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J uni 26, 1996 • T u r P o r i ’. and O bserver
P o lic e JVcws
Rottweilers Cramp Shelter
Child Photographer Arrested
On Friday, May 3 1, 1996, m em ­
bers o f the Child A buse Team ex e­
cuted a search w arrant at the resi­
dence o f Dickie Lee Stevenson, a
w hite male bom on 4-26-50
Stevenson was arrested on two
counts o f Harassment ( Bail $3.000)
and one count o f Ex-Con in Posses­
sion o f a Firearm (Bail $10,000).
I le was lodged at the Justice C enter
Jail, subsequently released, and is
not currently in custody
Stevenson had been allegedly
photographing young girls (ages 7-
10 years) in the Portland area. T he
intent was to take pictures o f the
girls with their dresses raised, d is­
playing their underw ear. The Child
Abuse Team has tw o reported inci-
m odel red Ford pickup with a pos- ]
sible m atching canopy. T he subject
would leave his vehicle and ask the
child to pose for him. He w ould
then "lose” a quarter or other change
on the ground and ask the child to
bend over and pick up the coins, or |
dents o f Stevenson obtaining the
photos o f young girls in this manner.
O ther instances o f this sort may have
occurred, but as o f yet are unreport­
ed.
The Child A buse Team is asking
for the p u b lic’s help in identifying
other children harassed in this m an­
ner. D ickie Lee Stevenson is d e­
scribed as a w hite male, 45 years o f
age, 5 ’7", 130 pounds, with brown
hair and eye-glasses. I le drives a late
sim ply pull the ch ild ’s dress up with
one hand w hile photographing the
results.
A nyone w ith inform ation o f a
sim ilar crim e, o r any contact with
the subject, is urged to call the
Child A buse T eam at 2 4 8 -5249 as
soon as possible.
A photograph o f the suspect is
available in the Identification D ivi­
sion, on the 12th floor o f the Justice
Center.
Hit And Run At Clark College
The Vancouver, Washington Po­
lice D epartm ent, in cooperation
with Crime Stoppers, is asking for
your help in identifying and appre­
hending the person responsible for
a fatal hit and run accident.
On Thursday. January 11, 1996,
shortly after 10:00 in the evening,
the victim, 20 year old K enneth
Earl Thistle, was w alking near the
roadway on the 1800 Block ofN orth
V ancouver Way, in V ancouver,
Washington.
C onditions were described as
"dark and foggy” when T histle was
struck and fatally injured by a vehi­
cle which left the scene.
Investigators are attem pting to
locate the operator ofthe truck, which
was seen in the area at about the time
Hit a n d R un Victim, K e n n e th
Earl T h istle
ofthe mishap. The vehicle isdescribed
asa white, late model, four wheel drive
pickup truck, possibly a Chevrolet,
w ith a maroon or red pin strip down the
side. The truck had very large tires.
and sat high o ff the ground.
Evening classes w ere ju st g et­
ting out at C lark C ollege when the
truck was seen stopped in the school
parking lot preparing to enter the
roadw ay o n to N orth V ancouver
Way. At this tim e, the truck is a
“vehicle o fin te re st” in the case, and
investigators w ould like to talk to
the driver.
Because o f the heavy fog, there is
a possibility that the driver responsi­
ble may not have seen the victim or
realized they had hit something.
C rim e Stoppers is offering a cash
rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for inform a­
tion, reported, w hich leads to an
arrest in this case or any unsolved
felony crim e. Y ou can remain anon­
ym ous. Call at (503) 823-H E L P
Personnel Changes, Promotions
C aptain E d w a rd M ay, will be
prom oted to C om m ander and as­
sume com m and ofC entral Precinct.
Captain M ichael L in h a re s, will
be in charge of, R.O.C.N.
Captain W illiam B en n in g to n ,
and be in charge of, the Identifica­
tion Division.
