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Page 6 * St. Johns Review * #1 - Jan. 9, 2015 * Addresses: PO Box 83068, Port., OR 97283 * reviewnewspaper@gmail.com or reviewnewspaper@comcast.net * 503-283-5086 * web: www.stjohnsreview.com Portland Police & Fire Reports NORTH & NORTHEAST POLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH AT A LLOYD CENTER HOTEL News Release: Portland Police Bureau Posted on FlashAlert: December 28th, 2014 3:40 PM On Friday December 26, 2014, at 10:44 a.m., North Precinct offi cers respond- ed to the report of a deceased female at the DoubleTree Hotel Lloyd Center, located at 1000 Northeast Multnomah Street. Homicide detectives ask for the public’s help as they investigate the homicide of 24-year-old Ashley Renee Benson. Detectives have learned that Benson was a victim of sex traffi cking but it is not clear if that is directly re- lated to her death. She was discovered deceased in a stairwell. The Oregon State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and determined that she died of homicidal violence. Anyone with information about this case should Business & Service Directory contact Detective Michele Michaels at (503) 823-0692, Michele.michaels@ portlandoregon.gov; or, Detective Bryan Steed at (503) 823-0395, bryan. steed@portlandoregon.gov. --------------------------------------------- SHOOTING IN PIEDMONT NEIGHBORHOOD News Release: Portland Police Bureau Posted on FlashAlert: December 24th, 2014 10:00 AM On Wednesday December 24, 2014, at 2:20 a.m., North Precinct offi cers responded to the report of gunfi re outside McDonald’s, located at NE Martin Luther King Jr. and Colum- bia Boulevard. Offi cers arrived at the scene and located broken glass from a vehicle but no other evidence of gun- fi re or victims. A witness reported a vehicle leaving the area that may have been related to the shooting. At NE 42nd Avenue and Killingsworth, a K-9 Offi cer spotted a vehicle matching the description and initiated a traffi c stop. Offi cers contacted fi ve people inside the vehicle, including two gang asso- ciate. Two of the vehicle’s windows were shot out but nobody inside the car was injured. Offi cers responded to a report of a shooting with a victim on the ground in the parking lot of the McDonald’s at NE MLK/Columbia. Offi cers found broken vehicle glass at the scene, but no shell casings, blood or other ev- idence that anyone had been injured. The Gang Enforcement Team will follow-up the incident with further in- vestigation. The Portland Police Bureau Gang Enforcement Team and Gun Task Force are continuing to actively inves- tigate gang and gun crimes in the City of Portland. Anyone with information about gang and/or gun crimes in the City of Portland is encouraged to pro- vide information to the Portland Police Bureau’s Tactical Operations Division at (503) 823-4106. Tips on gun crimes can be emailed to GunTaskForce@ portlandoregon.gov. If you see a gun crime in progress, call 9-1-1. --------------------------------------------- BASHFUL BURGLAR ARRESTED-CHARGED W/ TWO BURGLARIES IN PORTSMOUTH News Release: Portland Police Bureau Posted on FlashAlert: December 23rd, 2014 4:00 PM On December 19, 2014, a North Pre- cinct patrol offi cer contacted 25-year- old Debbie Ann Stevenson riding her bicycle on N. Lombard Street and Fortune Avenue. The offi cer suspected Stevenson as possibly being involved in a prior burglary where a neighbor took a photo of the suspect, nicknamed “The Bashful Burglar” on the Police Bureau’s CanYouIDMe page. As the offi cer was talking to Stevenson, a man drove up and told the offi cer that Stevenson had just stolen clothing from the laundry room of a nearby apartment complex. The offi cer took Stevenson into custody and located the victim’s stolen clothing in Stevenson’s backpack. Further investigation by the offi cer revealed that Stevenson was the woman in the photograph, taken by a neighbor after she burglarized a fi re-damaged home in the 7900 block of North Clarendon Avenue on De- cember 8. Stevenson was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of Burglary in the First Degree and Burglary in the Second Degree. There are several open cases that need the public’s help to identify sus- pects, persons-of-interest or critical witnesses. Information about these cases can be viewed by visiting http:// www.portlandoregon.gov/police/can- youidme/ --------------------------------------------- AROUND THE CITY TWO TEENS ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLE ARMED ROBBERIES News Release: Portland Police Bureau Posted FlashAlert: Dec 29 2014-7:30 AM Portland Police Bureau Robbery de- tectives have charged two teens with a series of pedestrian robberies that occurred late Friday and early Satur- day in SE Portland. 