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J U L Y 1,1998
(Ttye { lo r t Lattò
School Gun Bill Right On Target
Senators Ron Wyden (D) and
Gordon Smith (R )ofO regon ha\ e
introduced a bill encouraging
states to pass legislation m andat
ing detention for any student
found to be in possession o f a
firearm on school premises in v io-
lation o f federal or state law . S.
2169 would require a period o f
observation o f not more than 72
hours to allow for psychological
evaluation and a judicial deter
m ination regarding the student’s
potential dangerto him selfor oth
ers. States which pass such legis
lation would receive a 25% in
crease in federal funding under
the Juvenile Justice and D elin
quency Prevention Act o f 1974.
“ T his ap proach is one we
istrongjv su££on;2 iiiistated Alan
Gottlieb, chairm an o f the Citizens
Committee for the Right to Keep
and Bar Arms (CCRKBA). “ Inci
dents such as the Springfield, O r
egon, shooting are rarely as spon
taneous as they appear. Kip Kinkel
had been sending signals for a long
time: to his peers, to his teachers, to
his parents, signals that som ething
was going dreadfully w rong in his
life. No one read the signals cor
rectly. S. 5169 will ensure that the
appropriate professionals are given
the opportunity to interv ene before
a tragedy occurs.”
President Clinton recently di
rected Education Secretary Rich
ard Riley and Attorney General
Janet Reno to develop an “early
warning guide” to be distributed to
school and other public officials to
assist in identifying the “danger
signs” that troubled youth fre
quently send. These signs can be
verbal or behavioral. Clinton has
also endorsed the W yden/Sm ith
bill.
“The knee jerk reaction to im
pose more gun controls in the wake
o f these incidents fails to address
the underlying problem ," Gottlieb
observed. “W hile giving the ap
pearance o f doing som ething, gun
control is a band-aid approach to a
potentially serious hem orrhage.
This legislation goes right to the
source o f the problem and focuses
on preventive intervention at the
right point and the right tim e.”
“ It is encouraging to see an effec
tive, bi-partisan approach to the real
£rotdem J one2ha£avoidsjhe divb
sive and polarizing issue o f gun
control, said Joe Waldron, Execu
tive Director o f CCRKBA; “The
more we can channel our energy
into cooperative efforts such as
this, the better it is for gun owners
and non-gun ow ners alike.”
With more than 650,000 mem
bers and supporters nationw ide,
the Citizens Com m ittee for the
Right to Keep and Bear Arms
(CCRKBA) is one o f the nation’s
premiere gun rights organizations.
As a non-profit organization, the
Com m ittee is dedicated to pre
serving firearms freedoms through
active lobbying o f elected offi
cials and facilitating grass-roots
organization o f gun rights activ
ists in local com m unities through
out the United States.
A 19-year-old T acom a, W ash
ington man w as shot and killed
a n d a 19-year-old Tacom a, W ash
ington woman is recovering from
gunsh o t w ounds after an early
m orning incident.
At 4:28 a.m ., W ednesday, June
17, 1998, Portland Police w ere
called to the R odew ay M otel in
conn ectio n w ith a man having
been shot in room #128. Police
arriv ed to d isc o v e r a 19-year-
old black m ale dead ap p a re n tly
from a gunshot injury to the head.
A lso, shot d u ring the in cid en t
w as a 19-year-old black fem ale.
She w as the victim o f a g u n shot
w ound to the rear to rso and has
been tran sp o rted to a local h o s
pital for treatm ent. Both v ictim s
w ere ap p arently shot w hile in
side the m otel room .
It is believed th at an argum ent
o ccurred in the p arking lot area
o f the m otel betw een the tw o v ic
tim s and at least one other. T he
argum ent cu lm in a te d w ith the
victim s going back to the m otel
room . It is u n clear w h eth er the
sh o o ter w as inside or o u tsid e o f
the m otel room w hen the shots
w ere fired. The v ictim s w ere in
ju red by rounds fired from a sem i
a u to m a tic fire a rm . W itn e sse s
stated h av in g seen tw o to four
subjects leav e the scene in w hat
has been d e sc rib e d as a light blue
large A m e ric a n -m ad e a u to m o
bile.
The victim nam es are being
w ithheld p e n d in g fam ily n o tifi
cations. In v e stig a tiv e S erg ean ts
R. H einbach and B. R enna are
assigned the case.
