Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 26, 1995, Page 3, Image 3

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P o r. h and O bserver • A pril 2 6 , 1995
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CRIME STOPPERS
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Wanted Homicide Suspects
County Pursuing Purchase
Of West Campus Property
Portland Police Bureau H o m i­
cide detectives, in cooperation w ith
C rim e Stoppers, are asking fo r your
help in lo c a tin g F lo yd M athew
Mayes and F redrick Lavon K n ig h t
C lark C ounty is considering
I purchasing a 1.16-acre site at 912
Arrest warrants, charging Mayes and
K n ig h t w ith m urder in the Decem­
ber I I , 1994, shooting death o f
W. 13th Street as part o f the coun-
| ty ’ s dow ntow n campus.
James Loupe, have been issued.
The proposal to buy the west
I campus property is on the C lark
F lo y d M a th e w M a y e s is d e ­
s c rib e d as a 2 4 -y e a r -o ld b la c k
m a le ( D O B /0 4 2 3 7 0 ) . M a y e s
C ounty Board o f C om m issioners’
consent agenda at 10 a m. on Tues­
day, A p ril 18. The Board w ill meet
stands 5 ’ 4 " ta ll and w e ig h s 130
p o u n d s, w ith b la c k h a ir, b ro w n
eyes, a sca r on his n e c k , and
n u m e ro u s ta tto o s .
F redrick Lavon K n ig h t is de­
scribed as a 2 1 -year-old black male
(D O B /0 7 0 3 7 3 ). K n ig h t stands 5 ’ 6 "
tall and w eighs 165 pounds, w ith
black hair, brow n eyes, and a scar
in the second flo o r hearing room o f
I the Franklin Center, 1013 Franklin
Mayes, Floyd Mathew
Knight, Frederick Lavon
| Street in Vancouver.
leads to an arrest in this case, o r any
C la rk C o u n ty ’ s d o w n to w n
I campus consists o fth e co u n ty’ s A d ­
C rim e Stoppers isofferingacash
unsolved felony crim e, and you need
m inistrative offices, the S h e riffs
reward o f up to $ 1,000 fo r in fo rm a ­
tion, reported to C rim e Stoppers, that
not g ive yo u r name. C a ll C rim e
Stoppers at (5 0 3 ) 823-H E LP .
above his rig h t eye.
P olicing Conference from Septem­
ber 27-29, 1995. The theme fo r this
B u ild in g P o litic a l P a rtn e rs h ip s ;
COPS and the C rim e B ill; Y outh
V io le n c e S trategies; Assessment
M odels; U nion Perspectives on C om ­
m itm ent on the part o f WSU Vancou­
“ Crossing C u ltural Boundaries.”
ver to make the resources o f the uni­
versity available to the community.
u lty members from W SU and Port
land State U n ive rsity w ill p a rtic i­
we are o rganizing this second con­
ference, so that we can once again
cies and th e ir co m m u n itie s.”
The conference w ill be held at
the Red L io n L lo y d Center. R egistra­
taining and m aintaining com m unity
p o licin g programs.
W a ts o n , P o rtla n d P o lic e C h ie f
Charles Moose, and N a tio n al Start
c o n ta c t: Jane Braaten, C onference
C o o rd ia n to r; c/o P ortla n d P olice
Conference w orkshops w ill in ­
clude: Beyond the P ilot Project: Re­
President Ron Herndon.
Bureau; Planning & Support D iv i­
sion; 1 11 I S. W. 2nd Avenue, Room
tion fees are $275 i f registered by
F o r a d d itio n a l in fo r m a tio n
cru itin g and Prom oting W om en and
“ Here in Portland we are in our
sixth year o f im plem enting com m u­
D ive rsity; Y o u C an’ t O rder E m p o w ­
n ity p o lic in g as a a o rg a n iza tio n ” said
erment; Changing the C ulture; M a in ­
ta in in g C o m m u n ity M o m e n tu m ;
Portland P oliceC hiefC harles Moose.
823-0289; Registration In fo rm a tio n
“ We have learned much over the past
(5 0 3 )8 2 3 -0 9 5 5 .
AAA Fraud Suspect Hits In Portland
In all o fth e incidents, e ld e rly people
The incident on M onday a fte r­
noon occurred in Southeast Portland.
w hite in color.
A 79 year old woman m otorist pul led
over after a man fo llo w in g her in a
In a second incident on M o n ­
day, an 82 year o ld wom an was
stopped by a s im ila rly described sus­
not stop fo r in d ivid u a ls flashing head
lights. I f fo llo w e d , they should stop
car repeatedly flashed his lights.
pect on Southeast W oodstock after
fire station, o r open business where
The suspect, descri bed as a w hite
he also flashed his lights and then
they w ill not be alone, and can ask fo r
male in his 30 ’ s, approxim ately 5 ’ 6 "
and 150 lbs, w ith brow n hair and
brown eyes, contacted the woman
to ld her he was an A A A employee
assistance.
