Law enforcement and rescue officials are stepping up their efforts to find a boy who disappeared yesterday from Skyline Elementary School. Seven-year-old Kyron Horman (photo from yesterday on the right) was last seen at 9 a.m. at his school science fair. Residents of Forest Park, Linnton and St Johns have been involved in the search for a boy that one resident described as "part of the community." Please read the following article for more information. If you have details about Hornman's whereabouts call 503-261-2847. 

FROM THE OREGONIAN

Authorities upgrade search for missing Portland boy to major crimes investigation

By Allan Brettman, The Oregonian

June 05, 2010, 9:37AM

Detectives were going door to door in a rural part of Northwest Portland Saturday after the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office upgraded the search for a missing 7-year-old boy to a Major Crimes Team investigation, employing more than 150 personnel from several metro-area law enforcement agencies and the FBI.

Kyron Horman was last seen about 9 a.m. Friday after attending a science fair at Skyline Elementary School, according to Matt Shelby, spokesman for Portland Public Schools. The second-grade boy was with his stepmother at the fair that morning, but never checked back in with his teacher afterward, Shelby said. 

The stepmother said she last saw Kyron at approximately 8:45, walking down the hallway towards his classroom, according to a sheriff's department press release. The school staff reported not seeing him after 8:45 and that he did not make it to his classroom. 

Multnomah County Sheriff’s Capt. Jason Gates, speaking at a noon press conference at the school Saturday, said someone called 9-1-1 at about 3:45 p.m. to report Kyron missing. He would not say who made the call. 

He said Portland police initiated the search and “it was realized it was not going to be an immediate find.” 

Gates later said that meant that the boy was not going to be found in an expected place, such as the school or his home. He said, “The family has been nothing less than completely cooperative.” 

He said detectives are going door to door in the area and he encouraged residents to talk to them. He said detectives are in the process of contacting every Skyline parent to come to the school on Sunday so they can be interviewed individually. 

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