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26 People Arrested In Downtown Disturbance
A t least 26 people were arrested
follow ing a b rie f disturbance in Down-
to w n Portland Sunday evening, July
18, 1993.
The events leading up to the a r
rest started Friday, July 16, 1993,
w hen the P ortland Police Bureau
learned, that a group o f people had
a rrive d in Portland to attend an " A n
a rchists” conference Investigators
determined that the group had planned
on c o m m ittin g a variety o f crim in a l
acts, to include assaults, vandalism
and burglaries
O n Friday, a group o f subjects
were remov ed from a vacant house in
the 4900 block o f N. W illia m s A v
enue, after they broke into the home,
apparently in an attempt to seek shel
ter. Follow ing th e ir ev iction, a sp lin
ter group formed and went to dow n
tow n Portland, where they accosted
citizens. C entral Precinct U n ifo rm
O fficers responded to the scenes o f
these incidents and were able to avert
fu rth e r such acts.
on Saturday, July 17, a group o f
about 20 "A n arch ists,” went to Wash
ington Park A inphi-T heater, where
the Portland Foursquare Church was
sponsoring a C hristian Rock Concert
Some o f the "A n arch ists" began
to ye ll and cause a disturbance, w hich
alarmed those attending the concert
O fficers quickly responded and re
moved several o f the "A narchists.”
F ollow ing their exclusions, there were
no further reported disturbances.
On Sunday, July 18, the "A n a r
chists” met at the X-Ray Club, 214 W
Burnside Street, to hold an "A c tio n
Party Plan.” The purpose o f this meet
ing was to form ulate some scheme,
where some type o f disturbance would
be planned A t about 2:00 pm, the
"A n a rch ists” , began gathering at the
X -R ay C lub, where several heavy'
metal rock bands were perform ing A t
3:30 pm. O fficers received reports
that a group o f about 50 people, had
started interm ittently, blocking the
sidewalk and streets
sory personnel at the scene, called for
additional reinforcements, to assist in
handling the potentially v iolent crowd,
w h ich now numbered 100-150 people
A t about 6:30 pm, a sm a lle r
Police supervisors contacted the
contingent o f about 30 people, left the operator o fth e X-R ay Club, asking for
X-Ray Club, and went to Pioneer his assistance in dispersing the crowd
C o u rth o u s e
S quare.
O ffic e r s
T he cro w d refused the c lu b
responded to the square after re operator’s plea to disperse Police o f
ce ivin g reports that the group had ficials, w ith about 50 officers standi ng
accosted other citizens, yelled ob by, repeatedly made attempts to nego
scenities at passerbys, and continued tiate a peaceful resolution, by a llo w
to ju m p into the path o f motorist, in g the crowd to disperse in pre deter
d riv in g through dow ntown Portland, m ined routes, w hich were refused by
causing them to suddenly brake and the "A narchists” crowd
sw e rve to a v o id c o llis io n w it h
A t a p p ro x im a te ly , 8 :3 0 pm ,
the group. A fte r roam ing the streets the crow d, w h ich was apparently
o f dow ntow n Portland, the group intent on co m m ittin g further crim in a l
returned to the X-Ray Club, where acts, w ith o u t w a rn in g , began to
they jo in e d w ith a larger group.
move southbound on SW 2nd Avenue
The Crowd, w hich now outnum fro m Burnside Street, eastbound on
bered the ten officers who had been S W A n k e n y S tre e t, a n d th e n
fo llo w in g them, began to armed them southbound on SW 1st Avenue. Upon
selves w ith bricks and rocks. Supervi reaching the 400 block o f SW 1st
New Director Of International Relations
M ayor Vera K atz is pleased to
announce her appointment o f Andrew
Haruyama to the position o f D irector,
O ffice o f International Relations fo r
the C ity o f Portland.
Haruy ama is currently employed
at I I M orrow Inc., a subsidiary o f
U nited Parcel Service located in Sa
lem Haruyama supervises adm inis
tration o f$ 15 m illio n in outside manu
facturing and service contracts He
jo in e d II M orrow Inc in 1989 and has
served as an international buyer and
an international purchasing and manu
facturing subcontracts manager Prior
to this he worked fo r Sv nektron C or
poration in Tigard, and five years fo r
Sony C orporation o f Am erica in Park
Ridge, New Jersey.
