F ebruary 22, 1995 • H ie P ortland O bserver
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CRIME
Homicide
Portland Poalice Bureau De
tectives, in cooperation with Crime
Stoppers, are asking for your help
in solving a homicide.
On Saturday, January 7, 1995,
at about 3:00 in the morning, a
scuffle broke out when two sub
jects, believed to be gang mem
bers, attempted to enter the Broth
ers Free Motorcycle Clubhouse at
2222 NE Alberta Street. The two
subjects, described as black males,
fled on foot. Approximately 15
minutes later, a club member was
shot in the leg after leaving the
club.
The next morning at about
3:30, multiple shots were fired into
the building from outside the club
house. Six people inside were struck
by gunfire, one o f whom later died
at a local hospital.
Investigators believe both
shootings were related.
Crime Stoppers is offering a
Homocide suspect
cash reward of up to $1,000 for
information, reported to Crime
Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in
this case, or any unsolved felony
crime, and you need not give your
name. Call Crime Stoppers at (503)
823-HELP
Officers
Seize
Cocaine,
Heroin
STOPPERS P O L I C E
N E W S
Rape
Portland Police Bureau Detec
tives, in cooperation w ith Crime Stop
pers, are asking for your help in
identifying and apprehending the
suspect in a rape.
On Tuesday, D ecem ber 20,
1994, at approximately 3:30 in the
morning, the victim was waiting for
a friend at a local convenience store,
when she met the suspect. After a
conversation, the victim agreed to go
for a walk with him. The victim was
attacked in the area o f NE 4th and
Davis Street, where she was beaten
and raped by the suspect.
This subject is also believed to
be responsible for another rape, w hich
occurred two days later under the
west end of the Steel Bridge.
In both cases, the suspect said
his first name was “ Peter."
The suspect is described as a
Hispanic male, 25 to 30 years old.
5’0" to 5'3" tall, medium to stocky
build, clean shaven with short black
hair. He may be a transient in the
Police Seize Drugs
Worth Millions
lower Burnside area.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash
rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for informa
tion, reported to Crime Stoppers, that
leads to an arrest in this case, or any
unsolved felony crime, and you need
not give your name. Call Crime Stop
pers at (503) 823-HELP.
Kidnap/Rape
Officers from the Portland Po
lice Bureau’s drug and vice division,
arrested four men Friday after an
investigation led to the seizure of
almost a kilogram o f cocaine and an
ounce o f heroin.
Based on information developed
during an investigation, officers
stopped a vehicle occupied by two
men near Southeast 70th and Foster.
Almost 900 grams o f cocaine and
two semi-automatic pistols were
found inside the vehicle.
Pursuant to the seizure, officers
searched two locations in southeast
Portland and found more cocaine,
about an ounce ofheroin and $2,750
in cash.
The cocaine had a street value o f
$92,000, the heroin is worth about
$3,000.
Arrested were Sergio Landa, 18.
Paul V. Rodriguez, 26, Gonzales E.
Marin, 40, and V ictor Sandoval
Sanchez, 32. All were charged with
possession and distribution of con
tro lle d su b sta n c e s. L anda and
Rodriguez were also charged with
unlawful possession o f a firearm.
Portland Police Bureau detec
tives, in cooperation with Crime
Stoppers, are asking for your help
in identify ingandapprehendingthe
suspect in a kidnap and rape case.
On S a tu rd a y , A u g u st 13,
1994, at approxim ately 8:00 in
the evening, N ear NE 80th and
F rem ont S tre e t, a 3 3 -y ear-o ld
w om an, who was d riv in g home
from w ork, was stopped at a tra f
fic light, when a su bject entered
her car through the unlocked p a s
se n g e r’s door.
The suspect, w ho was arm ed
w ith a handgun, directed the v ic
tim to a resid en tial area, about
tw elve blocks aw ay, w here he
sexually assau lted her. The su s
pect then d irected the victim to
drive to S eattle.
In Tacoma, but apparently think
ing they were in Seattle, the suspect
ordered the victim to pull off the
freeway. When the suspect got out,
to go to the bathroom, the victim
drove away and contacted the po
lice.
The suspect is described as a
male black, in his 30’s 5 ’9", w-ith a
skinny build, clean shaven, and col
lar length black curly hair, he was
wearing a red T-shirt, with “Rick”
on the front, black Jeans, and black
driving gloves.
