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Suspects Charged in Shooting
Portland Police Detectives have
charged Joshua John White (17
years) with Attempt Aggravated
Murder and Unauthorized Use o f a
Motor Vehicle in the shooting of
East Precinct Sergeant David Howe.
White and Jarred Lee Crenshaw
(14 years) stole a Toyota pick-up
truck early Monday morning from
the Beaverton area. Crenshaw has
been charged with Unauthorized
Use of a Motor Vehicle. Both will
be held at the Donald E. Long facil
ity pending court actions. The
charges against White qualify as a
Measure 11 case.
White is a Beaverton resident
tives J. Rhodes and T. N elson,
both were charged w ith the above
listed offenses and lodged. A ddi
tional inform ation is being w ith
held until court actions proceed.
Sergeant Howe was shot in the
line of duty in D ecember of 1994 at
124th and NE G lisan. Sergeant
Howe is recovering at home.
T he m em bers o f the P o rtla n d
P o lice B ureau w o u ld lik e to
thank the public for its c o n c e rn s
and w ell w ishes fo r S e rg e a n t
Howe and his fam ily. M any c iti
zens called the p o lic e d e p a r t
m ent w ith in fo rm a tio n d u rin g
our search for th e su sp e c ts.
who gives a home address of 3750
SW 144th Avenue He has been
charged in the past for Auto theft.
A s s a u lt, T h e ft, and F o rg e ry .
Crenshaw lives in a foster home in
the Beaverton area and has a history
as a runaway.
Sergeant Howe, a seven-year
veteran, had stopped the pick-up
truck for speeding when he was
shot by a 9 mm handgun round.
A fter the shooting the suspects
abandoned the vehicle dow ntow n
and ran into the nearby neighbor
hoods eventually exiting west of
the Tunnel on Hwy.26. A fte rq u e s
tioning by Portland Police D etec
C h ild A b u s e
Gn January 6, 1998. the M ult
nomah County Child Abuse Team
received information that Mr. Kurt
Noland Davies may have engaged
in sexual activity with two female
subjects under 12 years of age. The
alleged incidents occurred within
the past two years. Subsequently,
an investigation was conducted and
Mr. Davies was arrested outside a
business in Oregon City. Mr. Kurt
Davies has been charged with nu
merous counts of Rape in the First
Degree, Sodomy in the First Degree,
Sex Abuse in the First Degree and
additional sex-related charges.
Mr. Kurt Davies was lodged in
the Multnomah County Detention
Center and was indicted by a Mult
nomah County Grand Jury on Janu-
ary 1 2 ,198 on the above mentioned
charges.
The Child Abuse Team asks if
you are a parent o f a child who has
had direct contact with KurtNoland
Davies, and suspect that the contact
resulted in , or might have led to,
sexual contact, please contact the
Multnomah County Child Abuse
Team at 248-5249.
Portland Police Bureau investi
gators, in cooperation with Crime
Stoppers, are asking for your help
m identifying and apprehending the
suspect in a stabbing.
On Saturday, October 11, 1997,
at about 2:40 in the morning, a 28-
year-old Portland man and a friend
were walking ini he area of NW 4th
A,venue and Davis Street, when they
saw a car parked in the street. The
car was occupied by a young woman
who was crying because she had
become lost in the downtown area.
The victim motioned for other traf
fic to go around the car while he
talked with the woman. A White,
mid-SO’s Honda 4-door, which at
the time had duct tape on the rear
window, pulled in behind and
sounded its horn, when the wom an's
car did not move, the three occu
pants of the Honda got out and
attacked the victim, who was beaten
and stabbed. The young woman
was also pulled from her car and
assaulted.
All three suspects arc believed
to be males of Middle Eastern d e
scent.
Suspect#! is described as being
in his mid to late 20’s, 5 ’5" tall,
weighing 140 to 150 pounds with a
medium to slight build, dark com
plexion, black collar length hair, and
a well-groomed mustache and beard.