As the city ’ s D irectoi o f Interna
tio n a l R e la tio n s , H aruyam a w ill
m anage p ro je c ts in the area o f
international relations and interna
tional business Haruyama w ill report
to the M a y o r and w il l in te g ra te
a c tiv itie s o f h is o ffic e w ith the
Portland Dev elopment C om m ission’ s
Economic Development department,
w h ic h w i l l p ro v id e d a y -to -d a y
management support.
W ith th e a p p o in tm e n t o f
Haruyama, M a yo r Katz called for
a change o f direction fo r the interna
tional Relations O ffice to result in
a greater focus on increasing interna
tio n a l business o p p o rtu n itie s fo r
Portland companies, in prom oting
Portland more actively internation
a lly , and in b u ild in g a stronger
p a rtn e rs h ip w it h th e business
com m unity.
“ In the re c ru itm e n t process,
we a c tiv e ly sought an in d iv id u a l
w it h p riv a te s s e cto r h a n d s -o n
experience. M r Haruyama brings to
the o ffic e extensive in te rn a tio n a l
business experience w hich w i ll prove
to be very valuable as we w ork to
b u ild stronger in te rn a tio n a l ties,”
said M avor Katz.
The M a yo r’s Business Round
table is currently developing a new
Economic Development Policy and
s tra te g ie s fo r im p le m e n ta tio n .
Haruyama w ill be an active p a rtici
pant in the process, w o rkin g w ith the
W orld Trade Center, The W orld A f
fairs Council, the Portland M etropoli
tan Chamber o f Commerce and p ri
vate business leaders to develop an
expanded international strategy for
the city.
The office w ill also continue to
support the c ity ’ s Sister City program
and w ill w ork to capitalize on the
business development opportunities
o f this program. A search is underway
for an Assistant D ire cto r w ith an an
White Supremacists
Target Rodney King
To Start War
The F B I said six reputed w hite
suprem acist “ skinheads” were a r
rested Thursday to prevent them from
b lo w in g up a rabbi, attacking a p ro m i
nent black chu ch w ith machine guns
and assassinating Rodney K in g
Three men, a woman and tw o
juveniles were arrested in the Los
Angeles area in the midst o fa n under
cover investigation o f w hite suprema
cist groups.
Avenue, the group, began to throw
bricks and rocks through the windows
o f nearby businesses and vandalized
parked cars. It was at this point that
U niform Officers moved in and started
m ilking arrests Neighboring precincts
sent additional personnel, increasing
the number o f officers to handle the
disturbance, to about 100. The riotous
crow d began to run, follow ed by o ffic
ers, who continued to make arrests o f
those persons, who engaged in unlaw
fu l behavior.
The Fam ily Services D ivision
(FSD) o f the Portland Police Bureau,
has started the operation o f i t ’s Do
mestic V iolence R eduction U n it
(D V R U ). The D V R U is currently
staffed w ith six police officers, who
w ill conduct follow up investigations,
on those incidents where suspects
have been arrested for domestic re
lated assaults The purpose o f the
follow up is, to collect sufficient evi
dence to support prosecution on cases
in vo lvin g domestic v iolence.
The goal during the firs t year,
w ill be to; I) Develop the investiga
tive techniques necessary to sustain
convictions; 2) Strengthen police
partnerships w ith other components
o f the domestic violence i nterv ention
system; and to 3) Develop a commu
nity component to act as advocates
against domestic violence and to as-
! sist surv ivors o f domestic violence
A t about 10:00 pm, the crowd had
thinned out and the number o f re
ported vio le n t acts, also declined
Those persons arrested, w ere charged
w ith a sundry o f charges, to include,
“ I t ’ s our intent, to send a clear
failure to obey a police officer, rioting,
message
to those persons who assault
disorderly conduct and vandalism
their
partners,
that their crimes are
There were no reports o f anyone being
i
not
acceptable
Abusers w ill learn
seriously injured du rin g this distur
that
they
can
not
escape
prosecution.
bance, w hich was confined to about a
merely
because
the
v
ictim
is relue-
ten block area o f downtown.
tant, fo r whatever reason, to follow
through w ith prosecution,” said Cap
tain Bob Brooks, o f the FSD.
