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FEB. 4,
(The P o rtla n d ^Misinranrr
1998
Senator Wydens Public Statement
on the President’s State o f the Union address
Portland Police
Officers Shot
2612 SE 111th Avenue
On Tuesday, January 27,
1998, at 1 1:54 A M , three Port
land Police O ffice rs were shot
w hile contacting the resident o f
a house at 2612 SE I I Ith A v
enue. One o ffic e r dies as the
result o f her injuries, a second
o ffic e r is in c ritic a l condition,
and a th ird o ffic e r was shot in
the hand. The suspect was later
placed into custody and is re
covering from wounds at a local
hospital.
O ffic e r Colleen A. W aibel,
44 years o f age, a 17 year mem
ber o f the Portland Police B u
reau, and a 6 year police o ffic e r
died as the result o f gunshot
wounds suffered during the in
cident. O ffic e r W aibel was as
signed to East Precinct.
O ffic e r Kim M. Keist, 39
years o f age, a 15 year Portland
P olice o ffic e r and form er St
Helens Police o ffic e r is in c r iti
cal condition at a local hospital.
O ffic e r Keist is assigned to the
Drug and Vice D ivision.
Sergeant James Hudson, 42
years o f age, a 20 year Portland
Police o ffic e r, was treated and
released fo r a gunshot wound to
the hand. Sergeant Hudson is as
signed to the Drug and V ice D i
vision.
O fficers from the Drug and
Vice D ivisio n , along w ith uni
form officers contacted the home
o f Steven Douglas Dons, white
male, DOB May 17, I960. The
o ffice rs were at the location as
part o f an ongoing investigation
in v o lv in g the house at 2612 SE
I 1 I th Avenue. W hile at the loca
tion, exigent circumstances d i
rected officers to force entry into
the house. Inside the location,
Steven Dons fired several gun
shot rounds at the three officers.
Sergeant Hudson was able to
return fire w hich allow ed cover
officers to remove the fallen
officers. Once officers were out
side the location, a perimeter
was set up and the SERT Team
called.
A t 2:24 PM, SERT members
placed Dons into custody. Dons had
exited the front of the location, but
refused to comply further to offic
ers’ directions and was shot with a
less lethal round. An arrest team
placed him into custody and he was
transported to a local hospital for
treatment. Dons is in police custody
recovering from his injuries.
Portland’s Marijuana Task Force
(MTF), A Deadly Mistake
O ffic e r Colleen W aibel has
paid the ultim ate price for adult
marijuana prohibition, she gave
her life. F o lly becomes trag
edy. But now it's tim e fo r o th
ers to pay as w ell
By our reckoning that buck
stops at M ayor Vera Katz, Po
lice C h ie f Charles Moose and
M ultnom ah C ounty D is tric t
Attorney M ichael Schrunk. A ll
3 big supporters o f the M T F ’ s
infam ous ‘ knock and ta lk '
p o lic y w h ic h lead to last
Tuesday’ s deadly shooting.
As we’ ve been saying for
years; scrap the M TF.
“ This is outrageous conduct
on behalf o f our so-called lead
ers,” said League director Floyd
Landrail) addressing a Wednes
day night meeting o f local ac
tivists and M TF victim s. “ How
many more people w ill die in
this fu tile ’ w ar’ over a harm
less, even beneficial, plant?
“ Suspect Steven Dons may
have pulled the trigger, but only
af ter prohibitionists like Katz and
Moose loaded the gun,” Landrath
said making an obvious refer
ence to the M ayor's and M oose’ s
blatant - albeit p o litic a lly cor
rect - attempt to hide behind “ gun
c o n tro l.”
Blam ing the right to keep and
bear arms for W aibel’ s death is
m orally and in te lle ctu a lly bank
rupt. Like her crocodile-tears, the
M a yo r’ s words ring hollow and
the C h ie fs grief, insincere.