At the time he was wearing an avo
cado green long sleeve silk shirt and
dark brown corduroy pants.
Suspect #2 is described as being
in his early to mid 20’s, 5 ’6'' to 5’7"
tall, weighing 150 pounds with a
medium build, thick black hair Io his
collar and a mustache. At the time he
was wearing a white or cream col
ored Polo brand jacket with a red
horse emblem on the pocket, a braided
gold chain around his neck, dark
colored pants and black loafer shoes
with tassels
Suspect #3 is described as being
in Ins early to mid 20’s 5 '4" tall, 130
to 140 pounds with a slight build,
thick black collar length hair, and
clean shaven with long sideburns. At
the time he was wearing a white short
sleeve shirt with a red and orange
striped pattern resembling a window
pane on it, white pants and tennis
shoes.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash
reward of up to $ 1,000 for informa-
lion, reported to Crime Stoppers,
which leads to an arrest in this case or
any unsolved felony crime, and you
do not have to give your name. Call
Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP.
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V an co u v er re sid e n ts are in
vited to e x ch an g e view s w ith the
m ayor, city council and city m a n
ager at the y e a r ’s first C itiz e n
Forum M onday, Jan 26, at 7 pm
a t VFW Post 7824 at I 1018 NE
I 8th St.
These quarterly g atherings fe a
ture an open d ia lo g u e betw een
c itiz e n s and city o ffic ia ls in a
re la x e d , c au sal form at. H osted
by local n e ig h b o rh o o d a s s o c ia
tio n s, they give c itiz e n s and city
sta ff an o p p o rtu n ity to m eet and
d isc u ss ideas, issu es and c o n
c e rn s. T he L a n d o v e r-S h a rn te l
and M arrion n e ig h b o rh o o d a sso
c ia tio n s w ill host the forum .
In addition toCitizen Forums, resi
dents can communicate with city of
ficials several ways: call the City
M anager's office (696-8121); speak
during the citizen comment period at
council meetings on the first and
third Monday of each month; write a
le tte r; o r sen d e -m a il
to
vancmo@ ci.vancouver.wa. us.
Kids Klub helps developmental^ disabled
A new after-school recreation pro
gram, Kids Klub, is now available
for children ages six to 12 with de
velopmental disabilities. The pro
gram is sponsored by Vancouver-
Clark Parks and Recreation D epart
ment.
Activities will include a chance to
socialize, play games, enjoy music,
crafts and outings. As attendance
grows, more opportunities will be
added such as spring and summer
day camps, swimming and day trips.
The program runs Monday and
W ednesday through March 30 from
4 to 7 pm at Bagley Center, 4100
Plomondon. The cost is $55 or $50
for city residents. Register at Bagley
or M a rsh a ll C e n te r, 1009 E.
McLoughlin. For details call Connie
Irwin, 696-8218.
State of the City address on Internet and CVTV
F or th o se u n a b le to a tte n d
M ayor R oyce E. P o lla r d ’s sold-
oul S tate o f the C ity lu n ch eo n at
the H eathm an L odge on Jan. 26
can find his sp eech on the c ity ’s
in te r n e t
s ite
at
w w w .c i.v a n c o u v e r.w a .u s a fte r
m id-day Jan. 26, or view a replay
on C V TV C hannel 47.
The m a y o r’s sp eech , re s c h e d
uled from Jan. 12 due to in c le m
ent w e a th e r, w ill ack n o w led g e
1997 a c c o m p lish m e n ts and a c
q u a in t th e c o m m u n ity w ith
p ro je c ts p lan n ed fo r the com ing
year. An a n n o u n c e m e n t re g a rd
ing eco n o m ic d e v e lo p m e n t in i
tia tiv e s is also a n tic ip a te d .
