the sexual abuse had occurred for several years, but the victims had not reported it until now. The juvenile victims also reported Wormington gave them alcohol and marijuana during interactions.

On April 3, 2025, the investigation was presented to a Washington County Grand Jury. Wormington was indicted on one count of sexual abuse in the first degree, two counts of sexual abuse in the third degree, and two counts of unlawful delivery of marijuana, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On Thursday, April 8, Wormington was arrested and lodged in the Washington County Jail.

Detectives are concerned that there are additional victims. If you are a victim or have additional information, contact the Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division at 503-846-2500 and reference case number 50-24-18347.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office, by Oregon House Bill 3273, is releasing Wormington’s booking photo to identify additional criminal activity.