Lieutenant L a rry R atcliff, will
be prom oted to C aptain be in charge
of. the Tri-M et Unit.
Lieutenant C .W . Je n s e n , Public
Inform ation O fficer, will be prom ot­
ed to Captain in charge o f th e Inter­
nal Affairs Division.
Sergeant M ich ael P ace, cu rren t­
ly assigned to the Personnel D ivi­
sion, will be prom oted to L ieuten­
ant.
Sergeant G e o rg e B a b n ic k , cu r­
rently assigned to the Internal A f­
fairs D ivision, will be prom oted to
Lieutenant.
Burris Represents Youngest U.S. Criminal
A tto rn e y Jo h n L. B u rris o f
I O akland.Califom ia first came to na-
I tional attention
when his courtroom
skills helped win beaten motorist,
Rodney King, $3.8 million. Now,
I Mr Burris is back in the news repre-
I seating
the six-year-old Richmond,
was
tivc-
| week-old baby
I C alifornia black youth w ho
I charged with nearly killing a
Doctors say that the infant victim
permanent brain dam age
I after being kicked and punched and
I suffered
possibly hit with a stick after the six-
year-old and twin 8-year-old boys al­
legedly broke into his family apart­
ment to steal a Big Wheel tricycle.
While acknowledging the serious­
ness to f the charges, and expressing
deep sympathy for the infant’s family,
Mr. Burris said, "you cannot solve the
problems o f the juvenile justice sys­
tem on the back o f this six-year-old.”
"It is outrageous for the prosecu­
to r’s office to hold this 6-year-old
crim inally responsible for this unfor­
tunate incident. There has to be a
better w ay to deal with som eone this
young other than the crim inal jus-1
tice system .”
Mr. Burris alsoquestioned wheth­
er th is “extreme” measure wou Id ha ve
taken place if the youth had been
white. "In the Bay area, there was a
similar casea little over twenty years j
ago. The white children involved
actually k il led anotheryouth, but were
placed in foster care. You have to be
mindful o fth e fact that the system is j
cutting this black kid little slack,
unlike the two white kids," Attorney
Burris said.
T h ere a re m any d o g s a v a ila b le
for a d o p tio n at th e O re g o n H u ­
m ane S o cie ty . D u e to th e in flu x
o f a p p ro x im a te ly 60 r o ttw e ile r s
from th e In g rid P earso n c a s e o v e r
th e p ast w eek, th e S h e lte r is s e r i­
o u sly o v e rc ro w d e d .
The society is asking that anyone
who is considering adopting a dog
into their fam ily to pay a visit to the
shelter at 1067 NE C olum bia Blvd.
where adoptable dogs are aw aiting
new homes.
The dogs available for adoption
are not associated with the Pearson
case. H ow ever, available space is
badly needed to house the Pearson
case anim als and the public can help
by adopting the many other fine an ­
im als available.
Pearson faces charges o f anim al
neglect and abuse stem m ing from
the M ay 24 seizure o f 31 rottw eiler
p uppies and five adults and a May
3 I seizure o f 33 m ore puppies and
tw o adults.
T here is a substantial variety o f
dog breeds and m ixes as well as ages
so that those seeking a com panion
should be able to find the perfect
addition to their fam ily. The Pearson
case anim als are not available for
adoption.
The Society also asks that people
who need to bring dogs to the shelter
w ait for a few days, if they possibly
can, although no anim als will be
turned aw ay.
T he H um ane Society has a bro­
chure on how to find a hom e for pets
and will FAX or mail it to anyone
upon request. For m ore inform ation
about ad o ptable anim als at the so ci­
ety, the public can call (5 0 3 ) 285-
7722.
Sen Johnson Named Special
Assistant To The President
W ashington, D C. - B e n Johnson,
who joined the W hite House in 1993
as an associate director o fth e O ffice
o f Public Liaison, has been nam ed
Special A ssistant to the President.