This is a pilot project w hich w ill
concentrate on the most serious cases
On Tuesday, July 23, 1993 at
o f abuse in vo lvin g chronic occur
approximately 8:10 pm. members from
rences, weapons and violence when
the Drugs and Vice D ivisio n served a I children are present.
search w arrant at 1034 NE Oneonta
“ Eventually we hope to reduce
and arrested the occupants, Roy Ed
the unacceptable h igh level o f do
w ard B ell D O B 3-9-55 and his g irl
mestic related violence, and take steps
friend K im berly W ahlberg DOB 11-
to put the fam ily u n it back together”
17-70, on charges o f prom oting pros
said C h ie f Charles Moose.
titu tio n in connection w ith running a
business for exotic dancers, w hich
Prostitution
Arrests
Protesters
March Against
Gay Compromise
was actually a front fo r prostitution
“ It became necessary to end the activity.
cov ert stage o f this inv estigation and
T h e in v e s tig a tio n began in
make the arrests today to avoid harm
February 1993, w hich is when the
About 500 protesters marched
to innocent in d ivid u a ls w ho were ta r
suspects established their business,
Monday in West Hollywood, C alif., to
geted by these dangcroys and vo la tile
under the guise o f personal erotic
d e m o n s tra te a g a in s t P re s id e n t
domestic terrorists,” C harlie Parsons, dancers fo r personal pleasure. The
nouncement expected soon.
C lin to n ’s compromise p olicy on ho
special agent in charge o f t e FBI in
suspects advertised in “ The Oregon
Haruyama is b ilin g u a l having Los Angeles, told a packed news con
mosexuals in the m ilita ry.
T & A Tim es,” w hich is a local p u b li
lived and been educated in Japan fo r ference.
W h ile his w ife visited the Los
cation Interested customers would
11 years. He holds a Bachelor o f A rts
Angeles area, C linton announced he
On display were an arsenal o f ca ll one o f tw o numbers w hich went
in East Asian Studies from Princeton weapons, N azi flags and uniform s
w ill order the m ilitary to a llo w gays to
d ire c tly to a rem ote vo ice m a il
U niversity. Haruyama, his w ife and and pictures o f A d o lf H itle r confis
serve in the armed services provided
location. A fte r the interested client
children reside in Portland.
they do not engage in homosexual
cated d u rin g the arrests.
called the voice m a il, and left a
conduct
message, the suspects’ pager would
Protesters marched from West
then be activated, the susnects w ould
Hollywood to a Beverly H ills hotel
then call, retrieve the message, a r
where F irst Lady H illa ry Rodham
range fo r a “ dancer” to meet w ith the
o f the tw o uniform ed officers.
The officers pursued Gratton o ff the client, at w hich tim e the client and
C lin to n had been scheduled to attend
The offices exited th e ir patrol bus, and shots were fired by tw o o f the “ dancer” w ould agree to an act o f
a fund- raiser.
car and w alked back to the bus where three offices present at the scene, prostitution.
Many ofthe West Hollywood pro
they ta lke d w ith the d riv e r, who wounding Gratton, who eventually
testers
said C linton had asked fo r their
P rio r to the arrests, investigators
inform ed the officers o f what had collapsed about a block away from the
support
during the 1992 presidential
called one o f the numbers and ar
transpired. The tw o male officers bus, after being h it three times by ranged to meet w ith a 23 year old
campaign based on promises that he
contacted Sim ms and escorted him gunfire.
would end the ban on homosexuals in
w oman. Upon meeting the undercover
o f f th e bus T h e o ffic e s w ere
Gratton apparently sustained a o ffice r and agreeing to an act o f pros
the m ilitary.
eventually jo in e d by a th ird female grazing wound to the head, and was titu tio n , the 23 year old woman was
The protesters were angered by
o ffice r at w h ich tim e they walked struck in his left elbow, and the right
the
compromise
and called for the
arrested and charged w ith prostitu
to the back o f the bus and con side o f his back. He was transported to tion.
president to end the homosexual ban
tacted Gratton to stand up and raise Emanuel H ospital, where he is listed
in the armed forces.
Detectives then served the search
his hands in preparation fo r being in serious condition.
C lin to n garnered wide support
w arrant at 1034 NE Oneonta, at w hich
searched. A s G ra tto n raised his
Investigators recovered G ratton’s tim e B ell and W ahlberg was arrested.
among many Hollywood celebrities
arms, one o f the officers observed gun from the scene, w hich was found Investigators seized extensive busi
because o f his c ivil rights stand.
a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol across the street from the bus Gratton
No arrests were reported by the
ness records related to the affairs o f
in h is w a is tb a n d and to ld the has been charged w ith being an Ex-
Los Angeles County S h e riff’s Depart
the business and plan on contacting
o th e r o ff ic e r th a t G ra tto n was Con in possession o f a weapon and form er clients in an effort to gain
ment. w hich issued a crowd estimate
armed. G ra tto n began to struggle carrying a concealed weapon. The additional evidence w hich may assist
o f at least 500 marchers.
a n d p u sh e d th e o ffic e r s aw ay. investigation is continuing.
the investigation.
