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April 22, 2015
Week
in
Review
The
Hayden Island was robbed Mon-
day morning by a man claiming
to have a gun. Police were look-
ing for the suspect, described as
being a light skinned male in his
40s or 50s.
Government Camp condomini-
um complex in Mount Hood on
Monday afternoon, completely
destroying about 30 units. The
town ran low on water fighting the
flames and had to imposed a boil
water notice because of contami-
nation concerns.
Black Mayor Elected
and City Cops Resign
A small city in Missouri had five of
its six police officers resign and a
city clerk quit in the past few days
following the election of its first
African-American female mayor.
Some speculated that racism and
sexism drove the exodus in Parma, Pimp Sentenced to 12 Years
a city of about 700 near the Missis- Antonio V. Porter was sentenced
sippi River; but other residents say to 12 years in federal prison for
trafficking a minor on Portland’s
other factors were at play.
Southeast 82nd
Fatal Car Crash
Avenue.
The
A car crash in northeast Portland pimp is known
resulted in a passenger’s death for
having
Sunday. The driver was taken to pushed at least
the hospital with serious injuries five girls into
before being charged with man- prostitution in at
slaughter, driver under the influ- least five states,
ence of intoxicants, reckless driv- officials said.
ing, and reckless endangerment.
Van Crashes Into Home
A van carrying 5 children
and 2 adults crashed into
a southeast Portland home
early Monday morning.
The driver, 38-year-old
Arlen Pugh, was sited for
driving under the influ-
ence of drugs, reckless
driving, and reckless en-
Police Pursue Bank Robber
dangerment. No one was seri-
A Wells Fargo on Portland’s ously injured.
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A student council meeting at Portland State University turned into
a loud protest on Monday when students called for a candidate for
Student Body President to resign over his past criminal record.
Protests Target
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An election for Student Body
President at Portland State Uni-
versity has sparked protests and
even a petition asking one of the
two candidates of color in the race
to resign.
Fliers distributed across cam-
pus last week asked students if
they would want “a rapist to run
their school,” accompanied with
the candidate’s mugshot.
According to Tony Funchess’s
own accounts, he was convicted
of attempted rape in the second
degree in 2000 for a relationship
by
Zchon R. Jones, DC
with an underage girl, and faced
another charge of sodomy a few
years later.
A student council meeting at
Portland State University turned
into a loud protest on Monday
when some students called for
Funchess to drop out of the elec-
tion. Another student said he
should have a chance to prove
his rehabilitation after serving his
sentence.
Funchess currently is employed
as Multicultural Affairs Director
for the student government group.
Polls in the election close on
Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m.
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