The suspect possibly has some
type o f rash, or skin disorder, on his
hands and wrists.
Crime Stoppers is offering a
cash reward o f up to $1,000 for
information, reported to Crime Stop
pers, which leads to an arrest in this
case, or any unsolved felony crime,
and you need not give your name.
Call Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-
HELP.
1994 Violent Crime Shows Decline
The chance o f being the vic
tim o f a serious person crim e
such as robbery , m urder, or rape
d eclined in 1994. O v erall, “ Part
O n e” crim es rem ained constant
w ith 1993, show ing an increase
o f only three tenths o f one p e r
cent during 1994.
Part One crim es consist o f
p erson and p ro perty c a teg o ries
and include M urder, Rape, R ob
bery, A ggravated A ssault, B ur
glary, L arceny, M otor V ehicle
theft, and A rson.
S ix o f th e e ig h t c r im e s
show ed declines in 1994, with
only A ggravated A ssault (+1.7% )
and A uto T heft (+ 7.1% ) posting
in c re a se s. Rape (-2 0 .0 % ) and
M urder (-9.1 %) show ed the larg-
est decline.
Person C rim es d ro pped to
17.7 p e r th o u sa n d p o p u la tio n
com pared w ith 17.9 in 1993.
Total Property Crimes increas
ed to 94.6 per thousand from
1993’s 94.1 per thousand. Total
Part One Crimes were 112.3 for
1994 as com pared to 112.0 in
1993.
Officers from the Portland Police Bureau seized narcotics and dan
gerous drugs with a street value o f over $17 million during 1994.
The enforcement resulted in the arrest o f over 400 suspects and almost
300 search warrants.
One indication of the danger of these efforts was in the number ot guns
encountered. Police said over 200 firearms, including assault rifles and
semi-automatic weapons were confiscated.
Police also seized over $1.3 million in cash, vehicles and miscella
neous property.
The breakdow n of the drugs confiscated last year, com pared to
a year ago is as follows:
1993
1994
DRUG SEIZU R ES
$3,564
$7,312
Marijuana Plants
$26,303
$76,777
Dried Marijuana (grams)
$22,407
$13,732
Cocaine (grams)
$1,335
$2,190
Heroin (grams)
$2,561
Methamphetamine (grams) $2,672
Police said many o f the search warrants were initiated by concerned
neighbors reporting suspicious activity to police.
Some o f the problems were resolved after drug and vice officers sent
warning letters to property owners advising them of potential narcotics
activity. Last year, 587 letters were mailed.
The illegal use ofdrugs negatively impacts the liveability of neighbor
hoods, destroys productive lives and is a root cause of crime.
Community members suspecting illegal activity should discuss the
problem with their Precinct Neighborhood Liaison Officer or contact the
Drug and Vice Division at 823-0246. Thirty-two officers are assigned to
the division, which is supervised by Capt Robert Brooks.
Police Bust Drug House
With Snakes, Reptiles
A reported drug house forti
fied w ith surveillance cameras, two
16 foot boa constrictors and other
smal ler snakes and reptiles was bro
ken apart this month by a special
investigation unit o f the Multnomah
County Sheriff s Department.
Arrested for possession and de
livery o f methamphetamine at the
residence at 4410 S.E. 66th St. was
Sterling John Bales, 34, Jonathan
Dwayne Dunkel, 23, and Carol
Marie Sommer, 22.
Neighbors told deputies that
the home had been the subject of
repeated complaints made by the
Foster-Powell Neighborhood As
sociation.
Two children, ages 5 and 7
were removed from the home and
placed in protective custody. Bales
also faces an additional charge of
child neglect.
A uthorities carried out the
search warrant on information pro
vided by an informant. Police sur
veillance showed the house to be
fortified with security doors, win
dows covered by burglar bars, 4
surveillance cameras and signs in
dicating the presence o f an alarm
system.
Deputies found another cam
era inside the home. Seized were
about two pounds o f methamphet
am ine, $ 1 3 ,0 0 0 in cash and
negotiables, rare coins and bills,
five cars, a motorcycle, and $ 15,000
worth o f surveillance cameras and
monitors. A large amount o f alleged
stolen property, including power
tools, stereo equipment, TVs, com
puters, video cassette recorders,
approximately 500 compact discs
and other items were also confiscat
ed.
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