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You probably saw it first in the
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roundtable discussion o f the f ilm ’ s
| cultural aspects.
In its firs t season, the film se-
I ries is sponsored by the W S U Van-
couverhumanitiesdepartment. “ The
goal o f this series is to prov ide the
I com m unity w ith a forum in w hich to
view and discuss thought p ro vo k-
pate in the p o st-film discussion.
The fir s t film in the series,
“ T he P ia n o , re fle c ts the s tru g ­
g le s o f a 19th c e n tu ry S c o ttis h
V a n c o u v e r e d u c a tio n students
w o m a n w h o has been tra n s p la n t­
ed to N e w Z e a la n d fo r an a r­
Space is lim ite d , however, and those
interested in c h ild care are encour­
Included in the adm ission is
free ch ild care, provided bv W SU
ran g e d m a rria g e . T h e f i l m ’ s re p ­
aged to call (3 6 0 ) 737-2229 to re­
re s e n ta tio n o f th e in d ig e n o u s
M a o ri c u ltu re o f N e w Z e a la n d
w il l p ro v id e a to p ic fo r the p o s t­
f ilm d is c u s s io n .
serve space.
In operation since 1989, W SU
V a n co u ve rcu rre n tlyo ffe rs both un­
dergraduate and graduate degree
"Daughters o fth e Dust” fo llo w s
the story o fa group o f A fric a n -A m e r­
ican women w ho hold tig h t to ancient
programs to nearly 900 students in
its tem porary location at Bauer H all
on the C la rk C ollege campus. A
A frica n traditions and beliefs. T h e ir
new campus cu rre n tly under con­
struction seven m iles north o f V an­
e fforts to retain their ancient beliefs
in an era o f science and industry w ill
couver is expected to be com pleted
in tim e fo r spring semester 1996.
be a topic fo r the roundtable discus­
The Dougy Center "The Art Of Healing"
“ The A rt o f H ealing” is the theme
o f this year's hearts and Flow ers din-
dren and fam ilies to heal from the
ner/dance and auct ion fo r The D ougy
Center fo r G rie vin g C hildren. The
trauma o f losing a loved one,” said
Dr. Donna Schuurman, Executive
gala evening w ill feature a salmon
D irector. "W e again expect a capac­
ity crow d and w ill o ffe r several c h il­
and b eef dinner, oral auction and
dancing. The event w ill be at the
"W e chose this theme because
o fth e many w o n d erfu l art pieces that
v id in g a safe place fo r g rie vin g c h il­
d re n ’ s art creations as part o f the
area and has helped to establish over
5 0 s im ila r program s nationwide. The
D ougy Center has helped over 7,000
people since it was founded 12 years
ago.
The C e n te r’ s p ro g ra m s are
aimed at a num ber o f g rie f issues
auction.”
w ith special groups focused on m ur­
The D ougy Center was estab­
lished in Portland in 1983. It was the
der, suicide, accident and illness.
C h ild re n from age 3 to late teens
firs t program in the nation designed
to p rim a rily provide support to c h il­
dren w ho have lost a love one. The
meet regularly at the Center to w ork
on th e ir g r ie f issues. C hildren are
referred to the C enter from local hos­
be aware that this scam is o ccu rrin g
are created by the children as part o f
their g rie vin g process, and because
C enter w orks w ith an average o f 200
throughout the m etro area and should
The D ougy C enter’s focus is on p ro ­
pitals, social serv ice agencies, schools
children each month from the local
and a variety o f other sources.
at location such as a p olice precinct,
A n yo n e w ith
WE
WANT
YOU
in fo rm a tio n o r
vehicle. The wom an refused help
and the suspect left. In that case the
questions should contact the appro­
priate law enforcem ent agency. De­
suspect vehicle was described as a
tective M a rk C o ffe y o f the Police
large green car.
Bureau's Fraud D etail (8 2 3 -0 4 5 6 ) is
investigating incidents o ccu rrin g in
Portland.
New & used books on
Business, Music, &
African-American Studies
POWELL’S
CITY OF BOOKS
Speedy Service
Friendly Call
For Quote
heating oils
admission fee, and is fo llo w e d by a
The Portland Observer recognizes
Secretaries Day, April 27th.
