S eptember 27, 1995 « T he P ortland O bserver
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Help Sought To Arrest
Bicycle Robber
cle, described as a m ountain bike or
B M X style. He has been armed w ith
a small semi-automatic pistol.
Portland Police detectives are
seeking assistance from the p ublic
in their investigation o f a series o f
armed robberies in northeast Port­
T y p ic a lly , the suspect w ill ride
up to lone pedestrians at night from
the rear and then demand money at
gunpoint. In some cases, the victim s
have been carry ing groceries from
nearby markets.
land.
The robber, distinguished by
his use o f a bicycle, is suspect in
nine armed robberies since July 3 1.
A ll o f the crim es have occurred in
the area o f Northeast Broadway,
between 26th and 34th avenues.
The suspect is described as be­
ing an A frica n -A m e rica n male, la¿e
teens to early 20s, about six foot tall
w ith a thin to medium b u ild and fine
features. H a ir is said to be black
w ith tw o-inch braids or dredlocks.
He wears dark clo th in g and often a
hooded sweatshirt.
The incidents have occurred
between 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
and have involved male and female
victim s o f varied ages. N o one has
been injured in the incidents, howev­
er, in one case the suspect fired sev­
eral gunshots into the air.
Robbery detectives Erin K elley
and M an H orton (823-0479) are the
investigating officers. Reward mon­
ey is available through the Crime
Stoppers Program at 823-HELP.
The suspect has ridden up to
the victim s on a dark colored bicy-
Homicide Investigation
P o rtla n d P o lic e are in v e s ti­
g a tin g a M o n d a y m o rn in g s h o o t­
ing th a t le ft a s o u th e a st P o rt­
land man dead, and h is fe m a le
frie n d w o u n d e d .
S outheast P re c in c t o ffic e r s
resp o n d e d to 2 0 2 5 S. E. A sh St.
abo u t 1:15 a.m . a fte r a n e ig h b o r
c a lle d to re p o rt the sound o f
several g u n sh o ts and a w o m a n
scre a m in g .
U p o n a rr iv a l, o ffic e r s fo u n d
th a t the s h o o tin g had o c c u rre d
at an in d iv id u a lly n u m b e re d
a p a rtm e n t. In s id e th e y fo u n d the
r e s id e n t, A n th o n y S h e rm a n
B ra n ch . D O B 1 0 -1 9 -5 8 , dead o f
was w o u n d e d in the in c id e n t and
was tra n s p o rte d to O re g o n H ealth
S ciences U n iv e rs ity .
R e p o rte d ly , tw o to fo u r sus­
pects e n te re d the a p a rtm e n t by
th r o w in g a la rg e ro c k th ro u g h a
glass s lid in g d o o r. O nce in s id e ,
the suspects c o n fro n te d branch
and fir e d m u ltip le shots b e fo re
fle e in g the scene.
T he m o tiv e fo r the s h o o tin g
is s t ill u n d e te rm in e d , b u t d e te c ­
tiv e s b e lie v e th a t the suspects
s p e c ific a lly cam e to B ra n c h ’ s
hom e, and th is was n o t a ra n d o m
e n c o u n te r.
D e te c tiv e s K e rry T a y lo r and
Two
Suspects
Charged In
Shooting
Gang Enforcement Team o ffic ­
ers have charged two people in con­
nection w ith the Tuesday shooting
incident near Madison High School.
A third has been charged w ith H in ­
dering Prosection in connection with
the investigation.
Gang enforcement officers made
the arrests Thursday night after stop­
ping a vehicle that matched the de­
scription o f the suspect vehicle in the
shooting incident.
The officers made the stop at
5712 S. E. 84th Ave. D uring their
contact with the occupants o f the car,
the o ffice rs u ltim a te ly conducted
searchesofthe vehicle, residence and
grounds. During that search they re­
covered tw o semi-automatic pistols
in a pile o f wood.
