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Page A2 SEPT. 2, 1998 <EIff Jlortbinò tO fesontw r I/7 NEAR FATAL HIT AND RUN „ T h e Portland Police Bureau’s T n f ile fevestigatiou Unit, in coop- entjon w ith Clim e Stoppers, is ask- f e t your help investigating a felony hit and run that critically injured tw o bicyclist. 0 « Tuesday, A ugust 1 1,1998 at 7 :3 0 m the evening, at NE 138 A Avenue and N E Airport Way, two bicyclists, a 49-year-old man and a 39»year-old woman who were part an organized bike ride, were tidsag westbound in the bike lane on Airport W ay, w hen a Sports Utility i, that was also westbound W ay, drifted north into Jape where it struck the two bicyclists, throwing one o f them 48 feet and the other 78 feet. After stacking the bicyclists, Ae vehicle hit and jum ped the north curb, which blew out Ae right front tire. The vehicle traveled down A e side walk a short distance, then returned to the roadway and continued west bound on Airport Way, before turn- ing around and coming back east- bound past A e scene and Asappear- ing. A witness, unaware o f what had happened, saw A e driver o f A e ve hicle changing A e tire in a ware house complex at 141st and Airport Way. The vehicle, which should have right sidedam age.isablack. 1995- 1998 Ford Explorer X LT.w iA deep set chrome wheels The vehicle is described as “clean and shiny.” The driver, who is described as “clean cut looking,"isaw hite male, 30-40 years o f age, 5’9" tall, wiA medium build and fairly straight dark short hair. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $ 1,000 for informa tion, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest m this case, or an unsolved felony crime, and you do not have to give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at 503-823- HELP. Two Men Indicted In N.E. Bridgeton Rd. Homicide * On Tuesday, August 4, 1998, M iilaa Jose Herrn mo-Guadarrama, 36 years, was A e victim o f a hum i- w hich o c c u rre d o n N .E . B rid g e to n R d. H errn in o - Guadarrama was A e driver o f a black Ford M ustang which stopped in the 500 block ofN .E . Bridgeton Rd. A resident in the area called 9T1 •. Hetmino-Guadarramadied o f w ound to A e head. On Tuesday, August 25, a M ult nomah County Grand Jury returned indictments on Mark Edward Fox, 41 years and Johnny O ’Donnell, 18 years in A e homicide o f Hermino- Guadarrama. Fox was indicted for 1 count o f A ggravated M urder, 2 counts Robbery I and 1 count o f Assault I. Fox, whose last known residence is in Vancouver, Washington is in A e Clark County Jail, where he was previously lodged on an unre lated probation violation warrant. Detectives are attempting to locate O ’Donnell who does not have an address in the Portland area. The v ic tim , H e rm in o - Guadarrama and Fox were boA involved in drug related activities and were acquainted prior to A e homicide. gle Vehicle Fatal Accident On Highway 99 E i W ednesday, A ugust 26, at lately 11:40 pm , a single vehicle^fatal accident occurred on Away 99 E, (SE M cLoughlin ta n d S E H olgate St. ’ i fcia, d riven b y N aA an 1yarns,. 16 years, o f SE Port- t Control at a high rate o f 1 th e vehicle hit a guard- rail and a m etal light standard. It is believed A at alcohol w as involved in A is accident, the left rear pas senger, a 14 year old m ale form NE Portland, died as a result o f A e injuries he sus tam ed during A e ac cident. Tw o o A er 16 year old passen gers, from the St. Johns area, w ere transported to OH SU hospital for treatm ent o f their injuries. N athan Faris has been lodged at A e M ultnom ah C ounty Juve nile D etention C enter on charges o f M anslaughter, D riving U nder A e Influence o f Intoxicants, Reck less D riving, and 2 counts o f A s sault II. * Explosive Devices Found in Residence O n Thursday, A ugust 27, at ap proxim ately 2:40 pm officers o f East Precinct drove by 13650 NE Brazee Ct. after receiving inform ation A at Steve D onald A nderson, 27 years, was at A e location. A nderson is currently w anted as a suspect in a Burglary. W hen officers drove by A e residence A ey observed A nder son standing in A e front doorway. W hen A e officers approached A nder son he ran into A e residence and out A e backdoor w iA uniform officers in pursuit. O fficers w ere unable to locate A nderson in A e blocks sur rounding A e residence. W hile in- side A e residence a D etective Ser geant observed w hat appeared to be a 14-inch long hom em ade