There arc unanswered ques
tions about Tuesday's M T F f i
asco. But in the end they are
meaningless w ithout a more ba
sic exam ination o f drug laws that
sim ply do not work and make
police work even more danger
ous than it already is. So that
O ffic e r W a ib e l’ s tragic death
may not be in vain, let us hope
and pray it w ill become a cata
lyst fo r such an exam ination o f
adult m arijuana/drug p ro h ib i
tion in the firs t place. Let those
who are w i l l f u l l y b lin d be
thrown up the scrap heap o f his
tory, again.
On F riday, January 30, at
10a.m. representatives o f Port
land N O R M L, Oregon Cannabis
fax A ct and the League Held
held a press conference at the
Phantom G a lle ry , 3125 SE
Belm ont Street in Portland and
at which time several past ’ v ic
tim s' of the M T F were also
present. We are united w ith all
who jo in w ith us in ca llin g for
the immediate dissolution o f the
Police Bureau’ s M arijuanaTask
Force.
Editors note: These are not
the views o f the Portland O b
server N ew spaper.
Statement By Mayor Vera Katz
Mayor Vera Katz released the
fo llo w in g statement regarding
the shooting o f three Portland
Police o ffic e rs in Southeast
Portland.
“ This is a dark day for Port
land.”
“ We have lost a friend, a c o l
league, a dedicated police o f
ficer. I know I speak for the
entire C ity C ouncil and each
citizen o f this city when I o ffe r
the fam ilies, colleagues, and
friends of this o ffic e r my deep
est sympathy and condolences.”
"W e are all saddened w ith the
knowledge that she w ill never
return to her husband and two
sons, or see her parents who live
nearby in H illsboro.
To honor the memory o f her
life , and her long service to the
citizens o f this comm unity, I have
asked all Hags to be lowered to
h a lf-sta ff until after the funeral
service.
I w ill also postpone my annual
State ol the C ity Address, sched
uled for Friday, January 30, 1998,
in honor o f her duty and sacrifice
to the c ity ."
“ On behalf o f the C ity fa m ily,
I also want to extend my best
wishes and sympathies to the
other officers who were wounded
— one seriously, and one who
suffered less severe injuries and
stayed at the scene to help his co
w orkers."
“ I w ould also like to person
a lly thank all the other members
o f the bureau who, despite their
feelings o f loss, stuck to their
posts and showed us the true
meaning of duty and courage.”
Portland Police Association
The Portland Police Associa
lie v in g that a boost in their rat
tion would like to express its
ings was more im portant than the
outrage at the actions o f the
lives o f P ortland’ s Police O ffic
news media in recent c ritic a l
ers.
incidents in v o lv in g Portland
We share C h ie f Moose's an
Police officers.
ger at the irresponsible behavior
Those actions have not only
of the television stations. We
exposed police officers to need
believe that it is time that jour
less danger, but have seriously
nalists understand that their ac
invaded the privacy o f police
tions can expose police officers
officers It is time for the media
to danger, and that they could
to begin acting responsibly in
w ell be the cause o f a police
the way it reports matters con
o ffic e r’ s death.
cerning the police.
Just as irresponsible were the
Tuesday, as the SERT team
actions of a reporter who appar
was surrounding the perim eter
ently went through a phone book
ol the house occupied by Steven
ca llin g individuals w ith the same
Dons, who had just allegedly
last name as one o f the officers
shot three police officers, h e li
who had been shot.
copters from local television
This reporter eventually con
sta tio n s hovered o verhead ,
tacted a relative o f one o f the
sending live pictures o f the
o ffice rs, who in turn called the
scene to televisions throughout
spouse o f the office r.
the Portland area.
U n til that moment, the spouse
A ll the suspect had to do to
had not heard that the o ffic e r had
know where police officers were
been shot.
positioned would have been to
So, in the interests o f live m in
have turned on the television.
utes o f fame hopefu lly produced
The television stations re
by some sort o f instant reaction,
jected repeated requests from
the privacy o f the o ffic e r’ s fam
the Police Bureau to stop the
ily was h o rrib ly invaded. T
transmissions, apparently be
he men and women o f the Port
land Police Association urge the
media to do some serious soul-
searching.