A fte r interviews w ith lead De­
tective K e lly Scott and other Gang
Enforcement Team Detectives, two
o f the suspects, L i Van Vo, DOB 10-
29-74 and Hai Quoc Pham, D O B 12-
31-78, were charged w ith Attempted
M urder and First Degree Assault
A third suspect, Lam Nguyen,
DOB 01-24-79, was charged w ith
Hindering Prosecution in connection
w ith the investigation. A fourth sus­
pect in itia lly arrested was later re­
leased.
The investigation is still con­
tinuing as to the identities o f other
City Initiates New Billing Procedure
The new b ill form at and han­
d lin g system is expected to reduce
costs, save s ta ff tim e and better ac­
commodate laser p rin tin g to speed
up the rem ittance processing sys­
tem.
“ We expect a one-day shorter
turnaround fo r custom er payment to
be posted, and fo r payments to be
processed,” says R ich G olze, u tility
adm inistration manager.
The new b ills are being printed
at Poorman-DouglasCorp., Portland;
rem ittance processing w ill be han­
dled by the C la rk C ounty Treasurer’ s
o ffice .
The city bills over 48,200 ac­
counts on an every-other-month basis.
Starting this week, the city o f Vancou-
ver’ s u tility division w ill distribute
On Saturday, Sept. 30 fro m 7
to 10 p.m. at Luepke Center, 1009
E. M cL o u g h lin B lvd ., V ancouver
Parks and Recreation D epartm ent’ s
Citizens o f D is a b ility program w ill
sponsor the fourth annual fashion
and e ntertainm ent p resentation,
“ I t ’ s a Fashionable L ife .”
The event features m odeling
and entertainment presented by peo­
ple o f al, ages and a b ilitie s through-
out C la rk County. Fashions w ill be
featured from M ariposa, Ross Dress
fo r Less, The Foot Locker, F ittin g
Image and Gingiss Form al Wear.
T his year’ s M aster o f Ceremo­
nies w ill be M ik e W ilson, V ancou­
ver C ity C ouncil, M istress o f Cere­
monies w ill be Sandra Monson.
Dance to music by Sound Sup­
p ly fro m 8 to 10 p.m. after the p e rfo r­
mance. Tickets are $5 per person and
Kick Up Your Heels
K id s s ix ye a rs o f age and
o ld e r and th e ir fa m ilie s can have
fun le a rn in g c o u n try -W e s te rn
lin e d a n c in g . T h is ne w class
fro m the V a n c o u v e r P arks and
R e cre a tio n D e p a rtm e n t is ta u g h t
on S a tu rd a ys fro m S ept. 23 to
O ct. 28 at B a g le y C e n te r, 4 1 0 0
P lo m o n d o n .
K id s le a rn fro m 9 to 10 a.m .
O p e n dance is fro m 10 to 11 a m.
and fa m ilie s get a lesson fro m 11
a.m . to n o o n .
C o s t is $28 o r $ 2 0 fo r c ity
re s id e n ts . C a ll 6 9 6 -8 0 6 5 fo r de­
ta ils .
City Invites Applications For
Parking Commission Vacancy
The C ity o f V ancouver is seek­
er, o r an o ffic e r o r partner in a city
D e re k A n d e rs o n are the in v e s ti­
individuals involved in this incident.
ing applicants to f ill a vacancy on
resident, property owner, business
A dditional arrests are expected.
the Parking C om m ission. The term
is four years Mem bers may serve a
maximum o f tw o terms.
ow ner, o r an o ffic e r o r partner in a
c ity business, except fo r one member
w ho may be a dow ntow n business
White And Black Teens Say Racial
Attitudes Have Changed In Alabama
The P arking C om m ission is a
five-m em ber citize n s g ro u p ap­
employee.
g u n s h o ts . A
fr ie n d ,
1 0 -2 3 -6 8
A ttitudes among young people
in M o n tg o m e ry , A la b a m a, have
changed considerably since 1955
when Rosa Parks was arrested there
fo r refusing to move to the back o f
the bus, according to a group o fb la c k
and w hite teenagers, who pa rticip a t­
ed in an interview fo r this Sunday’ s
Parade magazine.
