K-9 Blazer has retired after more than seven years of service to the Hillsboro community. During his time at the Hillsboro Police Department, Blazer had 132 documented captures with his handler, Officer Matt Schmidt.

"Blazer was the ultimate work partner. He was always available and ready when I called on him," says Officer Schmidt. "He did it all from locating homicide suspects to people in crisis. He played and was silly all while standing firm by my side in the most dangerous situations. He is the ruler in which I’ll forever measure against."

In 2017, 2019 and 2024, Blazer earned “Top Dog” at the Washington County K-9 Trials at Hillsboro Stadium. 

LISTEN to Blazer's last radio call.

Officer Mejia is new to the Community Engagement Team, but he is no stranger to law enforcement. He has been a police officer for more than three years serving those who live and work in Hillsboro.

In his new role, Officer Mejia works closely with members of our community that identify as Hispanic. As a police outreach liaison, he works with an intentional focus on the City’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

HEAR from Officer Mejia and learn how he'll be engaging with the community.

Hillsboro community members have access to 24-hour on-scene crisis intervention and ongoing support for situations involving domestic violence, sexual assault, teen dating violence, and stalking. 

LEARN about resources, your rights, reporting, protective orders, creating a safety plan and more. 

A new scam that uses public images of people's homes to attempt to trick them into sending scammers thousands of dollars in Bitcoin is hitting email inboxes across the state. DO NOT RESPOND!

The emails say things like, "You've been treading on thin ice with your browsing habits" or "I've got footage of you doing embarrassing things in your house." These emails can seem real, and sometimes include a person's name, address and even a photograph of where they live. 

An Oregon Department of Justice employee received the email a few weeks ago. In the threatening email, the scammer claimed to have installed spyware on her devices and to have compromising images and videos they threatened to release to all her contacts if she didn't send $2,000 worth of Bitcoin. 

LEARN more about this sophisticated and scary scam and what you should and should NOT do to protect yourself.  

Oregon law requires drivers in both directions to stop for flashing red lights on a school bus when traveling on two-lane and multi-lane roadways, except on a divided highway.

Divided Highway Exception -Drivers traveling in the same direction as a school bus must stop when the flashing red lights are engaged. However, those driving in the opposite direction do not have to stop for flashing red lights when the roadway is divided by a physical barrier - paved or unpaved median strip. A physical barrier can be a concrete raised barrier, grass barrier, or guard rails. The unpaved space must be a minimum of five feet. 

A double yellow line or continuous left-turn lane does NOT constitute a physical barrier. Drivers in both directions MUST STOP and stay stopped until the red flashing lights on the school bus cease. 

A driver who violates this traffic law is subject to a $440 citation.

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