Initial replay tim es on CVTV
Channel 47 are: Monday, Jan. 26, at
6:30 pm; Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 4:30
pm; Friday, Jan. 30, at 4:30 pm and
Saturday, Jan. 3 1, at 4 pm Residents
who don’t subscribe to cable televi
sion may take a blank 1/2 inch VHS
video tape to the CVTV office at 202
E. Mill Plain and receive a copy of
the program at no charge.
Copies of the speech will also be
available in the City M anager’s O f
fice at Vancouver City Hall, 210 E.
13th St. following the Jan. 26 lun
cheon.
Portland award. Our Neighborhoods
First has been a real blessing to
Antoinette Edwards
Columbia Villa-Tamarack
Family Resource
Center Coordinator
residents of North Portland. The
company and its volunteers have
been wonderful helpers and partners
in our efforts to build a strong neighborhood.
We'd like to salute
a spirited community.
The Black L eadership C onference, a com m unity based organiza
tion that provides leadership in partnership with the A frican A m erican
Legislative roundtable on political issues and candidate endorsem ents,
will hold a special m eeting on Saturday, February 7, 1998 from 12
N oon-1:30PM , at the U rban League o f Portland 10 N. Russell.
This m eeting is of particular im portance because the BLC will begin
its' process o f endorsem ent by receiving com m ittee recom m endation
for several significant seals, the D istrict 18. position currently held by
Rep. M argaret L. Carter, w ho will not run again due to term limits. This
position is very im portant to the com m unity and the BLC is asking that
any individuals interested in pursuing this office as a candidate to
contact Brian Black at 280-2619 (voice mail m essage).
Please leave your nam e, phone num ber, address and why you are
interested in running for this position.
W e will also receive recom m endations for M ultnom ah County
Com m issioner seats for D istrict I and 3, and vote on our endorsem ents
at the February 7th m eeting.
Il is our desire to act quickly on these endorsem ents to allow us the
opportunity to work with those individuals who receive our endorse
ment.
Several key open seals that the BLC will review at their M arch 14,
1998 m eeting, after the filing deadline include;
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Residents invited to
communicate with council
PGE really deserves the Spirit of
SPECIAL MEETING
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JAN. 28, 1998
(The {loriLattò ^ìlbs-rm nr
We're proud to receive the Mayor's Spirit
Orion Collins and his sister
Zakari Newton team up
for the North Portland
Caring Community Rose
Festival Parade outing,
sponsored by PGE's
Our Neighborhoods First.
of Portland award as a Business of the Year.
But we're even prouder to be part of a
community where people work together to
make this a nice place to live. That's what
community spirit is all about. And that's
why we consider it a privilege to help
sponsor events like the Cathedral Park Jazz
Festival, Seed the Future tree plantings and
the St. Johns Parade.
PGE helps Seed
the Future at a
tree planting in
Portsmouth.
State Representative for District 17 Representing North
Portland.
PGE congratulates all the dedicated
Spirit award recipients including the Kenton
Neighborhood, volunteers Don and Mary
The Superintendent of Public Instruction position cur
rently held by Norina Paulus, who is not seeking reelec
tion, and garnered the interest of M argaret Carter.
Gilbertson, and Lila Estes. We're honored to
Brenda Addy takes part
in the Homowo African
Harvest Festival,
sponsored in part by PGE's
O ur Neighborhoods First.
V S Senate Office currently held by Senator Ron Wyden
who is up for reeleetion, and the 1st ( ongressional District
seat currently held b y Elizabeth Furse, who is not seeking
reeleetion.
be counted among them. And to be in a city
where community spirit is alive and well.
• Several City of Portland anil Multnomah County vacancies.
Portland General Electric
NEIGHBORHOODS^
pThe upcom ing elections provide an opportunity for the BLC to
help elect, individuals w ho support the com m unity and our
issues. If you represent an organization w ho is interested in
forging a partnership with the Black Leadership Conference
or have a basic interest in the process please join us on
Saturday February 7, 1998.
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