“ M e and K anika have been in
school together since elem entary
school,” 18-year-old Jennifer G r if­
fin , who is white, said o f her friend
N o m atter how much you liked them,
you ju s t d id n ’ t do that.”
The teens, who were a ll students
at Robert E. Lee H igh School when
the interview took place, said al­
though things are better, they s till are
not perfect. “ I ’ m a cheerleader,”
K anika said, “ and there are only tw o
tim e this w hite g irl came in, and she
was dressed in the gangsta’ look,
w ith the big football team ja c ke t and
the baseball hat. A n d he g o e s,' Look
at her, there’ s a nig g er.’ A n d I turned
around, 'W h a t is that?’ and he said,
'o h , that g irl is ju s t try in g to be a
nigger.’ I ’ ve heard it many times
since. I t ’ s supposed to be a white
"W e cheered together through ju n io r
black cheerleaders. A nd some peo-
ple--m ostly black friends—tel 1 me that
I ’ m a sellout because I ’ m going to
cheer w ith the w hite people, and I
' talk wh ite ’ and I ' dress wh ite.” Some­
body had the nerve to te ll me I wear
silve r je w e lry because I want to be
person acting lik e a black person.”
G riffin said she thinks the phrase
‘ acting like a black person’ evolved
out o f the fact that “ hip-hop and the
w hole rap scene was brought on by
black people. They have their own
high. A nd i f school was ju s t being
w hite.”
kin d o f dress, th e iro w n k in d o fs la n g .
integrated, and I saw K anika get beat­
Shauntice A lle n , w ho is black
and had a sim ila r experience, asked,
“ W hat does that mean? A n d what is
acting b la c k ’ ?”
So i f a w hite person does this, they’ re
Kanika Walcott, also 18, w ho is black.
en or som ething because o f her color,
I w ould die. I could not stand to see
it I w ould try to help her.”
W illia m B la ir, w ho is also 18
and white, agreed. “ Yeah, w e’ d stick
up fo r our black friends. But back
then it was ingrained in the w hite
‘ acting like a black person’-th e y
‘ want to be b la c k .'”
“ There was this boy w ho used to
Robert D. N esbitt, Sr., who is
86-years-old and w orked w ith Dr
go to o u r school,” commented G r if­
fin . “ He was ju s t known to hate black
discussion. “ Change w ill depend on
people's heads that black people were
people. H e’ d wear rebelflag shirts
that said. You wear your X (M a l­
inferior. Y ou w o u ld n 't help them.
colm ), I ’ ll wear my cross.’ And one
M a rtin Luther K in g , moderated the
people like you,” he told the teenag­
ers. “ But we d o n ’ t have enough o f
yo u .”
pointed by city co u n cil to advise on
The Parking Com m ission meets
in C o u n cil Chambers at C ity H all at
p o licy issues related to a ll c ity -
7 a.m. as needed.
owned street and off-street parking
facilities. The com m ission makes
recommendations on developm ent
o f additional fa c ilitie s and parking
F or applications o r further in ­
fo rm ation contact M arie Day in the
M a y o r’ s O ffice at C ity H a ll, 210 E.
13 th St., P.O. B ox 1995, Vancouver,
regulations.
W A . 98668 or call 696-8211 (F A X
Members must be a c ity resi­
dent, property owner, business ow n-
696-8049). A p p lica tio n s must be
subm itted by Friday, N o v. 24, 1995.
its reduced size, trim m ed down from
8 1/2 X 14 inches to 8 1/2 X 11
inches. Usage history on residential
accounts w ill continue to be printed
on the b ills fo r the p rio r 24-month
period.
are on sale at M arshall and Bagley
centers.