Johnson will continue as the W hite
House liaison for the A frican-A m er­
ican com munity. The office is head­
ed by Alexis Herman.
Johnson previously served in the
C arter W hite House as director o f
C onsum er Programs. Prior to w ork­
ing the W hite House. Johnson served
asa d n u n istra to ro fth e Business Reg­
ulation A dm inistration and as ad ­
m inistrator o fth e H ousing and Envi­
ronm ental A dm inistration. He was
Senior M anagem ent T rouble Shoot­
er during W ashington. D .C .-M ayor
M arion B arry 's first term in office.
He also founded Black Resources, a
com pany that continues to publish a
national d irecto ry . T he R esource
G uide
Johnson was born in A rkansas and
raised in south Bend, Indiana. He has
lived in W ashington, D.C. for the
past 19 y ears. He is m arried to
Jacqueline V assar Johnson and they
have four sons.
Fireworks Pop On The Fourth Of July
I he Fort V ancouver Fourth o f July
C om m ittee will host the 34th annual
Fourth of July Celebration at Fort
V ancouver National Historic site.
TCI is the title sponsor and has a
three year agreement with the Fourth
o f July Committee. Other sponsors
include: KG W North west News-chan­
nel 8.Z I00-FM , 1190 KEX-AM, Pep­
si-Corwin Beverage, Fred Meyer, City
ofVancouver, Tidewater Barge Lines,
The Columbian, and Ocean Spray.
A ctivities begin on the main stage
at 11:45 a m.
The V eteran’s H onor G uard, a
presentation o f the n atio n ’s colors
will open the d ay ’s event.
E n te rta in m e n t a n d tim es:
• noon - 104th U.S. Arm y R eserve
Band - patriotic
• 1:15 p.nt. - fh e T renchcoats - a
cappella
• 2 :3 0 p.m . - Bob M iller’s A lmost
All Star B ank-soft rock
• 3 :2 5 p.m . - G entlem en Juggles -
ju g g lin g act
• 4 :1 0 p.m . - V oice o fth e Beehive -
rock-n-roll
• 5 :1 0 p .m . - S tarsh ip featuring
M ickey T hom as-rock -n-roll
• 6; 10 p.m . - G entlem en Jugglers -
ju g g lin g act
• 6 :5 5 p.m . - Janie Fricke - country/
w estern
• 8 ;3 0 p.m . - T ow er o f P o w er- funk
and soul
• 10:00 p.m .- The Largest Firework
show West o fth e M ississippi River!
Food and Arts and C rafts booths
will be open from 10 a.rn. to dusk.
In addition to the Fourth o f July
Celebration, Fort V ancouver N ation­
al Park will be open W ednesday,
July 3, for guests to w atch the final
preparations o f the stage, and the
testing o f lights and video equipm ent
from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
L ive E n te rta in m e n t w ill be p e r­
fo rm e d by th e u p b e a t 7 8 - p ie c e
B e a v e rto n C o m m u n ity B an d , T he
G e n tle m e n J u g g le rs , an d P ap a
D o o Run R u n . T h e F o o d b o o th s
w ill be o p e n .
On both days there is a suggested
donation o f tw o cans o f food. The
food wi 11 go to Share H ouse and local
food banks.
It’s A Kick! It’s Free!
77 Cad.
Must Sell
New Paint
Clean
$1,300 or
best offer
817-0439
Free summer lunch is available
to all kills age 18 and younger.
No Fee—No Registration
4744 NE 15th
9:00 A.M. Breakfast, 12:00 Lunch
Monday - Friday
June-July-August
For more information call:
335-0490 or 288-1098
I he Sum m er Food Service Program does not discrim inate on the basis o f
sex. age, color, race, handicap or national origin. I f you feel you have
been discrim inated against in any USDA related activity contact: The
O ffice o f th e Secretary, USDA. W ashington. D.C. 20250.
RED, WHITE & BLUE SAVINGS
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