A Cornelius man was arrested on Wednesday on charges of rape in the first degree, sex abuse in the first degree, delivery of a controlled substance, and encouraging child sex abuse.Detectives with the Violent Crimes Unit of the Washington County Sheriffs Office are seeking additional victims of the alleged crime. According to the Washington County Sheriffs Office, Darby Martin, 27, of Cornelius and an employee of the Manning Dairy Queen, was arrested after an ongoing two-month investigation where two juvenile victims were found. Detectives know of another juvenile victim. Detectives believe Martin met all his victims at the Dairy Queen near Manning, Oregon, where he worked, a press release from the sheriffs office read. A social media post by the sheriff's office said that detectives suspected there were more victims.A person who answered the Dairy Queens phone number declined to comment to confirm the status of Martins employment. Those with information about Martin were asked by the sheriffs office to call their office at 503-846-2700.
In the month of January 2026, the Forest Grove Police Department serviced 1,805 calls total, with an average of 58 calls per day. This and more in the stats for the first month of the year.
Former Banks High School teacher Wymon Wayne Smith, 67, pleaded guilty to two sexual abuse counts Wednesday morning and was sentenced to more than six years in prison.
In the month of December 2025, the Forest Grove Police Department serviced 1,805 calls total. This and more in the stats for the final month of the year.
A proposed toll road linking Forest Grove and Tillamook faced opposition, but Gales Creek residents would take any road they could get, according to a 1925 newspaper article.
"County Jail Filled to Overflow With Arrests Made" including Ernest Narver, Frank Kearns, Thomas Young, and Roy Kearns, all arrested at Balm Grove on liquor possession charges in Prohibition-era Gales Creek.
People are shooting exploding targets and firing hot lead into dry vegetation in the Tillamook Forest with predictable results: Five wildfires since May. These fires are all preventable, said Acting Forest Grove District Forester Stephanie Beall.