A l l p ro ce e d s fro m the p ro ­
g ram w il l h e lp s u p p o rt sp e cia l
eve n ts, tr ip s , dances, s o c ia l en­
ric h m e n t and in c lu s iv e a c tiv i­
tie s p r o v id e d b y V a n c o u v e r
P arks and R e c re a tio n fo r p e o ­
p le w ith d is a b ilitie s .
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n c a ll
C onnie Irw in 696-8218.
Correction
City Seeks Ghostly
Volunteers
V olunteers w ith a spooky
sense o f hum or are being sought
by the c ity ’s O ffice o f Heritage
Services to p o rtra y ghosts and
tell stories o f past O fficers Row
residents. T he “ Ghost Stories on
O fficers R ow ” event is M o n day,
O ct. 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Storytellers o f all shapes, sizes
and ages are needed to tell stories
o f fo rm er residents o f Officers
Row.
“ N ot all the stories include
guts and gore; some are tearful,
others are charm ing,” says Jane
M o rriso n , city heritage coordi­
nator.
Volunteers w ill need time to
practice the stories and attend a
few rehearsals. Guides, behind-
the-scenes help and costume m ak-'
ers are also needed.
F or a roster o f available char­
acters and m ore inform ation,call
the city’ s O ffice o f H eritage Ser­
vices at 699-5288.
Paulus Releases Annual Report Card
N orm a Paulus, state superinten­
dent o f p u b lic instruction, today re­
leased the Oregon Report Card, an
annual report on trends in Oregon
schools.
Here are highlights o fth is year’ s
T e a ch e rs face in c re a s in g ly
report:
A fte r a $58 m illio n cut in 1993-
94, schools in the 1994-95 school
crow ded classrooms as O regon’ s
population continues to grow. The
year operated w ith $ 109 m illio n more
plan, describing how they w ill im ­
by 7.7 percent since 1990-91, w hile
the num ber o f teachers has risen by
o n ly 0.1 percent. Student enrollm ent
is expected to continue to clim b
plem ent the Oregon Educational A ct
through the rest o f the decade, in
fo r the 21st Century.
In the com ing year, the D epart­
ment w ill award $4.6 m illio n in grants
other areas:
The state legislature this year
number o f Oregon students has risen
This year’ s report is a p o rtra it o f
the 1994-95 school year. It captures
fin a n ce and e n ro llm e n t tre n d s ,
progress in im plem enting the O re­
gon Educational A c t fo r the 21st
Century and other details o f O re­
gon’ s p ublic school system.
In the 1994-95 school year,
schools received good news in terms
o f funding and im provem ent efforts.
than in 1993-94.
School districts drafted their first
Oregon Educational A c t fo r the 21 st
ing violent, disruptive students.
The Oregon Departm ent o f Ed­
The 1995 legislature fo r the firs t tim e
made education its firs t fu n d in g p ri­
o rity and renewed its com m itm ent to
Century.
M o re than 4 ,0 0 0 businesses
in O re g o n are h e lp in g students
le a rn h o w te c h n o lo g y and aca ­
d e m ic s u b je c t are a p p lie d in the
ny, Central Point, N o rth Clackamas,
W e st-L in n W ils o n v ille and else­
where prom oted character education.
the Oregon Educational A c t fo r the
21st C e n tu ry, the fo u r-y e a r-o ld
school im provem ent law.
5 5 t h A n n iv e r g ^ j ?
in a new, streamlined format.
U tility custom eis w ill notice
that the main difference in the b ill is
Fashion Show Supports Disabled Citizens
ga to rs.
m u ltip le
F e lic ia A lly n , D O B
water, sewer and storm drainage bi Ils
to train teachers and im prove local
educational programs, as part o f the
approved a b ill g iv in g school dis­
tricts greater authority in d is c ip lin ­
ucation and school districts in A lb a ­
w o r ld o f w o rk .
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