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Page A2 M A Y 13, 1998 --------------(Elie P o r t Lattò QW&cimnr P O L IC E N E W S McCoy right choice for County Commissioner n th e D is tr ic t 2 ra c e f o r M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C o m m i s s i o n e r , N o rth and N o r th e a s t P o r tla n d w ill be b e s t s e r v e d by th e e l e c tio n o f P a u l M c C o y . M cC oy h as p ro v e n h im s e lf by h is le a d e r s h ip a n d e x p e rie n c e in g o v e r n m e n t, b u s i n e ss a n d th e c o m m u n ity . W h ile w o rk in g in th e S ta te L e g is la tu r e as an a s s i s t a n t to th e la te O re g o n S e n a to r W illia m “ B i l l ” M c C o y , th e young M cC oy le a rn e d q u ic k ly h o w to n e g o t i a t e to g e t th e r ig h t l e g i s l a t i o n Count 2-Assault in the Fourth p assed . Degree He u n d e r s ta n d s th e im p o r Count 3-Theft in the Second De ta n c e o f k n o w in g th e is s u e s gree and l i s te n in g to a ll s id e s b e You are commanded to arrest the fo re m a k in g a d e c is io n . above named defendant forthwith T h is e x p e r i e n c e w ill be and bring said defendant before me, v a lu a b le a n d w e lc o m e on th e or, in case of my absence or inability C o m m is s io n . to act, before the nearest or most S e n a t o r M c C o y th o u g h t accessible magistrate in this court, v e ry h ig h ly o f h is s o n ’s p o or if no magistrate is available, to litic a l s k ills , b u t so d id m any deliver said defendant into custody o th e r s ta te s e n a to r s an d r e p of the Jailer of this county. re s e n ta tiv e s in S a le m . M c C o y ’s l i s t o f e n d o r s e m e n ts r e f l e c t th e c o n f id e n c e c u r r e n t g o v e r n m e n t le a d e r s as w e ll as r e p r e s e n t a ti v e s o f m e n tio n e d c h a rg e s and w as b u s in e s s , la b o r, an d th e c o m p lace d on p ro b a tio n to th e m u n ity , h a v e in h is a b i l i ti e s . O reg o n C o rre c tio n s D e p a rt M c C o y ’s e x p e r ie n c e s i n m ent. c lu d e s w o rk in C ity H a ll O rd e re d the defendant’s re s e r v in g as a s p e c ia l a d m in lease is hereby revoked and the i s t r a t o r to f o r m e r P o rtla n d entire security am ount, if any, is C i ty C o m m i s s i o n e r B o b hereby forfeited. K och. M c C o y im m e r s e d It is fu rth e r o r d e r e d a w a r h im s e lf in lo c a l g o v e r n m e n t ran t be issu ed fo r the a rre s t b e y o n d h is d u tie s as a l i a i o f said d e fe n d a n t, an d , u p o n son b e tw e e n b u s in e s s and th e a p p re h e n s io n , be b ro u g h t b e c o m m u n ity . fo re th is co u rt. In 1 9 9 6 , M c C o y ’s run fo r th e C ity C o u n c il r e f l e c t s h is d e s ire fo r th e p e o p le o f P o r t lan d to h a v e r e p r e s e n t a ti v e s th e above m e n tio n e d t h a t " t r u l y lis te n to o r d in a r y c h a r g e s a n d w a s p la c e d on p e o p le , n o t j u s t w e a lth y s p e p r o b a t i o n to th e O r e g o n c ia l i n t e r e s t s . ” C o rre c tio n s D e p a rtm e n t. H is la s t m in u te c h a lle n g e O r d e r e d th e d e f e n d a n t’s fe ll s h o r t, b u t M cC o y s till re le a s e is h e re b y re v o k e d and c a p tu r e d a la rg e p a r t o f th e th e e n tire s e c u rity a m o u n t, i f C ity w id e v o te a g a in s t a w e ll an y , is h e re b y fo r fe ite d . It is fu rth e r o r d e r e d a w a r ra n t be is s u e d fo r th e a r re s t o f said d e f e n d a n t, a n d , upo n a p p re h e n s io n , be b ro u g h t b e fo re th is c o u rt. I W A N T E D Michael Wayne Anderson Michael Wayne Anderson DOB: 10/10/58 Sex: Male Ht. 6' Wt. 140 PPDS: 1355810 Race: White In the name o f the State o f Or egon to any Peace Officer of the State, Greetings: An indictment having been filed in theCircuit Court for the County foresaid, charging the above named defendant with the offense(s) of: Count 1-Robbery in the Third Degree Earl Lee Grier Earl Lee G rier D O B :2/4/63 Sex: M ale lit. 5*8" W t. 170 Race: Black C harges: Felon Possess Firearm - D W S/Felony In th e n am e o f th e S ta te o f O reg o n to any P eace O ffic e r o f th is S ta te , G re e tin g s : It a p p e a rin g to the c o u rt th