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. ■ . ■; J . ' ■ ■ '- . , S < ‘ .' .-• ; »<1 g^>< 0'<w p&r WW*f*i+<4 < — - July 20, 1988, P ortland O bserver, Page 7 C R IM E R E P O R T : F ro m th e O ffic e O f T h e M ayo r: Progress Report On Youth Concerns The P ortland Police Drug and V ice D ivision announces that fo r the firs t six m o n th s o f 1988 the d ivisio n seized $2,839,650 in il legal drugs, 49 vehicles, 132 firearm s, and $610,775 in cash and o th e r property. T his was ac c o m p lish e d largely through the e xe cu tio n of 97 search w arrants and the arrest of 234 persons for drug charges. The sp e cifie d crim e ordinance was a p p lied to 100 properties. These a ctio n s were e ith e r w arn ing le tte rs to landlords o f sus pected drug houses, c e rtifie d le t ters w h ich in itia te c ity seizure of the properties, or negotia ted vol untary clo su re s of the properties by landlords. A d d itio n a lly, drug and vice d ivi sion personnel m ade 53 presenta tio n s to approxim ate ly 2,800 per sons regarding drug education and inform ation. ‘Summary of Police Deployment of Anti-Gang Resources’ ing a p o sitive change. W e have also had a W o m e n ’s A ssertive ness Panel, d is c u s s in g the th in k ing errors that these yo u th s have he M in o rity Youth C oncerns concerning w om en and how th e ir Program c o n tin u e s to m eet tw ice w eekly at the fo llo w in g involvem ent in a deviant life s ty le a ffe c ts fam ily, co m m u n ity, and tim es: W ednesday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. society. These w om en are: Pat and on Saturday, 2:00-5:00 p.m. Passmore, in ve stig a to r fo r an a t The M in o rity S upport Program is to rn e y’s o ffic e in Portland; Tina averaging 20-24 yo u th s per ses M o rffit, co rre ctio n a l o ffic e r fo r sion. The m ajor fo cu s o f the M i W om e n ’s P enitentiary in Salem; nority S upport Program is to give C hanissa W eaver, legal secretary, youths p ositive exposure to a lte r studied at C hem eketa C o m m u n i natives to th e ir d e lin q u e n t life ty C ollege; Roxie H oerauf, m an styles, and to have them take a ager o f K incaid C ottage. realistic look at th e ir lives and The B lack C ultural C lu b at the where they are headed if th e ir a tti Oregon S tate C orrectional In s titu tudes and behaviors do not tio n (O.S.C.I.) c o n tin u e s to be a change. p ositive sup p o rt system fo r the We have had several speakers M in o rity program group. The attend the M in o rity Y outh m eet Black C u ltu ra l C lub m ade a video ings. These speakers are as fo l tape w here c lu b m em bers d is lo w s: H arry J a c k s o n , p o lic e cussed th e ir negative lives and o ffic e r from N.E. Portland, w ho is what led them to O.S.C.I. S trongly involved w ith p ro s titu tio n and encourgin g the youth to get o ff pim ping. He addressed the nega that ju ve n ile d e lin q u e n t cycle tive aspects o f p im p in g and pros w hich w ill u ltim a te ly lead to a dult titu tio n in the Portland area and crim inal behavior and incarcera the role that he play in as the tion. The O.S.C.I. c lu b m em bers have also m ade a ca sse tte tape and have sent le tte rs to the M inor ity program in an e ffo rt to deter the youth from th e ir current nega tive life s ty le s and to w ork at being a m ore po sitive person. I c o n tin u e to m eet w ith the Black C ultural C lub on T hursdays from 9:00-11:00 p.m. to