explosive devise. There w ere 6 children inside A e residence ranging in age from 1 to 13 years old and no adults w ere present at the time. The children w ere im m ediately evacuated from the resi dence. The M etropolitan E xplosive D is posal U nit was activated and ap p ro x im a te ly 15 resid e n ce s w ere evacuated on NE Brazee Ct. and NE Sacram ento St. 10 hom em ade ex plosive devises, and approxim ately 30 lbs. o f am m onia nitrate w ere re m oved form the residence. W hat was originally thought to be a large quantity o f generic chem ical explo sive w ere actually several pounds. T he explosive devises, am m onia nitrate and generic chem ical explo sive w ere rem oved form A e location by the M etropolitan Explosive D is posal U nit to a safe location to be exam ined and disposed of. The investigation is continuing and no arrests have been m ade at this tim e in connection w iA the incident. A nderson has not been taken into custody for the burglary at A is time. City captures award for Intergovernmental Cooperation V ancouver C ity M anager V em on E. Stoner w as h onored recently w iA A e Skill in Intergovernm ental C oop eration A w ard. T he aw ard recog nizes cities and counties w ho have dem onstrated significant success in establishing a w orking relationship with oA er local governm ents in such a way that enables cities or counties to better serve citizens. T he W ash ington C ity /C o u n ty M an ag em en t A ssociation presented the aw ard last w eek at its 1998 statew ide confer ence. Stoner accepted A e aw ard on b e h alf o f A e C ity o f V ancouver w hich was recognized for achievem ents in w orking w iA C lark County to better serve A e residents o f the Cascade Park area through annexation. Stoner credits deputy city m anagers M ary Jo Briggs and Pat M cD onnell for much o f A e activity w hich took place w hile Briggs w as interim city m an ager and M cDonnell w as County A d ministrator. Larry Sm iA , form er assistant to A e city m anager and K ent Shorthill, finance director w ere also credited for A eir leadership on A e City County transition team w hich coordinated A e transition o f services from County to C ity jurisdiction. National 9-1 -1 Day-September 1 1 ,1 9 9 8 N ational 9-1-1 D ay celebrates the availability o f a single em ergency num ber to call nationw ide w hen help is needed. B eginning w iA A e first 9- 1-1 call in 1968, 9-1-1 em ergency services have continued to evolve, boA in technological sophistication and in A e professionalism o f the public safety dispatchers. In C lark C ounty, the R egional 9- 1 -1 D ispatch C enter has established itself as a leader in A e nation in pursuing excellence for service de livery to the com m unity. A lthough m any areas o f the state are ju s t now com pleting the transition to E 9 11, (an enhanced 9-1-1 system which provides caller location and instant telephone identification to the dis patcher), our region has utilized this advanced technology since 1991. Serving southw est W ashington, the 9-1-1 center provides help to a sizable num ber o f the 250,000 calls placed daily to 9-1-1 across A e n a tion. O ur 9-1-1 dispatchers process an average o f 1100 calls per day from citizens w ho need the help o f police, fire or m edical personnel. In co n c ert w ith activ ities and events across the nation on National 9-1-1 D ay, Clark Regional Emer- gency Services w ould like to share inform ation about services and 9-1-1 operations. O n Friday, S eptem ber 11th, staff m em bers w ill provide tours o f the Emergency Services building, includ ing A e 9-1 -1 D ispatch C enter, at 710 W. 13th Street in Vancouver. Tours will begin at 3:00 pm and on A e hour thereafter until 8:00 pm. The tours are an opportunity to view first hand public safety in action. Plan to attend for an enlightening look at one o f our reg io n ’s vital ser vices. C all 737-1911 for additional information. Speeders to pay Photo Safety Radar fines Effective September3,1998, AeClark County Sheriffs Office will stop warn ing and start citing speeders identified by its new Photo Safety Radar camera. Fines will be the same as for oAer traffic infractions. The radar camera has been snapping pictures since Ae warning period started on August 3. A Ae first two weeks, it recorded images o f more than 770 drivers violat ing posted speed limits.The primary goal o f Ae program is to make neighboffiood streets safer, especially for children. A addition to