A pril 06, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
P age A 6
That’s “Marshal
HE EASTER BUNNY
JOINED THE RANKS OF
THE DRUGFREE MARSH­
ALS ON SATURDAY WHEN
VISITING WITH CHILDREN AND
MOTHERS
IN
DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND OVER THE WEEKEND.
After a long day o f Easier festivi­
ties, the Scientology Ladies Society
brought the Easter Bunny to visit with
area children. The Drug Free M ar­
shals, teens and pre-teens who have
taken a pledge to be drug-free, arrived
shortly thereafter to sw ear in the big
bunny and the kids and adults in the
area.
According to the National C lear­
inghouse on Drug and Alcohol Infor­
mation, every day in the United States
500 kids between the ages 10-14 be­
gin using illegal drugs, and 1000 kids
betw een the ages o f 10-14 begin using
alcohol.
The D rug-Free M arshal cam ­
paign is a drug education and preven­
tion program initiated by the Church
o f Scientology as part o f its Lead the
W ay to a Drug-Free USA program. It
recognizes the importance and value
that youth have in creating a drug-
free society. The Drug-Free Marshals
are teens and preteens who take a
unny
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After a long day of Easter festivities, the Scientology Ladies Society
brought the Easter Bunny to visit with area children
The D rug-Free M arshal cam ­
paign started in April o f last year
when 200 youth were sworn in by a
representative o f the FB I’s Drug D e­
mand Reduction Program with actors
John Travolta and Anne A rcher a t­
tending to express their support. Since
then, the campaign has been joined by
show s the kids that they do have a
voice and that they can make a differ­
ence. This also improves com m uni­
cation betw een the kids and these
officials, such as police officers, which
is im portant. The kids sec that these
adults are real people too and that
they do care about the kids’ future.
“We realize that building a drug-
many other groups including Boys &
pledge to live drug-free lives and to
free
com
m unity starts with these kids
Girls Clubs, YM CAs, YW CAs, Drug
encourage their family and friends to
because
they really are our future. It
E nfo rcem ent A d m inistration and
be drug-free. This teaches them to
really
means
som ething special to
youth groups participating through­
start taking responsibility for others.
these
kids
to
w
ear a badge and be a
out the United States. In fact, the staff
The children also becom e more in­
Drug-Free
M
arshal,”
Mann stated.
and writers o f this new spaper took the
formed about the harmful effects of
The
M
arshals
will
be marking
M arshal pledge last summer.
their
first
anniversary
next
month
drugs, as the cam paign is educational
Angie M ann, local spokesperson
as well as preventative.
with
celebrations
and
events
to
sw ear
for the Marshals, stated, “The panic i-
in
more
kids
and
officials
to
make
pation o f such officials and groups
a
t U Portland
IU d llU
U I drug-free.
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OFF
and much, much moie«!
Crime Stoppers
In 1993, calls to Crim e Stoppers,
from people throughout the com m u­
nity, were responsible for the arrests
o f 82 subjects on felony charges and
the clearance o f 229 felony crimes.
W hile a majority o f the people
calling Crim e Stoppers in 1993 were
not interested in a rew ard, to some
m oney was motivation. Rew ards paid
in 1993 totaled 4,900, which was an
average o f $59.76 per felony arrest
and an average o f $21.40 per felony
crim e cleared.
1993 showed an increase over
1992, in the num ber o f subjects ar­
rested, crim es cleared, and rewards
paid. In 1992, 61 subjects were ar­
rested, 137 felony crim escleared,and
$3,600 paid in rew ards, for an aver­
age o f $59.02 per felony arrest and
$26.28 per major felony crime cleared.
Crim es solved through Crime
Stoppers in 1993 included homicide,
arson, com m ercial burglary, bank
robbery, theft, armed robbery, forg­
ery, fraud, kidnap, rape, a missing
person,and the arrestsof21 fugitives.
In many o f those crim es, police had
either exhausted all leads or had few
leads to go on.
Very few agencies, if any, can
match the efficiency o f Crime Stop­
pers. Overhead costs are alm ost non­
existent. Board M embers volunteer
their time and raise the m oney needed
to pay rewards. No taxpayer dollars
arc involved! The Crime Stoppers
Coordinator, who is a Portland Police
officer, is paid by the city. O ther than
annual Crime Stoppers International
M embership dues and m iscellaneous
supplies, which com bined am ount to
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less than $300 per year, every dollar
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rew ard citizens whose information
leads to arrests.
But the real credit, for the success
o f the Crim e Stoppers Program , goes
to the media, law enforcement, and people
from the community, for their involve­
ment, cooperation, and commitment.
Thanks to everyone involved,
1993 was a very successful year! And
rem em ber, as always, Crime Stop­
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$1,000 for inform ation, reported to
Crim e Stoppers, that leads to an ar­
rest in any unsolved felony crime, and
you need not give your name. Call
Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP.
Crime Stoppers Coordinator: Offi­
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people avoid errors seen on some o f
this year’s tax returns.
A new mistake affects people who
lost th e ir jo b s due to c o rp o ra te
dow nsizing or restructuring. They
often receive severance pay, which is
taxable. As part o f their separation
agreem ents, they may also sign w aiv­
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