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Police enforcement, community policing saved
M ayor V era K atz and Police
C h ie f C h a rle s M o o se are th rille d
w ith new s P o rtla n d w ill receiv e
a full fed eral g ra n t to fund 60
m ore p o lic e o ffic e rs.
“ O n b e h a l f o f P r e s id e n t
C lin to n and A tto rn e y G en eral
Reno, we are p leased to announce
full fu n d in g fo r 60 a d d itio n a l
o ffic e rs for the P o rtlan d B ureau
o f P o lic e ,” said Josep h B rann,
d ire c to r o f th e fed eral o ffic e o f
c o m m u n ity - o r ie n te d p o lic in g
se rv ic e s.
“ We know th at th e y w ill c o n
tr ib u te to th e c i t y ’s a lre a d y
h ig h ly s u c c e s s fu l c o m m u n ity
p o lic in g p ro g ra m .”
P o rtla n d w as a w a rd e d $8.1
m illio n to c o v e r 100 p e rc e n t o f
th re e y ears o f salary and b e n
e fits for the o ffic e rs.
T ra d itio n a lly , the grant c o v
ers only 75 p e rc e n t o f salary and
b e n e f its . H o w e v e r , P o r tla n d
m ad e a “ h a rd sh ip p le a " fo r a
Mayor calls federal support tremendous
for Portland and safety of our citizens
w a iv e r to get 100 p ercen t c o v e r
age, noting that the 1996 p ro p
erty tax lim itatio n . B allot M ea
sure 47, had forced the Police
B ureau to cut 47 o ffic e r p o si
tio n s, causing sev ere service re-
ductions affectin g neighborhood
crim e prevention and in v e stig a
tive cap abilities.
"T his is trem en d o u s new s for
Portland and for the safety o f
our c itiz e n s,” said M ayor V era
K a tz . “ W e h a v e m a d e su c h
strid es in com m unity p olicing,
and this g rant w ill help ensure
that we have the reso u rces to
continue m oving forw ard in m ak
ing P ortland one o f the safest,
Officer
Involved
Shooting
Man flees bus murder
On S a tu rd a y , A ug. 23 ju s t b e
fore m idnight. N ortheast precinct
uniform o fficers w ere disp atch ed
to N orth A insw orth S tre e t and
N orth A lb in a A venue on a rep o rt
o f a T ri-M et bus that had crash ed
into a pole.
As officers were en route, the call
was updated that a shooting had just
occurred at that location and a young
male black was seen leaving the
scene.
U pon arrival o ffic e rs found a
young m ale black, nam e and age
u n k now n, dead on the bus.
At the tim e o f the shooting
there w ere a num ber o f people
on the bus, several w ere taken to
a rea h o sp ita ls, but no se rio u s
in ju rie s w ere rep o rted .
Witnesses said the man who fired
the gun casually w alked away. There
have been no arrests
It is unknown at this time the
relationship between the victim and
the suspect or what caused the shoot
ing.
Investigative Sergeants are Kerry
Taylor and Duane Wentlandt.
The investigation is continuing.
Man shot 12 times at party
A victim shot 12 times at a party at
7416 N. Fenwick Ave. Saturday
night has been identified as 21 -year-
old Kevin Jerome Powell of North
Portland.
The cause of death, according to
the Medical Examiner’s Office, was
gunshot wounds to the neck and
chest.
The subject who was brought in
for questioning was not charged in
conection with the shooting but was
lodged in the justice Center Jail on
an unrelated warrant and numerous
traffic charges.
According to investigators an es
timated 50 people were attending
the party, when Kevin Powell and
another subject got into an alterca
tion which ultimately lead to the
shooting.
An hour befo re the shooting,
p o lice had gone to the residence
to in v e stig a te a noise co m plaint.
Address updates needed
for kicker check
The Oregon Department of Rev
enue will need Oregonians' help in
making sure their surplus checks go to
the right addresses. The checks are
scheduled to be mailed later this year.
Those who have moved since fi I ing
their 1996 returns are encouraged to
contact the department with their up
dated address.
The number to call statewide is
(503) 378-4988. Spanish speakers
may call (503) 945-8618. For TTY
(hearing or speech impaired only),
theyear-roundtoll-freenumberwithin
Oregon is 1-800-886-7204. In Sa
lem the number is (503) 945-8617.
The FTY numbers are answered by
machine only and are not for voice
use.
