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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1998)
Page A2 FEB. 11 1998 (Ebe P o r t Lattò CMrsrrunnr POLICE NE WS Expanded counter, more staff will help community development customers The c ity ’s c u sto m er serv ice counter in the lobby o f the Citizens Service Center at 1313 Main St. has reopened with a new look and more support for city residents This Community Development Department (CDD) site offers ser vices as building and subdivision permits, short plats, sewer and water locations,driveway andcurbcut per mits, zone changes and conditional use permits In recent months the customer ser vice counter has been expanded and redesigned to be more convenient for customers Additional computer capabilities have been added and more staff will be available to pro vide assistance. Thirteen new public parking spaces have been added on the east side of the building. Customers with utility bills or parking tickets to pay are asked to go next door to the customer service counter at City Hall, 210 E. 13th St. Telephone numbers remain the same. The num ber for the front counter is 696-8105. For more de tails, call David DiCesare, develop ment services manager, at 696-8005. Senior Doll Club Recognized The V a n c o u v e r-C la rk Parks and R ecreation Senior P ro g ra m 's Doll C lub was hon o red by the Y W CA at the Y ’s recen t annual reco g n itio n cerem ony. In 1997, the pro g ram d o n ated 97 d iffe re n t hom em ade item s to the “ Y ’s C a re ” program for c h il dren. Item s included d o lls, toys and doll clo th es valued at $765. The Doll Clubdonated 5,826 items to various organizations throughout Vancouverin 1997, with a total value of $21,289. The club is always in need of fabric, stuffing and other supplies. To donate, call Senior Programs at 696-8202. City program will train county peacemakers People interested in keeping the peace in their community are en couraged tosignupforConflict Reso lution training offered by Commu nity Mediation Services, a city pro gram serving all Clark County resi dents. The training, scheduled next month, teaches volunteers how to listen effectively, understand differ ent points of view and help neigh bors resolve conflicts. "Training will focus on negotiatingdisputes through individual contact,” says Christopher Sheesley, the city’s Mediation Ser vices program manager. “W e’ve found that capable volunteers can help neighbors solve conflicts by using non-adversarial m ediation skills." Volunteers provide non-enforce ment assistance with problems such as noise, animal complaints, prop erty maintenance, boundaries, veg etation, parking and interpersonal relations. The 2()-hour training is set for all- day Friday and Saturday. March 20 and 2 1, and Tuesday. March 24, from 8:30 a.in. to 12:30 p in. cost is $15 for materials, plus a $125 deposit. The deposit will be refunded if par ticipants make an eight-hour-per- month, 10-month volunteer commit- ment. S c h o la rsh ip s are a v a ila b le . People who are bilingual and wish to serve the county’s increasingly di verse populations are especially en couraged to apply. Call (360) 696-8060 for an appli cation or visit the Community M e diation Services office in City Hall, 210 East 13th, Lower Level, appli cation deadline is Friday, March 6. Ambassador Richardson To Visit Feb. 22 United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson will visit Vancouver to deliver a community address at a dinner on Sunday, Feb. 22. He will also deliver a special Marshall Lec ture to a student audience on M on day, Feb. 23, at Hudson’s Bay High School. The Ambassador was sched uled to give the lecture last Novem ber, but a diplomatic crisis in Iraq required him to postpone his visit. Richardson was "very d isa p pointed” in not being able to come to Vancouver last fall and promised to fulfill his commitment to deliver the Marshall Lecture sometime in early 1998 A special community address will be delivered at a dinner Sunday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m., at the Double Tree Inn at the Quay. In the spirit of General Marshall honor, integrity and ser vice will be the theme of the