at th e ab o v e n am ed d e fe n d a n t was c o n v ic te d o f the ab o v e fu n d e d in c u m b e n t. M cC o y le a rn e d th e le s s o n s o f re s p o n s iv e g o v e rn m e n t fro m h is m o th e r , th e la te G la d y s M cC o y , w ho s e rv e d e x c e p tio n a lly fo r I 3 y e a rs as a M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C o m m is s io n e r and C o u n ty C h a ir. M cC o y h e lp e d h is m o th e r c a m p a ig n , and sh e fre q u e n tly s o u g h t h is a d v ic e on im p o r ta n t is s u e s . M cC o y is p ro u d o f th e r e la tio n s h ip he had w ith his p a r e n ts . D e s p ite w h a t a few’ c r itic s h av e s a id , M cC oy f o l lo w s in th e ir f o o ts te p s w ith h is ow n u n d e n ia b le re c o rd o f p u b lic s e r v ic e . F o r M cC o y , e l e c t iv e o f f ic e is th e n ex t s te p . L e a d e rs h ip is a q u ality th at so m e c a n d id a te s e x a g g e r a te p o s s e s s in g . M cC o y has p ro v e n h im s e lf a le a d e r by s te p p in g fo rw a rd to a c ti v e ly s e r v e a n d g u id e m a n y g r o u p s th a t h e lp p e o p le th r o u g h o u t P o r tla n d , s u c h as th e C a th o lic C h a r i tie s O r g a n iz a tio n , N o rth s id e Y M C A , H a b ita t fo r H u m a n ity , H o u s e o f L ig h ts H o s - p ic e , a n d M e a ls on W h e e ls to n a m e a f e w . A s a C o u n ty C o m m is s io n e r , M cC o y w a n ts to e n c o u r a g e th e c r e a tio n o f new jo b s an d b u s in e s s e s in th e D is tr ic t a n d C o u n ty . He w a n ts to p r o v id e te e n s w ith a l t e r n a t iv e p ro g r a m s to fig h t d ru g u s e a n d g a n g s . M cC o y s u p p o r ts e f f o r t s to in c r e a s e a f f o r d a b l e h o u s in g and w a n ts to prov id e o p p o r tu n itie s fo r q u a lif ie d p e o p le w ith low in c o m e s to b u y a h o m e . He a ls o w a n ts to e n s u r e th e C o u n ty c o n tin u e s to d e liv e r q u a l i t y m e d ic a l c a re an d c o m b a ts th e r is in g ra te o f d o m e s tic a b u s e a n d c h ild n e g le c t. The P o rtla n d O b se rve r d o e s n o t u s u a lly m a k e e n d o r s e m e n ts . If o vv e v e r , o u r c h o ic e in t h is e l e c t i o n is P au l M cC o y . He h a s e a r n e d th e tr u s t an d v o te s o f D is tr ic t 2. We k n o w he w ill s e r v e M u lt n o m a h C o u n ty w ith i n t e g r i t y , c o m p a s s io n , a n d l e a d e r s h ip . Compassion. Integrity. Courage. Shannon Lee Retasket Shannon Lee R etask et D O B :5/13/71 Sex: Fem ale Ht. 5 ’6" W t. 140 Race: C au casian C h a rg e s : A tte m p te d B/ F e lo n y A s s a u lt-2 In th e n a m e o f th e S ta te o f O re g o n to a n y P e a c e O f f i c e r of, t h i s S ta t e , G r e e t in g s . It a p p e a r i n g to th e c o u r t th a t th e a b o v e n a m e d d e fe n d a n t w as c o n v ic te d o f Dedicated to People. Dedicated to Results. H O M IC ID E P o rtla n d P o lic e H o m icid e In v e s tig a to rs , in c o o p e ra tio n w ith C rim e S to p p e rs, are a s k ing fo r y o u r h elp in id e n tify ing an d a p p r e h e n d in g s u s p ec ts in a m u rd er. On W e d n e sd a y , M ay 28, 1997, at a p p ro x im a te ly 3:30 in th e m o rn in g , 34 y e a r old W e n d y K ay L im and a m ale co m p a n io n w ere s ittin g in a p a rk e d c a r at N A lb in a A v en u e and N W e b ste r S tre e t, w h en a w h ite m id -s iz e d A m e ric a n c a r, o c c u p ie d by tw o b la c k m a le s , a p p ro a c h e d w e s t b o u n d o n W e b s te r , p u lle d a lo n g s id e L im ’s v e h ic le an d fire d n u m e ro u s sh o ts, fa ta lly w o u n d in g Lim and in ju rin g h er c o m p a n io n . T he su sp e c t v e h ic le th e n sped from the scen e w e stb o u n d on W e b ste r. In v e s tig a to rs are s till a t tem p tin g to d e te rm in e the m o tiv e for the s h o o tin g . C rim e S to p p e rs is o ffe rin g a cash re w ard o f up to $ 1,0 0 0 fo r in fo rm a tio n , re p o rte d to C rim e S to p p e rs , w h ich lead s to an a rre s t in th is ca se or any u n so lv e d fe lo n y c rim e , and you can rem ain an o n y m o u s. C all C rim e S to p p e rs at 503 - 2 8 3 -H E L P . D etectives Ask fo r Publics Help Information Regarding Robbery/Rape Suspect On F e b r