17-year-old Jo- von Marcus Heath and 15-year-old Michael Antone Miller were booked into the Donald E. Long Juvenile De- tention Home on charges of Attempted Aggravated Murder, Robbery in the First Degree (six counts) and Robbery in the Second Degree (six counts). Classifi ed Ads LESSONS: VOICE & PIANO LESSONS: Jensen’s Voice & Piano Studio offers lessons with college credits available. 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As the victims ran away, one of the suspects fi red several shots at them, striking only a parked car. As offi cers were investigating this incident, another robbery was broad- cast with suspect descriptions match- ing the description of the fi rst robbery. The second robbery was reported at approximately 10:10 p.m. and oc- curred at Southeast 97th and Foster Road. The suspects, one armed with a handgun, demanded money from the three victims, taking one of their wallets. The victims in this robbery were a 20-year-old female, a 20-year- old male and a 19-year-old male. As offi cers were investigating the second robbery, an unknown person called 9-1-1 to report another robbery but did not stay on the phone long enough to provide additional information. At 12:35 a.m. on Saturday December 27, offi cers responded to the report of a fourth robbery near Southeast 112th Avenue and Powell Boulevard. The 19-year-old male victim provided good suspect descriptions to 9-1-1 and offi cers quickly arrived in the area, lo- cated the suspects and took them into custody without incident. Offi cers re- covered a handgun that is believed to be the gun used in the robberies. East Precinct offi cers, Gang Enforcement Team offi cers and Robbery detectives worked collaboratively to collect evi- dence, and interview victims and wit- nesses in this robbery spree, resulting in these arrests and charges. Heath and Miller will be arraigned in Multnomah County Juvenile Court. Detectives would like to hear from anyone with information about these robberies or any additional victims. Victims or witnesses may contact De- tective John Russell at (503) 823-823- 0836, john.russell@portlandoregon. gov ---------------------------------------------- SHOOTING AT TOMMY’S TOO ON FOSTER ROAD News Release: Portland Police Bureau Posted on FlashAlert: December 23rd, 2014 11:21 AM On December 22, 2014, at 10:07 p.m., East Precinct offi cers responded to Tommy’s Too bar, located at 10335 SE Foster Road, on the report of a shoot- ing. Offi cers and medical personnel arrived and located a male adult vic- tim suffering from life-threatening injuries. The victim is 54-year-old Craig Mat- thew Desmarais, who was in critical condition the time of this report. No further suspect information is avail- able and detectives are continuing to ask for the public’s help in this inves- tigation. Detectives have learned that he was shot during an apparent rob- bery of the business. Detectives have a very limited suspect description at this point. The suspect is described as an unknown race male wearing all dark clothing. Anyone with information about this robbery and shooting should contact Detective Kristina Coffey at (503) 823-0696, kristina.coffey@port- landoregon.gov; or, Detective Mark Sponhauer at (503) 823-0416, mark. sponhauer@portlandoregon.gov. ---------------------------------------------- NAKED MAN ARRESTED AFTER STEALING OFFICER’S TASER DURING STRUGGLE News Release: Portland Police Bureau Posted on FlashAlert: December 22nd, 2014 4:30 PM On Monday December 22, 2014, at 12:36 p.m., North Precinct offi cers re- sponded to NE 13th Avenue and Mult- nomah Street on the report that a man was exposing himself to some young children. The caller provided police with a description and the fi rst arriving offi cer found the suspect standing in Holladay Park and noted that the sus- pect had removed all of his clothing. The offi cer contacted the suspect who began aggressively advancing towards the offi cer, who unholstered her Taser. The suspect was able to close the dis- tance to the offi cer and struggle with her over the Taser, ultimately ripping it from her grasp. The offi cer was able to remove the cartridge before the suspect had control of the Taser. The offi cer called for cover as the suspect tried to get into the patrol car, but it was locked. The suspect remained in the park as cover offi cers arrived and he surrendered to offi cers without in- cident. The suspect, 32-year-old Lu- narness Mendoza, was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of Assaulting a Public Safety Offi cer, In- decent Exposure and Theft in the Sec- “Police/Fire Reports” Continued on Page 7