O ffic e r In v o lv e d In S h o o tin g
M onday evening, July 19,1993 at
approximately 11:34pm, Gerald Frank
G ratton Jr. D O B 5-7-66, who was
armed w ith a 45 caliber semi auto
m atic pistol, was wounded by tw o
N o rth Precinct U n ifo rm Officers, w ho
were attem pting to remove him from
a T ri-M e t Bus, after the officers were
flagged down by the d rive r
R eportedly, at a p p ro x im a te ly
11:15pm, a woman T ri-M e t driver,
picked up Gratton and his friend,
Devon D. Simms DOB 5-15-69, near
the area o f N. Fessenden and S m ith
Ave. The tw o men were carrying beer
and had one can opened. The bus
d rive r told the men that they w ould
have to leave the opened can o f beer
behind, before boarding the bus. The
men com plied and boarded the bus
w ith the other unopened cans o f beer
W h ile on the bus the tw o men
opened the remai ni ng cans ofbeer and
began d rin kin g . The T ri-M e t driver,
who has been employ ed fo r five years
w ith T ri-M e t, told the men that they
could not d rin k on the bus. The men
refused to listen to the pleas o f the
driver, and instead continued to d rin k
and began sw itching seats.
T h e d r iv e r , w h o had been
assaulted before w h ile w o rk in g ,
overheard Gratton make a comment
to Simms, w hich she fe lt was threat
ening. The d rive r continued along
her rout, w hich is the #4 Fessenden
line, u n til she pulled behind a u n i
formed patrol car at N. Interstate and
Lom bard The d riv e r b lin k e d her
lights, attem pting to get the attention
S h o o tin g In v e s tig a tio n
T h is m orning at approxim ately
9am, N orth Precinct U n ifo rm officers
were summoned to 6235 NE 10th
Avenue, regarding a person who had
entered the home, assaulted the v ic
tim , fired a shot and fled the scene As
officers arrived in the area they were
provided updated inform ation, that
the suspect had stolen a vehicle, and
was d riv in g away O fficers spotted the
ve h icle near N E 8th Avenue and
D ekum Street, at w hich tim e the sus
pect fled from the vehicle on foot and
was later apprehended in a nearby
backyard.
Reportedly , at about 9am the sus
pect, who was armed w ith a loaded
fo u r inch. 38 caliber revolver, entered
the home through an unlocked back
door, walked in to the basement bed-
room o f the victim , Richard P Overton
DOB 9-11-72, were the suspect threat
ened the victim . The suspect who
wore a scarf and hood to conceal his
identity, told the v ic tim to tu rn on the
light. When the v ic tim stood up to turn
on the lig h t th evictim struggled w ith
the suspect. The v ic tim was h it repeat
edly w ith the gun and a shot, w hich
d id n ’ t strike anyone, was fire d The
foot. O fficers cornered o ff the area
and found the suspect in the yard o f a
home, located in the 900 block o f NE
Oneonta Street. The gun, w hich the
“ We know fro m experience that
an e ffe c tiv e w a y to a p p re h e n d
crim in a l suspects is to publicize their
photographs and descriptions Here
in the city o f Portland we have the
Oregonian newspaper and the local
televisions programs w hich regularly
publicize sketches and descriptions o f
suspects. I commend them fo r their
public service efforts.
suspect attempted to hide under a pile
o f bricks, in another yard, p rio r to his
being apprehended, was also recov
ered.
The suspect, E lton L yd e ll Seals
D O B 7-11-76, o f N. Portland, who is
suspect then fled the scene on foot.
considered a gang a ffilia te , was
A fte r leaving the residence, the charged w ith B urglary in the First
suspect comm andeered a vehicle, Degree, Assault in the Second De
“ Today as the host o f this w eekly
w hich was parked nearby, unoccu gree, U nauthorized Use o f a M otor cable program we call the M a yo r’ s
pied, w ith the engine running. The Vehicle and U n la w fu l Possession o f a Forum, I w ould like to announce a
v ic tim reported this to officers and the Weapon
new regular segment called “ Crim e
car was spotted a few m inutes later
It appears that the vic tim , who is Stoppers” . T h is w ill include descrip
near N E 8th Avenue and D ekum to listed as a gang affilia te , and the tions and photographs o f some o f
Street. Upon attem pting to stop the suspect are acquainted and that rob P ortland's most wanted suspects and
v chicle, the suspect fled the vehicle on bery was the motive.
crim inals. O ffice r Henry Grocpper.