school zones, neigh- boAood streets that have qualified or are waiting for traffic-calming devices are primary candidates for visits from Ae radar van. It is not being used on major arterial roads or freeways. A Photo Safety Radar ticket is Ae same as any otherspeeding ticket, except Aat it includes images o f Ae driver and car license number. Superimposed over the image is a data box containing infor mation about Ae violation Acludingdate. time, speed, location, and Ae officer’s badge number. Traffic infractions are sent to Ae veWcle’s registered owner, who can pay Ae fine or contest it m court. If Ae photos don’t match, Ae citation is not reissued and Ae ticket will be dismissed. For more Afbrmation, call 737-61 18 ext. 4 4 4 4 o r e-m ail: psradai@co.clark.wa.us. IT STILLFIIS It’s time to wear your jersey again. Number 12. Seattle Seahawks fans - our 12th man - the only fans in theJYft- to have their number retired. Conference To A d d re » Policing Challenge/ And The Next S te p For Community Policing R e g istra tio n is u n d erw ay fo r P ortland’s A ird N ational C om m u nity Policing C onference, C om m u nity Policing: Focusing on Y ourM is- sion. T he conference, organized by A e Portland Police Bureau, will be h e ld S ep t. 2 2 -2 5 , 1998, at the D oubleT ree Hotel, L loyd C enter in Portland, Oregon. A bout 500 people are expected to attend the conference, w hich will provide participants w iA insight into current challenges in com m unity policing, and how to create solutions to A ose challenges. Portland con ducted tw o prior conferences in 1992 and 1995, w hich w ere attended by law e n fo rc e m e n t p e rso n n e l and agency representatives from 35 states and 5 countries. K eynote speakers for A e conference include: M yrlie Evers-W illiam s, C hairm an Em ertius o f A e N A A C P and founder o f A e M e d g ar E v ers In stitu te ; Jo se p h Brann, D irector, U.S. D epartm ent o f Justice, O ffice o f C om m unity ori ented Policing Services; (Ret.) Supt. Chris Braiden, Edm onton, A lberta, C anada Police D epartm ent; Robert Lamb, U.S. Dept. o f Justice C om m u nity R elations Service N orthw est Regional Director; ElizabeA W atson, CO PS visiting fellow and form er A ustin, Texas, Police Chief; Ron Herndon, National H ead Start Presi dent; and Charles M oose, Portland, O regon, Police Chief. “This conference offers a very strong program o f speakers w iA both experience and candor,” says C h ief Charles Moore. “W e have present ers w iA solid history A com m unity policing, w ho are w illing to speak on w hat A e next step forpolicing should be.” Some o f A e w orkshop presenters include: D eputy C h ief M ike Stiers, Aurora, Colorado; Dr. Carl Klockars, P rofessor o f Sociology and Crim inal Ju stice, U n iv ersity o f D elaw are; C hiefP hil Keith, K noxville, T ennes see; Capt. N oble W ray, M adison, W isconsin; K ent R yan, D irector o f Public Safety, C incinnati, O hio; and Dr. K evin G ilm artin, G ilm artin, Har ris & A ssociates. R egistration continues through Septem ber 14. A lim ited num ber o f com m unity scholarships are avail able. T he conference is supported by A e U.S. D epartm ent o f Justice O f fice o f C om m unity O riented Polic ing Services (CO PS) and A e C om m unity R elations Service Region 10. For m ore inform ation, contact Jane B raaten, C onference D irector, 503- 823-0292. T he C onference Regis tration H otline is 503-823-0955. Teens Encouraged To Apply For Project Grants V ancouver’s Tapping the T al ents o f T eens Program (T3) is ac cepting grant applications until Oct. 30. T3 grants are awarded to middle- and high-school-aged youth from Clark County to assist com m unity building projects o f their own de sign. A ssistan ce in clu d es m in i-g ran ts o f up to $1000 and co o rd in a to r support for each funded in d ividual/ gro u p to d efin e th e ir actio n plans an d help m ake th e ir id eas com e alive. T 3 is d e d ic a te d to in v o lv in g y o u th in th eir co m m u n ities. T his p ro g ram is sp e cific ally d esig n ed to u se the stren g th s an d talen ts o f y o u n g p eo p le w h ile h elp in g them gro w in to stew ard s o f the co m m u nity. F or m o re in fo rm atio n and an ap p lica tio n , co n tac t th e O ffice o f N e ig h b o rh o o d s a t 6 9 6 -8 2 2 2 o r w rite to PO B ox 1995, V an co u ver W A 9 8 6 6 8 -1 9 9 5 FOR S E A S O N 1 IC K E 1 S C A L L 1-888-NFL-HAWK wfcRtALIVEANoK¡CKIN>EYOU? ». A