w ork on th e ir problem s and to a ssist them on a d ju stin g to so cie ty a p p ro p ri ately w hen they are released. I also m eet on a regular basis w ith the m in o rity residents at by Lonnie Jackson, C o ordinato r M in o rity Y outh C oncerns T Portland Mayor Bud Clark num bers to perform any of the s part o f the C ity ’s on-going fo llo w in g : e ffo rt to add more pieces to a com prehen sive attack on drug 1. M ount m assive stre e t pres dealing and gang a ctivitie s, the ence and patrol. Portland P olice Bureau has reallo 2. C onduct raids. cated personnel and enhanced 3. Target s p e c ific offende rs. c o o rd in a tio n across the Bureau. 4. C o n d u c t u n dercove r opera S p e cific a lly , the Bureau w ill tions. have the fo llo w in g resources en 5. Purchase drugs based on fast gaged in a variety o f operations breaking operational in fo rm a be g in n in g J u ly 15th: tion. 6. W ork w ith citize n s on develop OPERATIONS BRANCH ing case info rm a tio n . Resources: DETECTIVE DIVISION 1. N orth P recinct Resources: A. ) Lieuten ant - D edicated to 1. Two de te ctive s to co ordinate supervising and co o rd in a tin g all black gang-related assaults the Gang U nit and Street and hom icides. C rim es U nit. 2. Tw o dete ctive s to co ordinate B. ) Gang U nit - One sergeant all Asian gang-related assaults and e ig h t o ffic e rs involved in and hom icides. problem -oriented activitie s. 3. One d e te ctive to c o o rd in a te all C. ) S treet C rim es U nit - One gang-related ro b b e rie s and sergeant and six o ffic e rs s u p e xtortion. po rtin g the Gang U nit and in volved in p ro b le m -o rie n te d Additional Resources drug e n fo rce m e n t a ctivitie s. T actical In ve stig a tio n s Detail 2. C entral P recinct -T.I.D. w ill perform so p h istica te d surveillance m issio n s and covert A. ) W alking Beat O ffic e rs • 13 in ve stig a tio n s of illegal gang ac o ffic e rs fo c u s in g on street- tivities. P articular o ffe n d e rs w ill level drug and gang a ctivitie s. be targeted. B. ) In te llig e n c e and C oordina tio n - One o ffic e r dedicated to DRUG AND VICE DIVISION c o o rd in a tin g P re c in c t’s in te lli To increase e n forcem en t of the gence on gangs and drugs. Drug H ouse O rdinance, the fo l C. ) M ounted Patrol U nit - One low ing p o s itio n s w ill be in place: sergeant and fo u r o ffic e rs fo 1. Two in vestigato rs full-tim e. cusing on street-level drug and 2. One in ve stig a to r part-tim e. gang a ctivitie s. 3. One P.C.A. full-tim e. 3. East P recinct A A.) D irected O perations U nit -One sergeant and six o ffic e rs involved in problem -oriented p o lic in g regarding drugs and gangs. A lso, tw o o ffic e rs pro viding ta c tic a l analysis. N O W O PEN All Year Round N o rth East REDEEMER D a y C a re C e n te r 3605 N.E. 10th Street Portland, OR 97211 A fte r 6:00 p.m. - 284-8904 or 289-9569 - Days Four Decades Of Struggle And Joy The Urban League o f Portland w ill present an a u d io /v is u a l h is to rica l m ontage of the Urban Lea g u e 's e x is te n c e in O re g o n , expanding over fo u r decades. G raphics d e p ic tin g early integra tio n , e m p lo y m e n t rig h ts and stru g g le s fo r e q u a lity w ill be show n d uring the Urban League's Annual D inner on Thursday, July 28, 1988, at the Red Lion Jantzen Beach. N arrated by Ken Boddie, KOIN- TV Channel 6 new s reporter, this p ic to ria l presentatio n w