Oregon to Receive New
Funds to Hire Cops
P resid en t C lin to n annou n ced
$27 m illio n in g ra n ts to be re
leased to local and sta te law e n
fo rcem en t a g e n c ie s to hire 400
new p o lic e o ffic e rs.
T he 1994 C rim e A ct created
the C o m m u n ity O rie n te d P o lic
ing S erv ices P rogram (C O P S ),
w hich has help ed fund the h ir
ing o f o v e r 7 6 ,0 0 0 p o lic e o f f ic
e rs. S in c e th a t tim e , v io le n t
c rim e ra te s h a v e d ro p p e d by
m ore than 15% and m u rd ers are
dow n by m ore than 25% .
T he g ran t m oney w ill go to 35
sta te s and te rrito rie s in clu d in g :
A la b a m a , A rk a n sa s. A riz o n a ,
C a lifo rn ia , C o lo ra d o , F lo rid a,
G e o rg ia , Iow a, Illin o is, L o u isi
a n a , M a s s a c h u s e tts , M a in e ,
M ichigan, M in nesota, M issouri,
M is s is s ip p i, N o rth C a ro lin a ,
N orth D akota, N ew Je rse y , New
M exico, New Y ork, O k lah o m a,
O re g o n , P e n n sy lv a n ia , P uerto
R ico, R hode Island, South C a ro
lin a , T e n n e sse e , T exas, U tah,
V irg in ia , W a sh in g to n , W isc o n
sin , W est V irg in ia , W yom ing.
T he P resid en t also signed tw o
b ills, the B u lle tp ro o f V est P a rt
n ersh ip G ran t A ct, and the C are
for P o lice S u rv iv o rs A ct. The
B u lle tp r o o f V e st P a rtn e rs h ip
G r a n t A c t p r o v id e s f e d e r a l
m a tc h in g g ra n ts to help states
and lo c a litie s p u rc h a se b u lle t
p ro o f v e sts. T he C are for P olice
S u rv iv o rs A ct g u a ra n te e s fu n d
ing for co u n se lin g program s that
a s s is t th e fa m ilie s o f p u b lic
safety o ffic e rs k ille d in the line
o f duty.
In a d d itio n , P re sid e n t C linton
c a lle d on the A tto rn e y G eneral
and the S e c re ta ry o f E d u cation
to d e v e lo p a plan to p ro v id e
c o m m u n ity -b a se d po lice o ffic
ers to all in te re ste d sch o o ls.
“ T he P re sid e n t and the D em o
c ra ts are le a d in g the ch arg e to
m ake our stre e ts and our sch o o ls
sa fe r,” said D em ocratic N ational
C om m ittee (D N C ) G eneral C hair
G o v e rn o r Roy R om er. “ P olice
o ffic e rs w ill have the re so u rc e s
they need, and th e ir fam ilies w ill
re c e iv e the help they need in the
ev en t o f a tra g e d y .”
“ T he b ills sig n e d show th at
the P re sid e n t and the D em ocrats
in C o n g re ss are se rio u s about
p ro te c tin g o u r c o m m u n itie s and
p ro te c tin g o u r p o lic e o ffic e rs ,”
said D N C N a tio n a l C h a ir S teve
G ro ssm a n . “ T h e ir stro n g le a d
e rsh ip has m ade our hom es and
o u r p e o p le m ore s e c u re .”
Portland Police Bureau Names New PIO
On Monday, June 29, 1998, De
tective-Sergeant Cheryl Kanzler, as
sumed the duties as the Public Infor
mation Officer (PIO) for the Port
land Police Bureau. Chery l Kanzler,
a 18-year veteran o f the Bureau left
her duties as a Homicide Detective
to take over the responsibilities.
The Tigard Police Department,
in cooperation with Crime Stoppers,
is asking for your help in determ in
ing the identity and cause o f death o f
an infant.
On Saturday, April 18, 1998, at
about 12:30 in the afternoon, three
young children found the body o f an
infant while playing in a wetland
area in Tigard. The body was dis
covered in a sw'ampy area behind a
building materials business in the
1 would like to take this opportu
nity to thank my friends with the
Portland Police Bureau, Bureau o f
Emergency Communications, and
the Law Enforcement community
for making a difficult job much
easier.