C ALL:
Dad’s
have been targeted. M o to rists should
and had observed a problem w ith her
ment released a media alert on 04-
sues, begins at 7 p.m. at C la rk C o l­
lege’ s Foster H all A u d ito riu m . Each
I film is open to the p u b lic fo r a $1
u n til m idnight.
late m odel large dom estic vehicle,
The Beaverton Police D epart­
their representations o f cu ltu ra l is­
M o to rists are warned that the
suspect is not an em ployee o f A A A .
The suspect vehicle is described as a
suspect agreed to fix the problem ,
but claim ed he needed a special tool.
M ay 5, and M ay 19, respectively.
I Each o f the three film s, chosen for
M ultnom ah A th le tic C lu b on Satur­
day, M ay 6, 1995, from 6:00 p.m.
dents that have occurred in Beaver­
serious trouble w ith her vehicle. The
The other film s in the series -
“ Daughters o f the D ust,” and " A
| Great W all. — w ill be shown on
14-95 regarding a s im ila r incident in
th e ir ju ris d ic tio n .
ton and surrounding areas.
and told her he was an em ployee o f
A A A , and that he had observed some
W SU V ancouver w ill k ic k o f f its
1552, P o rtla n d , O re g o n 9 7 2 0 4 ;
Phone (5 0 3 ) 823-0292, Fax (503)
P o l i c e A'eu s
location. A tth a ttim e h e le ftth e w om ­
an’ s sight and fled, ta kin g the cash.
The academy award w in n in g
I film o f 1993. “ The Piano,” w ill help
film contributes to the theme o f
A ugust 1st, 1995.
an and a suspect w ho posed as an
employee o f the A A A A u to C lub.
This incident is s im ila r to in c i­
were feasible.
few years, from people w ith in our
chusetts G o ve rn o r’ s A ll iance Against
Drugs Executive D ire c to r Georgette
He convinced the wom an to give
campus area that w ill be com patible
w ith the c ity o f V a ncouver’ s pending
own com m unity and from other agen­
cies across the country. T h a t’ s w hy
lenges and successes o f co m m u n ity
policing. This second conference w ill
build on the first and focus on sus­
him several hundred dollars to rent
the to o l, then drove her to another
was review ing the p o ssib ility o f lo ­
cating some county office s in the
existing b u ild in g if rem odeling costs
results when a Chinese-Am erican
fa m ily returns to its homeland. Fac
come together and learn, inspire,
Portland Police are investigat­
tow n area. He said the county had
plans fo r overall use o f the site, and
“ The roundtable discussions that fo l­
low the film s reflect a growing com­
encourage and help one another. The
strategies and experiences discussed
at this ye a r’ s conference w i 11 ce rta in ­
ly benefit each attendee, th e ir agen­
ing a fraud in vo lv in g an e lderly w o m ­
to the re vita liza tio n o f the d o w n ­
Doug Johnson, C la rk C ounty
Purchasing D irector, said acquiring
the land was a good investment to
fa cilita te future developm ent o fth e
"Real to Reel” film series on A p ril
I 21. L ike a ll three in the series, the
Wheels, w hich consists o f site visits
D ire c to r Joseph Brann, Austin Po­
lice C h ie f Elizabeth W atson, Massa­
praised amount.
“ A Great W a ll,” is a warm com ­
edy about the clash o f cultures that
to c o m m u n ity p o lic in g projects and
partners.
Janet Reno (in v ite d ), COPS Program
Johnston said the county was
com m itted to m aking sure that any
developm ent o f the site contributed
sion.
The firs t conference was held in
Portland, Oregon in September 1992,
and more than 500 people fro m 35
ence attendees to meet, share, and
discuss w ith practitioners the ch a l­
M u llig a n and Associates o f V ancou­
ver at $395,000. The county is con­
sidering buying the site fo r the ap­
ing film s they m ight not o rd in a rily
m u n ity P o licin g ; and W orkshops on
states attended. The firs t conference
provided an o p p o rtu n ity fo r co n fe r­
“ This w ould a llo w street ac­
cess from the west side o f the coun
ty ’ s main campus area," Johnston
said.
The H and H Tavern occupies a
sm all corner o f the 50,389-square-
foot parcel that was appraised by
see,” says W S U V ancouver human­
ities professor Desiree Hellegers.
year is "C o m m u n ity P o licin g : m ak­
ing a D ifference on the Street” .
Keynote speakers to the 1995
N a tio n al C o m m u n ity P o licin g C on­
ference are U.S. A tto rn e y General
M ill Plain B oulevard extension.
WSU Offers “Real To Reel” Film Series
Portland, Oregon To Host Second
Community Policing Conference
The Portland Police Bureau w ill
host its second N ational C o m m u n ity
O ffice , Courthouse, Juvenile F a c ili­
ty and 9-1-1 Center.
for the Rose
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