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SEPT. 16,1998 Page B5 Itje JIortbmÄ 4W sw itW ir V a n d a lis m : G r a ffiti Police News W anted S u b je c t 3,1977. He is 5’ 10" tall, and weighs approximately 160 pounds, with blonde hair and unknown color eyes. Investigators believe he is staying with friends and rela tives in the Metro area and may be using vehicles be longing to them. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony crime, and you do not have to give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at 503-823-HELP. Portland Police, in co operation with Crime Stop pers, are asking for your help in locating and apprehend ing Justin Neal Stroup. A Felony A rrest W arrant, charging Stroup with Assault In The First Degree, is on file in Multnomah County. Bail on the warrant is set at $505,000. The warrant stems from an incident that occurred in the early morn ing hours of Sunday, July 12, 1998, in the 1500 block ofNE 10th Avenue. Justin Neal Stroup is a 22-year-old white male, with a date o f birth of May Police Investigate Homicide Near N Lombard S On Monday, September 14, ap proximately 7:30 am., the body o f a male was discovered approxi m ately 100 yards south o f N. Lombard St. near Carey Ave.. The body was discovered on the side o f a bike path/access road by a neighborhood resident who was walking his dog. the location where the body was discovered is a bike path/access road on the east side of the railroad ravine near N. Lombard and N. Carey. This area is frequented by tran sients. The victim has been identified as Lorn Leroy Grindle, 42 years old, who appears to have lead a transient lifestyle. The autopsy revealed that the cause o f death is L • internal injuries. The victim , Grindle appeared to have died within the previous 24 hours. Detective Sergeant Jon Rhodes and Detective Sergeant Shirley McLaughlin are the detectives in vestigating this homicide. Any one with information regarding this homicide is asked to call the Detective Division at 823-0400. Investigation on Marijuana M ultnomah County S h e riffs Deputies assigned to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) assisted by Bureau o f Land Management (BLM) agents have arrested one man at a very large, out-door, marijuana grow. The grow loca tio n is n ear the M ultnom ah County, Clackamas county bor der on BLM land in the 48000 block o f Marmot RD. S h eriffs deputies spotted the marijuana grow last week during the annual m arijuana eradication- spotting mission and with the help o f BLM agents put the area under surveillance. At approximately 1:30 pm today the officers lo cated a male adult in the grow location and eventually arrested him for M anufacturing and Dis tribution o f a controlled sub stance Schedule I. The prelimi- nary indication is that the suspect has a prior criminal history, in cluding drug arrests. This is the traditional time of year for outdoor marijuana grow eradication because it is close to the time for harvest o f the valu able, illegal crop. M ultnomah county S h e riffs deputies have been busy with out door marijuana grows the past two weeks. This is the biggest o f the year so far and preliminary ap pears to be in the hundreds for amount o f plants. The grow location is in a very rural location near the southeast ern end o f Multnomah County and eastern end o f Clackamas County. UPDATE Deputies arrested Iain Fletcher Livingstone, 45 years old, at the scene w ithout incident. Mr. Livingstone was apparently stay ing at the grow location in a tent and his last known address is in Governm ent Camp. He is on felony probation in Multnomah County for distribution o f a con trolled substance, schedule I, Marijuana. Mr. Livingstone also has a criminal history in Colo rado and Michigan. Deputies recovered approxi m ately 300, la rg e , m ature marijuanan plants and the equip ment utilized for growing them. These plants are capable o f pro ducing up to one pound, or more, o f marijuana each. Mr. Livingstone was booked into the Clackamas County jail last night and charged with distri b u tio n , m a n u fa c tu ra in g and possessionof a controlled sub stance, schedule I. Confronting Gun Violence in America A student opens fire in a high school cafeteria. A man is struck by a stray bullet while driving in traf fic. A 5-year-old boy playing with a loaded gun wounds his sister. Among the 36 most advanced na tions in the world, the United States has the highest rate of death by gun fire. What can the community do to stop the violence? Northwesten School of Law of Lewis & Clark College is joining with the Oregon Coalition Against Gun Violence to present the first Oregon summit on gun violence, Saturday, Sept. 19, 8 am to 6 pm, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road. The summit is also presented by Cease-fire Or egon, Inc., Handgun Control, Inc., and Oregonians Against Gun Vio- You Can Now Find Us On The Web!! h t t p :// www. portland ob server.n et lence. Leading national and regional experts and lawmakers will explore solutions to gun violence, discuss current firearm regulations and gun- violence protection strategies, pro mote understanding of the dimen sions of gun violence and motivate participants to action. The invited keynote speaker is U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein, a national spokesperson on the issue of gun control and author of the ban of the future manufacture, sale and pos session of semi-automatic military combat weapons. Other speakers include MayorVera Katz; U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer; Tuck Wilson, Or egonians Against Gun Violence; Dennis A. Henigan, general coun sel of Handgun Control, Inc. and director of the Legal Action Project at the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence; Mike Schrunk, district attorney; Peter Ozanne, assistant U.S. attorney for crime reduction strategies; and Fred Keeley, Cali fornia state assemblyman. Workshops will address child access prevention, commu nity action programs, state and fed eral legislative initiatives, commu nication and media skills and prod uct liability. The, O regon C oalition Against Gun Violence has met regu larly to discuss gun violence issues since 1996. For more information, con tact Sonnie Russill, 503-233-1224. Registration is $30 and includes lunch and refreshments. One of many graffiti covering our city The O regon D epartm ent o f Transportation, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is asking for your help in identifying and ap prehending an individual respon sible for vandalizing state high way signs. Since August 19, 1998, five large reflective overhead direc tional signs in the Portland area have been spray painted with graf fiti. The vandalism is believed to be the work of one individual us ing the tag name o f “SPOR." Be cause o f the paint, the signs were unreadable. The vandalized signs include one marking the 58th Street exit from 1-84, the 1-84 Eastbound ramp from M artin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the Morrison Bridge off ramp from 1- 5 Southbound, and two signs at the East end of the Steel Bridge. The estimated cost of cleaning the signs is $4,000, and traffic has to be disrupted, as lane closures take place while the work is per formed. 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