Motorcyclist Dies Following Crash In Beaverton - 03/31/26

Beaverton, OR – On March 30, 2026, at approximately 8:57 p.m., officers with the Beaverton Police Department were dispatched to a reported crash involving a Hyundai Elantra and a Ducati motorcycle near the intersection of SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway and the Highway 217 egress toward SW Canyon Road.

Beaverton Police officers and emergency medical personnel from American Medical Response (AMR) and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) arrived shortly thereafter and began lifesaving efforts. Despite those efforts, the motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at 9:11 p.m.

The rider has been identified as 25-year-old Joel Theodore Hanson of Beaverton, Oregon.

Witness statements and initial evidence indicate the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed and maneuvering between lanes prior to the crash. The driver of the Hyundai remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

The Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded and is continuing the investigation. The investigation has been forwarded to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office for review, as is standard in fatal crashes.

The Beaverton Police Department reminds all road users to drive attentively, obey traffic laws, and be mindful of speed, especially at intersections.

Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to contact the Beaverton Police Department at 503-629-0111 and reference case number 26-891228.

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Beaverton Police Seek Additional Victims After Man Indicted On Multiple Charges Involving Minors (Photo) - 03/17/26

The Beaverton Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward after a Washington County Grand Jury indicted 26-year-old Joshua Allan Delago on numerous charges involving multiple juvenile victims.

Delago was indicted March 11, 2026, on 19 criminal counts involving nine victims. The charges include Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine to a Minor, Unlawful Delivery of a Marijuana Item, Rape in the Third Degree, Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, and Attempted Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree.

The indictment alleges that between 2019 and March 2026, Delago engaged in a pattern of behavior in which he provided drugs to underage female students and then sexually abused them. Several of the charges specifically allege the delivery of methamphetamine to minors.

Detectives have identified nine victims in the investigation so far. However, based on the evidence gathered, investigators believe there may be additional victims who have not yet been identified.

The Beaverton Police Department is releasing this information in hopes that other victims or witnesses may come forward. Anyone who may have had contact with Delago, or who has information related to this case, or others like it, is encouraged to contact the Beaverton Police Department Investigations Division at 503-526-2280 and reference this investigation.

Delago was arrested shortly after his indictment and remains in custody at the Washington County Jail at the time of this writing. This investigation remains ongoing.

Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For 2023 Beaverton Homicide (Photo) - 03/12/26

On February 23, 2023, Beaverton Police officers responded to a welfare check at an apartment complex located in the 1000 block of SW 160th Avenue.

Officers were dispatched to the location after receiving a report of a subject yelling for help from inside an apartment. When officers arrived, they contacted then 19-year-old Talon Gabriel Mitchell of Beaverton. Inside the apartment, officers discovered Mitchell’s wife, 24-year-old Oulaykham Mona Chopheng, deceased with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Mitchell was detained at the scene, and detectives with the Beaverton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID) were called to investigate.

During the investigation, detectives collected evidence which supported that Mitchell had shot and killed Chopheng earlier that evening. Mitchell was later indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury on charges of Murder in the Second Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.

On March 10, 2026, Mitchell pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree (with a firearm) and was sentenced to 240 months (20 years) in prison, with no post-prison supervision. He also pleaded guilty to Unlawful Use of a Weapon and received a 16-month sentence, which will run concurrently with the primary sentence.

The Beaverton Police Department recognizes the extensive work of patrol officers, detectives and prosecutors at the Washington County District Attorney’s Office. The coordinated effort was instrumental in bringing justice to Chopheng and her family