ill be the firs t o f its kind preview ed in the Portland area. C om plied by the Oregon H isto rica l S o cie ty in co operation w ith the O regonian, this segm ent of the annual dinner program w ill be evidence o f the League's lo n g sta n d in g c o m m it m ent to equality. The annual d in ner is a fundraiser. Proceeds from the d in n e r are used by the Urban League to help co n tin u e its role as a m ajor service provider fo r m i nority re s id e n t’s in the N o rth /N o r- theast co m m u n ity. Mr. Lonnie Jackson Portland area policem an; Alaem A bdul Shbazz, president of the N.E. P ortland H ealth Resource Center, discu sse d his life grow ing up in inner-city Los A ngeles and the need fo r stu d e n ts to take re sp o n sib ility fo r th e ir lives and to make that positive change; Duane W ilson and Al W illia m s, both w ork fo r a tru ckin g com pany in Portland, d iscussed how drugs and the fast life a lm o st destroyed th e ir lives. P ointing out to the youth that same self-destructive path and how it w ill a ffe c t th e ir lives if they do not change; Kevin Price, w ork supervisor of Thayer C ottage, Kevin co n tin u e s to be supportive o f the program and he w orks w ith the stu d e n ts in mak- A BAN APARTHEID! PO RTLAND OBSERVER V , ‘The Eyes and Ears of the Community 288-0033 There’s only one way to come out ahead ot the pack. 1 f , •» wi’ * '• '.I ' A ★ CEREALS K ★ P E T F O O D S ★ S O A P S and D E T E R G E N T S ★ C A T L IT T E R ★ C H A R C O A L B R IQ U E T S ★ S A L S A S & BEAN S ★ F R O Z E N & D E LI F r- 1 ' J •¿ ;£ » > « : ' - Í 0 ' í ★ CANNED & PACKAG ED FOODS ★ M U C H , M U C H M O R E! “í-r 4? D o n ’t pay su p erm arket prices! S hop here first! No m em b ersh ip costs! No co u p o n s needed! Serving P ortland fo r o ve r 30 years! The Bee Company, Inc. y* » ■ FOOD FOOD Mon-Sat ★ 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. STAMPS STAMPS 800 N. Killingsworth WELCOMED WELCOMED 283-3171 Portland, OR 97201 H U N D R E D S O F W IG S (Ä a: W s s fc ídrt .T- A.S.K. SC IEN C E C EN TER «»»»«»' (A .S .K . - A L B E R T A S C IE N C E F O R K ID S ) BETTY CABINE PROPRIETOR TUIS-SAT 11 i 3O-6 i OO •y OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY N A O M I S IM S • B O R N F R E E • M IC H A E L W E E K S ANO OTHER NAME BRANDS 4 9 1 9 N .E . 8 T H A V E N U E EVERYTHWG FROM CURRENT STYLES TO SPECIALTY WIGS UNIQUE HAIR ORNAMENTS HAIR BEADS & BEAUTY SUPPLES MRS. C’S EBONY ESSENCE COSMETICS BEAUTICIAN ZURI COSMETICS & STUDENT (5 0 3 ) 2 8 4 - 0 8 3 7 SUMMER SESSIONS: DISCOUNTS 281-6525 GROUP I GROUP II 'H FFRSf ■ KWHS WHERE: . IT j n l / Q / C ••• p * wp WHEN: St Andrews Community School 4919 N.E. 9th (9th & Alberta) (503) 284-0837 (503) 222-2828 Mondays through Thursdays, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Registration w i be held on Monday, July 25th thru Friday, July 29th, 1988 between the hours of 2:00-7:00 p.m.; A Saturday. July 30th, 1988 from 1:00 4:00 p.m. RAGIN’ CAJUN MARKET 2428 N.E. BROADWAY • PO R TLAN D . OR 97232 M ON. - FRI. 10-6 P.M. SAT 9-7 P.M. Register Here To Win A FREE $5 00 G ill Certilicale June 13th - 17th (2:00 - 7:00 P.M.) im p o rta n t scie n ce p rin cip le s w h ile d o in g special a ctivitie s. 223 2056 ————————n OUR SELECTION OE PACKAGED MIXES MEATS AND SPICES LET YOU PREPARE DELICIOUS MEALS FROM GUMBO AND JA M B A LA YA TO HOT AN D SPICY C H IC K E N WHY SH )P A N YW H ERE ELSE al students who Ive North ol