The continual advances and elec
8100 block o f SW Hunziker Street.
Highway 217 borders the location
on the other side.
The infant was found in a pillow
case tied shut with a cotton cord.
The body was wrapped in a maroon,
extra large, full-length sleeveless
dress, a towel and several garbage
bags. The bundle was weighed down
by a piece o f cinder block, broken
brick and a rock.
The body was that o f a male o f
tronic growth made by both Law
Enforcement and the Media have
presented challenges to both sides.
Although many hurdles have been
met and cleared, continual efforts
must be maintained to elevate the
openness, trust and information shar
ing we all desire. To the profession
alism dem onstrated by the lion’s
share o f the media representatives I
have worked with, thank you and I
hope to see you around.
I will continue with PIO duties
until July, 6,1998. A tthattim el will
assume duties in the Detective Divi
sion
3800 Block/NE 102nd Avenue
o f frien d s and acquaintances.
T he suspect is nam ed V iet Tri
Ngo.
N go is b elieved to be c o n
nected w ith a 1985 four door
H anda A ccord, w hite in color,
O regon Plate 349 AQP.
N go is d escrib es as a V iet
nam ese m ale, 25-years-old ( Date
o f Birth Sept. 01, 1972), 5 '6 " ,
125 lbs., black hair, brow n eyes,
m issing his left index finger, and
a scar over his left eye.
A nyone w ith in fo rm a tio n re
garding the w h ereab o u ts o f Ngo
is asked to co n tact P ortland Po
lice Bureau D etectives K. Ferrell
or D. Rubey at 823-0400.
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Call us at 288-0033 or fax: 288-0015
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LITER COK
Homicide June 7 , 1998/N W 16th And Everett
Ford M ustang w hen he w as shot
and k illed . In v e stig a to rs have
not been ab le to id en tify a m o
tiv e fo r th e sh o o tin g .
D etectiv es are a sk in g anyone
w ith in fo rm a tio n re g a rd in g a c
t i v i t i e s in th e a r e a o f NW
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Portland Police Seek information
O n S u n d ay m o rn in g Ju n e 7,
1998, at 2 :3 0 a .m ., P o lice d is
c o v e r e d 3 3 - y e a r - o ld J e f f r e y
S tev en L an g e, w h ite m ale. D ate
o f B irth S ep t. 30, 1964, d ead at
the w heel o f his ru n n in g veh icle.
L ange w as d riv in g a w h ite 1987
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unknown race, and may have been
at the location for as long as two or
three months. An autopsy indicates
the infant may have been a newborn.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash
reward of up to $ 1,000 for informa
tion, reported to Crime Stoppers,
that leads to a resolution in this case,
or arrest in any unsolved felony
crime, and you do not have to give
your name. Call Crime Stoppers at
(503) 823-HELP.
Homicide Victim Identified
T he victim o f S unday m orn-
in g J u n e 2 1 , 1998 h o m icid e has
been id e n tifie d as 2 9 -y ear-o ld
(D ate o f B irth Feb. 08, 1969)
Tri D uong o f S o u th east P o rt
land.
D uong w as stab b ed to death
a fte r an a rg u m en t w ith an o th er
V ie tn a m e se m ale at a g ath erin g
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Community Welcomes State-of-the Art
Computer Lab at University Park
C ontinued F rom M etro
their sister program at the Ray
Robinson Salvation Army Commu
nity Center in Sacramento, Califor
nia.
Jenkins hopes thecommunity open
house will make more people aware
o f the resources available at UPCC,
as well as highlight the importance of
collaborations between the city and
business partners I ike Intel The Intel
Corporation and its foundation pro
vided a combination o f grants, equip
ment, and professional services to
get the lab up and running. Intel
spokesman Peter Broffman says that
the p ro je c t d e m o n stra te s the
com pany's strong commitment to
providing technology education in
Oregon and increasing access o f
people o f color to careers in this
growing field.
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The need for such opportunities is
particularly acute in the Portsmouth
neighborhood where University Park
Community Center is located. The
center is across the street from Co
lumbia Villa/Tamarack, Oregon’s
largest public housing development
1 f the lab is as successful as everyone
expects, it could serve as a model for
other Computer Technology Centers
at Portland Parks & Recreation sites.
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