Anti-Gang Curriculum Passes Senate
State Rep A vel Gordly said a b ill
e n c o u ra g in g a ll p u b lic sch o o ls
districts to teach an anti-gang, a n ti
violence. a nti-drug curriculum has
passed the Senate and is on the way to
G overnor Barbara Roberts fo r her
signature
House B ill 3160 is the first o f a
series o f anti-gang b ills to pass both
houses o f th e L e g is la tu re The
package o f a n ti-g a n g b ills was
developed by a bi-partisan group
fo r H ouse m em bers in c lu d in g
Rep G ordly . Rep Dave McTeague.
Ren Mary Ford and Rep Margaret
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Gordly s b ill calls on the Oregon
Department o f Education to develop a
cu rricu lu m encouraging alternatives
to gangs, confl ict resolution techniques
and an ti-d ru g inform ation. A ll O r
egon school districts w ill have the
opportunity to use the curriculum ,
G ordly said.
“ W h ile I am pleased th is
_anti-gang, anti-violence and anti-drug
c u rric u lu m b ill has passed, I am
co n ce rn e d th a t o th e r im p o rta n t
b ills that help Oregon address the
grow ing gang problem are still caught
up in committees," said Gordly.
V iolent behavior by young people
in all o f Oregon is grow ing rapidly,
according to inform ation from the
Law E nforcem ent Data Systems,
Gordly said.
“ T h is is not a B lack problem, a
Hispanic problem, a skinhead prob
lem, a poor problem o r a Portland
problem,” Gordly said “ This is an
Oregon problem
“ I hope every school d is tric t-
even the ones who d o n 't th in k they
havea problem w ith g a n g s -w ill adopt
this c u rric u lu m as a preventative
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Clinton Picks
New FBI director
Katz Begins New
“Crime Stoppers'
President C linton said Tuesday
he w ill nominate U. S. D istrict Judge
Louis Freeh o f New Y ork, a 43-year-
old form er F B I agent and federal pros
from the Portland Police Bureau, w ill
ta lk more about this in minute, includ
ing where to call i f you’ve seen some
one featured on a “ C rim e Stoppers”
segment.
“ T h is modest effort w ill increase
the number o f times these photographs
and descriptions are aired. This pro
gram is received by cable subscribers
here in the city o f Portland, and I hope
that this regular segment on the Fo
ecutor, a director o fth e FBI.
I f confi rmed by the Senate, Freeh
w ould replace W illia m Sessions, who
C lin to n fired Monday
In introducing Freeh at a Rose
Garden ceremony, C lin to n described
Freeh, “ a law enforcement legend”
"Judge Louis Freeh knows the
F B I,” the president said “ He has in
vestigated and prosecuted some o f the
rum w ill help apprehend those who
have com m itted or are suspected o f
co m m ittin g a crime.
“ T h is effort is a natural part o f the
most complex crimes o f our tim e
He w ill be both good and tough.
Good fo r the FBI, and tough on c rim i
n a ls ”
Speaking briefly, Freeh said, “ I f
confirm ed by the Senate I pledge a
total com m itm ent to the FBI, whose
only beacon is the rule o f law .”
“ O ur country must be made safe
again, the cities, towns, villages and
com m unity policing program, and part
o f my ongoing com m itm ent to public
safety.
MANILA
COMMUNISTS SPLIT
FROM DUTCH-BASED
LEADERSHIP
measure We need to teach our c h il
dren non-violent wavs o f resolving
conflicts and give them m eaningful
reason to jo in gangs.”
The largest
Gordly said she w ill continue to
branch o f the P h ilip p in e C om
push for passage o f the other b ills in m unist Party announced Thursday it
the anti-gang package
had
broken w ith the group's Dutch-
based leadership and endorsed
negotiations to end the 24-y car-
old insurgency. The move by the
p arty's M a n ila chapter could
have a profound effect on the rebel
movement <ynd on prospects for
ending its M arxist insurgency.
countryside." the nominee said. “ The
issue is stark - do we allow crim in a ls
to destroy our freedom and C onstitu
tion or take steps to protect our basic
c iv il rights ”
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