lecture. According to Mayor Pollard, “our community will hear first-hand from the Ambassador about the crisis in Iraq. He has been on the front lines of negotiation with Sadam Hussein. At the end of the address, guests will have an opportunity to ask questions. We have a unique opportunity to be in conversation with the United Na tions Ambassador at this time in our history.” Tickets for the community dinner are $40 and may be obtained by leaving a message at (360) 735-8777. Seating is limited. On Monday Feb. 23, at 10 a.m., R ichardson will give a special Marshall Lecture to area students at Hudson’s Bay High School. It will be followed by a question-and-an- swer period. It is anticipated that the address to students will be broadcast live on CVTV Channel 47. Suspect Shot After Shooting at Officers On Tuesday, January 27,1998, Portland Police Officers shot and killed a suspect who had fired upon them. The suspect, Aaron Rahmaan, black male, DOB 01- 21-79, was on foot in the area of N. Albina and N. K illingsw orth when officers attempted to con tact him. Rahmaan continued to walk southbound on N. Albina as officers attempted to gain his at tention. one officer exited the patrol car and was on foot while and Possession o f N arcotics, Theft, Assault and Unauthorized Use o f a Motor Vehicle. Northeast Precinct O fficers Doug Matthews (3-year veteran) and Rich Braskett (3-year vet eran) are on paid adm inistrative leave pending the investigation. The officers were not injured during the incident. A photo o f Rahmaan is a va il able at the Id e n tifica tio n D iv i sion, 12th flo o r, Justice Center, his partner drove slightly ahead o f Rahmaan. Rahmaan started run ning at the marked police vehicle, pulled a handgun and fired one or more shots at the officer inside. Both officers returned fire striking Rahmaan in the head. Rahmaan was discovered to be wearing a ballistic vest at the time o f the shooting. A handgun was recovered from Rahmaan at the scene. Rahmaan has prior arrests for Distribution ATM Robbery Suspect Arrested from the A T M machine. O ffic ers arrested M itchell at the scene and recovered the money and a gun. M itc h e ll, a black male, DOB 11-23-77, o f NE Portland, is lodged at the Justice Center Jail. The victim was not harmed. M itch e ll is charged w ith 10 Counts o f Robbery I and I-Count o f Kidnap II. He is being held on $520,000 bail. A photo o f M itc h e ll is a va il able at Id e n tifica tio n D iv is io n , 12th flo o r, Justice Center. 4210 NE G o in g S t./W e lls Fargo Bank 3967 NE Sandy Blvd. Bank o f Am erica NE 9 th /B ro a d w a y /P o rtla n d Teachers C redit Union A t approxim ately 7:00 a.m. this m orning M itch e ll was ob served near the A T M machine at the Bank o f Am erica, 3967 NE Sandy B lv d . M itc h e ll, w ho matched the suspect description given in several other robberies, displayed a gun to the victim and demanded a withdrawal o f money Portland Police Bureau O f ficers and Detectives arrested Leo Terrance M itc h e ll III in connection w ith 10 d iffe re n t pedestrian robberies from local bank A T M machines. D etectives began s u rv e il lance at several A T M locations earlier this week after seeing a pattern o f robberies. Ten v ic tims have been robbed at gun point from A T M machines since November o f 1997. The A T M ’ s are located at: 4920 NE 42nd Ave./U S Bank Homicide Investigation 4 7 0 0 Block NE 14th Avenue On Saturday, February 7, 1998, at 10:51 in the evening, Northeast precinct uniform o f ficers were dispatched to the 4700 block o f NE 14th Avenue on a report o f a shooting. Upon a rriva l o ffic e rs and m edical personnel found 19-year-old Rahshann D om intz Stone, lay- ing on the parking strip, dead from an apparent gunshot would to the head. Rahshann Slone did not live in the area, but was reportedly there to visit a friend. A t this tim e investigators have no suspect or suspects in the case and the m otive is s till unknown. According to investigators, w hile Stone is not listed as a gang member, he reportedly as sociated w ith many people who are. The investigation is continu ing, and the investigators are In v e s tig a tiv e -S e rg e a n ts T, Nelson and R. Heimbach, “Il was possibly the most inconvenient time for me to get a craving for ice cream. M y husband didn't want to leave m y side, so Sara made it happen. A n d it was the best ice cream ever!’ Mother who delivered at a Legacy hospital Roy Jay to serve on NAACP National Lodging Advisory Committee Roy Jay, P resid en t o f O regon C o n v en tio n and V isito r S erv ices N etw ork is one o f eight in d iv id u als, acro ss the co u n try , that has b e e n a s k e d to s e rv e on th e N A A C P ’s n a tio n a l L o d g in g R e c ip ro c ity sub co m m ittee. The N A A C P is now in y ear tw o o f the lodging in d u stry re- view . The N A A C P ’s n atio n al office feels that an advisory co u n cil is an e x c e lle n t way to fa c ili tate o n going im p lem en tatio n o f the p ro g ra m and m o n ito r the p ro g re ss and a g re e m e n ts th at m any the nations largest hotel ch a in s have en tered into w ith the N A A C P last year. Jay, a b u sin e ss e n tre p re n e u r and native o f P o rtlan d is also n a tio n a l p re sid e n t o f A .C .T .= A frican-A m erican C onvention & T o urism and w as re c e n tly re c o g nized by a n atio n al p u b lic a tio n as one o f the m ost in flu e n tia l A frican A m erican s in the c o n vention and to u rism in d u stry . Women Urged to Apply for PSU’s Ryles Scholarship Applications for the 1998 Nancy Ryles Scholarship, and other schol arships open to women, are available from Portland State University be ginning in January. The Ryles Schol arship - established in memory of the late Oregon public utility com missioner. former state senator, and Beaverton school board member assists undergraduate women whose education has been interrupted by financial need, physical disability or family responsibilities. Milwaukie resident Christy Hurt entered PSU as a junior this fall with the help of this renewable $5.(KM) scholarship A diabetic, survivor of child abuse, and the mother of five challenging children (including two step-children), she came to PSU Ironi » i ClackamasCommunily College w ith a 3.94gradepointaverage. The Ryles Scholarship pays for her tuition, books anil fees. "The scholarship is a real boost,” she says, "particularly because it shows that someone saw something in me they believe in and would like to support. I work because I’m re sponsible to someone else, and be cause I know fora fact that someone has faith in m e ." The endowment for the Nancy R v le s Scholarship currently stands at more than $336.000 Joan Johnson, who helped to establish the scholar s h ip in 1990 in memory of her friend, sa y s. "Christy is an amazing person: strong and seriously motivated de spite all the difficulties she sencoun- tered in her life. Nancy knew the importance of education, especially to women. She would be very proud of Christy, and of all the Ryles Schol arship winners." A p p licatio n s for the R yles and o th e r sc h o la rsh ip s are av ailable from P S U ’s w o m e n ’s stu d ie s o f fice beg in n in g in Jan u ary . For in f o r m a tio n c a ll C a ro l S c h a llb e rg e r at 725-3510. A p p lic a tio n s may be picked up in Room 401 o f C ram er H all, 1721 SW B roadw ay, or Room I 18 in Sm ith C e n te r, 1825 SW B road way. D eadline for returning co m pleted a p p lic a tio n s is early F eb ruary. To c o n trib u te to the Nancy R yles S c h o la rsh ip F und, call the PSU F o u n d atio n at 725-491 I Thank goodness she didn't w ant pickles a n d hot fudge. I a The birth of a baby is a sweet reward in itself. But at Legacy Health System's Family Birth Centers, nurses and staff know how to make that experience all the sweeter for you and your family. Patient assistants like Sara Russell happily go out of their way to fulfill your requests. Even if it’s just a little craving for ice cream. After all, little things matter, t- s ' For personalized referrals for women: 413-4840. Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center IfGACY I Imlth dffiMc S ¡mn/í dlTb/fcr leqary Health System includes f manuel Hospital. Good Samaritan Hospital Meridian Park Hospital. Mount Hood Meditai Center, Visitmq Nurse Association. and CareMarkzManaqed Healthcare Northwest PPO ©1998 I
