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On September 25, at 7:47 p.m., deputies from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office located Penelope in the Mount Hood National Forest after an alert community member found the Mazda and contacted the police. Deputies located the vehicle and then Penelope a short distance away.
Penelope was transported to a local hospital for care.
The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the community, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, the Oregon Department of Transportation, and our media partners for their assistance locating Penelope.
Deputies are seeking help locating Penelope Stanley, 79, of Portland. Penelope was last seen in Milwaukie on September 23, 2024, at 6:16 p.m. Penelope is 5’ 03” tall and approximately 165 lbs. She may still be wearing a short-sleeve, multi-colored button-up shirt and black pants. Penelope has gray hair and brown eyes. Penelope takes critical medications and may be acting on delusional beliefs. She is believed to be driving a dark blue 2019 Mazda CX 5 with license plate 784 MEP. Location services last showed Penelope’s phone around 8:00 p.m. in Estacada.
If you have seen Penelope, please call non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111.
Investigators have identified the driver who was killed in the traffic crash on Highway 99 between Southwest Langer Farms Parkway and Southwest Cipole Road as 72-year-old Robert Blomquist of Sherwood.
The family has been notified and has asked for privacy at this time.
Blomquist was traveling Northbound on Highway 99, just passed Southwest Langer Farms Parkway, when he crashed into another motorist in the same direction. Bloomquist lost control of the 2018 Audi Q7 he was driving and crossed over the median into oncoming Southbound traffic, where he crashed head-on into a box truck and did not survive. The box truck then crashed into a dump truck, also going southbound.
The driver of the box truck was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive. No other injuries were reported.
The medical examiner will determine the manner and cause of death.
The Sheriff's Office is grateful to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, American Medical Response, Oregon Department of Transportation, Sherwood, King City, and Hillsboro Police Departments for their assistance in managing this tragic event.
If you witnessed this incident and have not yet spoken to investigators, please contact non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111.
One Deceased in a Traffic Crash on Highway 99
On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 10:13 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a multiple-vehicle traffic crash on Highway 99 between Southwest Langer Farms Parkway and Southwest Cipole Road.
One person is deceased, and another is being transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
The Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) is responding to the scene for the investigation.
Highway 99 between Southwest Cipole Road and Southwest Langer Farms Parkway is closed in both directions for the investigation.
If you witnessed the traffic crash and have not spoken to investigators, contact non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111 and reference case# 50-24-13419.
Investigators have identified the man hit and killed by the train as 41-year-old William Henry King of Beaverton. His family has been notified.
The investigation is ongoing, and witnesses who have not spoken with investigators are encouraged to call non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111.
Man Deceased After Being Hit by Train
On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 5:14 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a man hit by a train near the intersection of Southwest Tualatin Valley Highway and Southwest 198th Avenue.
Medical personnel attempted life-saving efforts, but the man did not survive.
Southwest 198th Avenue will be closed while the investigation is underway. Please use an alternate route.
On Friday, September 13, 2024, at 7:35 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a crash at SW Farmington Road and SW 157th Place. Multiple witnesses called to report that a motorcycle was involved in a crash with a vehicle. Deputies arrived at the scene and found that the involved vehicle left after the crash without exchanging information or checking on the motorcycle rider. The rider sustained serious injuries, but was thankfully wearing a helmet, which likely saved her life.
Members of the Washington County Crash Analysis and Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to the scene to lead the investigation. Witnesses told investigators that the vehicle that fled the scene was a dark-colored Scion XB. During the investigation, a family member of the rider realized that her phone was showing as being over a mile away, near SW 170th Avenue and SW Vincent Street. The family member went to that area and found a Scion XB with damage consistent with being in a crash.
Investigators determined the victim’s phone flew into the suspect vehicle during the crash. It was learned that 27-year-old Julian Borjas-Diaz, was driving the Scion XB at the time of the crash. Deputies arrested Borjas-Diaz and lodged him in the Washington County Jail for felony hit-and-run.
If you witnessed the crash and have not yet spoken to investigators, please contact the Sheriff's Office through non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111.
On Tuesday, September 3, 2024, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Negotiations Team (TNT) served a search warrant near the 32000 block of SW Tongue Lane on a large property believed to be an illegal marijuana processing location.
A community member notified the Sheriff’s Office that the pungent odors of marijuana were coming from the location. Initial information was circulated to community members that the area was a storage facility for hemp, which turned out not to be true.
The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at this same location in 2022 under similar circumstances. The property changed ownership after the 2022 incident.
While serving the search warrant, investigators with the Washington County Westside Interagency Narcotics Team (WIN) located approximately 6,600 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value near $6,000,000. The marijuana was seized for destruction.
The WIN team would like to thank the community for keeping a vigilant eye and the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office for assisting with the warrant service.
On Saturday, September 8, 2024, at midnight., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an assault with a weapon at Dr. Feelgood’s Pub at 20419 SW Tualatin Valley Highway.
A 911 caller reported a person had been stabbed during an altercation at the location, and the suspect was leaving in a car.
A community member applied pressure to the stab wound on the victim’s arm to slow the bleeding before deputies arrived and applied a tourniquet. The victim was transported to an area hospital by ambulance.
While the investigation was taking place, the suspect returned to the scene and was arrested.
34-year-old Kelli Duchesne of North Carolina was lodged in the Washington County Jail for assault in the first degree and unlawful use of a weapon.
The investigation is ongoing, and additional details may be released later.
If you witnessed this incident and have not yet reported to police, the Sheriff’s Office urges you to call Detective McLaughlin at 503-846-2624.