Cellphone, Flock cameras helped cops track mass killer to Washington city

Published on: 08/24/2026

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A Hillsboro Police mobile command center travels along gravel Northwest Otis Lane near the home where police are investigating a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Law enforcement vehicles line the gravel road near the home where police are investigating a mass killing on Northwest Otis Lane in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A Hillsboro Police mobile command center travels along Northwest Hillside Road after leaving the scene of a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Law enforcement vehicles line the gravel road near the home where police are investigating a mass killing on Northwest Otis Lane in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A hazelnut orchard surrounds Northwest Otis Lane near the scene of a mass killing in rural Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A Washington County medical examiner’s vehicle turns from Northwest Otis Lane onto Northwest Hillside Road after leaving the scene of a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A Washington County Code Compliance vehicle turns from Northwest Otis Lane onto Northwest Hillside Road after leaving the scene of a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A Washington County Sheriff’s Office vehicle turns from Northwest Hillside Road onto Northwest Otis Lane near the scene of a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. The view looks south along gravel Northwest Otis Lane toward the home where police are investigating a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Hazelnuts ripen in an orchard near the scene of a mass killing in rural Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (Mark A Washington County Sheriff’s Office vehicle turns from Northwest Hillside Road onto Northwest Otis Lane near the scene of a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Law enforcement vehicles line the gravel road near the home where police are investigating a mass killing on Northwest Otis Lane in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. The view looks south along gravel Northwest Otis Lane toward the home where police are investigating a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Law enforcement vehicles line the gravel road near the home where police are investigating a mass killing on Northwest Otis Lane in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Horseback riders pause on a gravel road about a four-minute drive from the scene of a mass killing in rural Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Farm buildings stand amid fields and forest near the scene of a mass killing in rural Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. The view looks south along gravel Northwest Otis Lane toward the home where police are investigating a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A Hillsboro Police mobile command center travels along gravel Northwest Otis Lane near the home where police are investigating a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Law enforcement vehicles line the gravel road near the home where police are investigating a mass killing on Northwest Otis Lane in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A Hillsboro Police mobile command center travels along gravel Northwest Otis Lane near the home where police are investigating a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A Washington County Sheriff’s Office vehicle turns from Northwest Hillside Road onto Northwest Otis Lane near the scene of a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A Hillsboro Police mobile command center travels along gravel Northwest Otis Lane near the home where police are investigating a mass killing in unincorporated Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Farm buildings stand amid fields and forest near the scene of a mass killing in rural Washington County near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. A distant home stands beyond a harvested field in the rural area surrounding Northwest Hillside Road and Northwest Otis Lane near Forest Grove on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026.

Washington County sheriff’s detectives tracked their suspect in a quintuple homicide by pinging his cell phone to a city nearly 200 miles away in Washington state.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/08/cellphone-flock-cameras-helped-cops-track-mass-killer-to-washington-city.html

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