Atoerta Street The OM SI A.S.K. C enter is a fa m ily-o rie n te d s c ie n c e /fu n ce n te r th a t strive s to help urban yo u th and th e ir parents develop a healthy, non-threatening view o f science. It e x is ts to enhance kid s' understa n d in g of how prevalent and im p o rta n t science is in o u r everyday life. B ut m o st im p o rta n tly, th e A.S.K. C enter show s the tu n in learning 1605 N fc 7th You ca n g e t g re a t lo o k in g c o p ie s w ith o u t even le a vin g y o u r desk. J u s t c a ll K in k o ’s W e p ic k up y o u r c n g m a ls and d e liv e r c ris p , c le a r c o p ie s rig h t Io y o u i d o o r — w ith in hours. Q u a lity c o p ie s — K in k o s d e liv e rs (Grades K-5) meets Wednesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 - 4:00 P M O M S I P R E S E N T S : T H E O M S I A .S .K . C E N T E R OPEN 7 DAYS liPf \ (Grades K-5) meets Mondays & Tuesdays. 1 00 - 4:00 P M NOTE: Group I is lor 284-2129 i CM), S W SESSION «1 (JUNE 27th THRU JULY 21st, 1988) SESSION «2 (AUGUST 1st THRU AUGUST 26th, 1988) NOTE: Group I is for al students who live South ot Alberta Street 100% HUMAN HAF :0R BRAIDING & WEAVWG DELIVERED! Q uality Service Provided On A Sliding Fee Scale r •74 i • • . . -.J FOR YOUR EVERCHANGING LIFESTYLES Quality Copies - H /je /i «T. - * • yv'.Tv.'“ « P.j W H O L E S A L E & R E T A IL STUDENT (Including: Num bers, A lphabet W ith Jingles, Reading. W riting Safety, C olor, Shapes, Etc.) Learn Spanish U nderstand R espect f ’ ** * MRS C’S WIGS 7th & FREMONT (707 N.E. FREMONT) Children Receive: Hot Meals Teaching Basic Studies - ’ ».*• . «• W E W IL L B E A T A N Y B O D Y ’S P R IC E O N : ( A m e ric a n H e art A ssociation in Oregon 2121 S W Broadway O ther h ig h lig h ts o f the d in n e r in clu d e m u sic provided by Ron S teen's Trio, fe a tu rin g S hirley N anette, and The S treet C orner Singers. The keynote address w ill be delivered by Urban League’s new President, Useni Perkins. T icke ts fo r the d in n e r are $30.00 each o r $300.00 per table. For fu rth e r inform ation, please call 280-2600. Vi T L ACTIVITIES The above resources can cross over p re c in c t ju ris d ic tio n s to fu n c tio n in any co m b in a tio n of Shirley Nanette M cLaren, w ho are cu rre n tly in the Secure Intensive T reatm ent Pro gram, w orking w ith these yo u th s on changin g th e ir d e lin q u e n t life style s. H aving th e m ta ke a re a listic look at th e ir lives. i'*’ . FOR WHOM: Generally tor children in kindergarten through 12th grade from North and Northeast Portland 15% OFF ANY PURCHASE W ITH THIS COUPON Expires Aug 4. 1988 FEE: Club fee $8 00 for each 4 week summer session (based on ability to pay). FORMAT: A fun-filled atmosphere of science-oriented activities We will do simple experiments in the areas of chemistry, physics, astronomy, electronics and engineering Once a week we will have a tutorial session. ACTWmES: Field trips will be held frequently to places such as OMSI. the Zoo. Washington Observatory. Squaw Creek, Oregon Cascades. Bonneville Dam. Marine Science Center (Newport), the Oregon Coast and the Portland Airport. SPECIAL SERVICES Science Clubs in computers (Apple/IBM); family mathematics, OFFERED: engineering and astronomy. CONTACT Jerry Watson Carolyn McCarthy PERSONS: Roberta Fox Dr McKinley Burt Cottrell B White. Jr Elaine Patton-Harrison Franklin Brown A ffilia te d w ith AM A Head Start I i ■ T í , ; - " ’ T ''" '? . V 4