Even one addition al paper
sold or one additional rating
point is not w orth jeopardizing
the lives o f P ortland’ s Police
O fficers nor is it worth invad
ing the privacy o f their homes.
We hope you w ill reevaluate
the tactics used to gather news
footage.
We know that you have a
duty to keep the general public
inform ed of local news events
but we believe your viewers and
the other citizens o f Portland
would be w illin g to w ait for
sound stories that do not jeop
ardize the safety of the com m u
nity.
The men and women o f the
P ortland P olice A ssociation
also have a duty to protect this
com m unity and the m edia’ s be
havior lately is jeopardizing our
a b ility to perform this sworn
duty.
Leo F. Painton
President
Portland Police Association
" By focusing on Social Security' reform, educational quality, and
health care reform, the President zeroed in on the key issues 1 heard
Oregonians talking about in my twelve Town Meetings this month. ”
Congressman Earl Blumenauer
on the President Clinton’s State o f the Union Address:
/ was especially heartened by the President's strong commitment to
education, which couldn t come at a better time fo r Oregon public
schools. With more teachers in the classroom, smaller classes, and help
with the cost o f school construction, Oregon schools will be in a much
stronger position to guarantee quality public education fo r all our
children. The President tonight helped pave the way, and my hope is that
Congress can act quickly to bring these initiatives to life, ” Congress
man Blumenauer said.
Helping the family is first priority for Springfield
Tom and M a rcy A d d is o f
S pringfield feel that one o f the
nicest things about w inning the
$2.5 m illio n jackpot in the Jan
I 7, Megabucks draw ing is being
able to help others.
Helping their fa m ily is the first
p rio rity for Tom and M arcy, who
claimed their prize at Lottery
headquarters in Salem on Jan.
21.
“ This is just w onderful,” said
M arcy, “ it feels so good to know
w e’ ll be able to help the kids.”
The A d d is ’ s used the "Q uick
P ick” method to select their num
bers, and matched all six num
bers drawn to w in the big prize.
The A d d is’ s are the Oregon
L o tte ry ’ s firs t Megabucks ja c k
pot winners for the new year, and
the games 149th m illio n a ire s
since the first Megabucks tickets
went on sale Nov. 20, 1985.
Counting shared jackpots, there
have been 183 Megabucks ja c k
pot winners.
Happy Birthday Jacquelyn
N. Palmer
From all your family &
friends Best Wishes
presents its
1998 A nnual L ecture
featuring
I he H onorable G lenda A . H atchett
Georgia's First African American
Chief Presiding State Court Judge
discussing
’’T oday ’ s Y outh : T omorrow ’ s C apital ”
The Emerging Majority
T hursday , F ebruary 1 2 ,1 9 9 8
6:00 PM. - 7:30 P.M.
N orthwest N atural G as B uilding
220 N.W. 2 nd A venue
4 th F loor H ospitality R oom
P ortland , O regon
P rice : $20.00
For advance tickets, please call (503) 641-4553, ext. 700
Tickets also available at the door.
This event is made possible by the generous sponsorship o f M ontgom ery Watson Engineering
Hon. Glenda A. Hatchett
Judge Glenda Hatchett, a graduate o f Mount Holyoke College and Emory
University School o f Law, is Georgia’s first African-American chief presiding
judge o f a state court, and the department head o f one o f the largest juvenile
court systems in the country, which includes Atlanta and nine other municipali
ties. Prior to joining the bench on March 1, 1991, Judge Hatchett was a senior
attorney and national and international spokesperson for Delta Air Lines
She has been highlighted in Ebony Magazine as one o f the 100 Best and
Brightest Women in Corporate America, and is a past recipient o f the Bronze
Woman of the Year Award.
Recognized nationally as a authority on juvenile and social issues, Judge
Hatchett is a frequent speaker and lecturer throughout the country. She has
appeared on Nightline, Good Morning America , MacNeil/Lehrer, CNN and
numerous other television and radio programs. She has testified before both
houses o f Congress, and has chaired the National Forum on Youth Violence for
the US Departmen t o f Justice.
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