The surplus checks, commonly
known as the “kicker,” are tax refunds
that are sent to individuals when col
lections exceed official estimates by
two percent or more
Bryant begins duties
at Humboldt
C ontinued from front
"They can’t physically come to
school, but they make sure the kids
come to school and they ask about
homework.”
Bryant, an African-American, was
asked about her ability towork with
students, parents and staff from
many racial backgrounds.
“No matter what color o f skin, I
bring feelings of equity to my teach
ers and administration,” she said,
indicating she has a deep “under
standing of cultural context and I
have written curriculums” to reflect
the variety of backgrounds.
Bryant said shecould "definitely”
bring test scores up.
The new principal said benchmark
goals would be created for the next
five years to bring at least 95 per
cent of Humboldt’s students to or
above state standards.
“I want to see gains at the end of
this year, indicating the students are
along their way," she said, indicat
ing she would frequently “look at
the data and fine tune" the program.
She said the administration and
teachers will "rise to the occasion ”
A staff member at Humboldt told
The Portland Observer Bryant has
received support from the greater
Portland area since the announce
ment, with excited congratulatory
calls coming in to the office.
At the press conference expres
sions of cooperation cam e from
audience m em bers representing
African-American, Asian, Native
American and Hispanic parts of the
communities.
’
Charlie Green, vice-chairperson
of Humboldt’s Parent Teacher O r
ganization said that even though his
organization favored retention of
outgoing principal Davis, the PTO
would "do everything we can in our
pow er to make the transition a
smooth one."
He added that just because Davis
was removed from her position, "that
does not mean she is a failure. She is
a good principal.”
Bierwirth told The Portland O b
server it was just a case of her “not
being the right principal for this par
ticular school.”
“Let us go forward," said Richard
Luccetti, chairperson of the His
panic Parents Association. “Begin
the healing process.”
He expressed excitement about
Bryant’s credentials.
"T h a t sp e lls su c c e ss," said
Luccetti. “Her attitude makes the
difference.”
After the press conference, Rev.
Amzie Bailey o f the Vancouver Av
enue First Baptist Church, which
hosted the event, encouraged Bryant
to “stay anchored in what you be
lieve.”
“T he b ottom line is that p a r
e n ts w ill s u p p o rt th is ,” sa id
B ry an t. “I feel m any w ill su p
port this p la n .”
Bryant is a native of Oakland
Calif., and a 1970 graduate of the
University of Oregon She said her
older brother graduated high school
without having learned to read and
started teaching her two younger
brothers to read before they entered
school.
She said her desire to teach came
early, at age five, and recalled her
father asking why she wanted to
leach “I have to teach people some
sense,” she answered.
I n v e s t i g a t o r s b e lie v e th e
shooting incident was w itnessed,
but thus far no one has com e
forw ard.
A nyone w ith in form ation is
being asked to please call In v e s
tig ativ e S ergeants Dave R ubey
and R obert H eim bach a the P o rt
land Police B u re a u ’s D etective
D ivision (503) 823-0400.
T he in v estig atio n is c o n tin u
ing.
m ost livable cities in the n a tio n .”
K atz and the C h ie f stressed ,
how ever, that it w ill take som e
tim e b e fo re P o rtla n d a c tu a lly
sees those o fficers on the stre e ts
because o f the tra in in g process.
“ I t’s c e rta in ly g re a t n e w s,"
said C h ie f M oose.
“ O ver the next few w eeks, the
M ayor and I w ill be d isc u ssin g
the best w ay to use those o ffic e rs
to enhance our com m unity p o
licing e ffo rts.”
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Promoting safe environments for kids
NBA all-star David Robinson takes timeout to help kids by promoting
the anti-drug and anti-violence goals of Portland's Self
Enhancement, Inc.
(Photo by David Brunkow)
On Sunday, Aug. 24 at 9:30 p.m.
east precinct uniform officers were
dispatched to 13953 SE Division
Street, #5, on a report of threats by a
neighbor man at 13951 SE Division
Street. #4. who might have a gun.
At 13951 SE Division Street, #4.
officers were confronted by a 51-
year-old white male armed with a
loaded shotgun.
Ignoring repeated orders to put
the gun down, the man pointed the
shotgun at one of the officers, at
which time the officer fired one shot,
striking the subject in the anil.
The man was transported by am
bulance to O.H.S.U., where he un
derwent surgery fora non-life threat
ening injury.
The names of the officers involved
are being withheld for 24-hours to
allow them to contact their families
The investigation is continuing.
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