u a r y 2 4 , 1 9 9 8 , R u ssell G e ra ld H a rris was a r rested by P ortland Police D e tectives in connection w ith tw o R o b b e ry a n d S ex u al A ssa u lt in v estig atio n s. The cases o c curred betw een N ovem ber o f last year and February o f 1998. One o f his victim s was picked up on 82nd A venue near Stark and the other on NE Sandy near SE 87th A venue. In each o f the cases the victim s w ere fem ale and had previous histories re la t ing to p rostitution, the suspect vehicle description is not being released at this tim e. Harris, a white male, DOB 6-1-68, 5*4", 150 pounds, red hair and blue eyes, has p re v i ous arrests for Sexual A buse I, Theft II, and F orgery II. Inves tigators believe that H arris may be linked to additional assau lts against wom en. A nyone who has in fo rm a tio n re la tin g to crim es com m itted by H arris are asked to call P o rtla n d P olice D e te c tiv e Al S m ith a t 823- 0400. Police M em orial Service Tom McCall Waterfront Park O n T u e s d a y , M ay 12, 1 9 9 8 , th e P o r tla n d P o lic e b u re a u h o n o r e d its f a lle n O f f ic e r s w ith a M e m o ria l S e rv ic e . T he lo c a tio n w as the P o rtla n d P o lic e M e m o ria l, lo c a te d n e a r th e w est end o f th e H a w th o rn e B ridge in Tom M cC all W a te rfro n t P ark . T he s e r v ic e w as in c o n n e c tio n w ith N a tio n a l Law E n fo r c e m e n t O f f i c e r s M e m o r ia l W eek , w h ich h o n o rs fa lle n f e d e r a l, s ta te , and lo c a l Law E n fo r c e m e n t O f f ic e r s w ho I j h av e d ie d in th e lin e o f d u ty . P re s id e n t J o h n F. K e n n ed y sig n e d the b ill in 1961, w h ich e s t a b l i s h e d th e M e m o r ia l W eek. M ay 15th w as also d e s ig n a te d as P eace O ffic e rs M e m o ria l D ay. A s s is ta n t C h ie f D ave R u tz e r w as th e M aster o f C e r e m o n ie s . P o rtla n d M ay o r V e r a K a tz , P o l i c e C h i e f C h a r le s M o o se a n d o th e r s w ere s p e a k e rs d u rin g th e p ro g r a m . A L i g h t i n g o f th e C a n d le w as p re s e n te d by the P o rtla n d P o lic e R o ses to b e gin th e c e re m o n y . P re s e n ta tio n o f M ed a ls by th e M ilita r y O r d e r o f th e P u rp le H e art and a p r e s e n ta tio n to V icki J e f f r ie s o f an aw ard w in n in g poem w ritte n about O ffic e r T hom as J e f f r i e s hy O r e g o n S ta te T ro o p e r M onty R itc h e y w as th e h ig h lig h t. The P ortland P olice A sso ciation (PPA ) announced a new ed u c atio n al sc h o la rsh ip p ro gram w hich has been created . Authorized and paid for by the Beverly Stein Committee* Duncan Campbell, Treasurer 2738 SE Market • Portland. Oregon 97214 Elect Paul McCoy Multnomah County Commissioner • District 2 Proven Experience ▲ Trusted Leadership Paul McCoy has lived in District 2 all his life — raising a family, running a business, and serving his community. His work in the Oregon State Legislature and Portland City Hall gives him the valuable experience needed to better serve Multnomah County. Paul McCoy has taken a leadership role in helping many organizations that support North and Northeast Portland neighorhoods. P aul M cCoy is e n d o r s e d by: State Treasurer Paul McCoy will: • Encourage the creation of new jobs and local businesses. • Provide teens with alternatives to street life, gangs and drugs. • Work to increase affordable housing. • Ensure the County delivers quality medical care and combats domestic abuse and child neglect. • Work to bring hope and shelter to homeless adults and teens. • Listen to people’s ideas and concerns. Authorized and paid for by friends of Paul McCoy Jim Hill, State Rep. Mike Fahey, State Rep. Dan Gardner, State Sen. Thomas Wilde, State Sen. Cliff Trow, State Sen. Jo an Dukes, M etro Com. Ed W ashington, S k a n n e r P ublisher Bernie Foster, P o rtla n d O bserver Editor Charles W ashington, Lucious Hicks, Raleigh Lewis, Rev. Rozell Gilmore, Henry Scott, Mel Harris, Mike Rumpakis, Bart Jankans, Rev. Victor Brown, Icon Smith, Greg Smith, Tom Booth, Baruti Artharee, Tom Moyer, Gail Shibley, Michael Fitz, Harry Lonsdale, Keman Bagley, Tom Stubblefield, C arpenters Union, Local 247; Pile Drivers & Shipwrights, Local 2416; and Eastside Democrats. Vote Paul McCoy on May 19th