Oregon — Official Release: On Monday, May 12, 2025, at approximately midnight, the Oregon State Police, supervising the AMBER Alert system, worked with investigators from the Sheriff’s Office to initiate an alert.
The alert went statewide and crossed over into the adjoining states of Washington, California, and Idaho. The initial notifications went to all law enforcement agencies, highway road signs controlled by the various Departments of Transportation, and on social media channels. The audible alert tone sent to mobile devices was scheduled to alert at 7:00 a.m., when commuter traffic would be on the roadways with the best visibility.
On Tuesday, May 13, at about 02:21 a.m., a trooper with the Washington State Patrol (WSP) located the stolen Mazda CX-5 at a rest area nine miles east of George, on Interstate 90, in Grant County, Washington. The trooper attempted a traffic stop on the Mazda as the driver returned to I-90, but they fled. A pursuit ensued for seventeen miles heading westbound on I-90.
The 29-year-old driver, Adan Osman Abdi, exited the interstate and slowed enough for the trooper to initiate a pursuit immobilization technique (PIT), successfully stopping the vehicle. With the help of a Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputy, Abdi and the adult passenger, Trayviana Shoulders, were arrested. The children, ages two and three, associated with the AMBER Alert, were safe inside the vehicle and placed in protective custody.
Abdi was charged in Washington State with felony elude and taking a vehicle without permission in the second degree, and a warrant for arrest out of Oregon for two counts of custodial interference in the first-degree. Shoulders was held on a warrant for arrest out of Oregon for two counts of custodial interference in the first-degree, and for violating the terms of her release agreement. Additional charges may follow.
We are grateful to the Washington State Patrol, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, the Moses Lake Police Department, the Oregon State Police, and the community for their efforts in resolving this incident. Most importantly, we are relieved that the children were safely located.
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