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Page A2 SEPT. 30, 1998 (Elte Portiani* ^ìlbr&mw'tr P o lic e N e w s Crime Stoppers length hair parted in the middle. He is approximately 5’8" tall, and weighs 175-185 pounds with a medium build and a thin face. At the time, the suspect was wearing a T-shirt, shorts, black tennis shoes and riding a mountain bike that was in poor condition. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $ 1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, which leads to an ar rest 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 coopera tion with Crime Stoppers, are asking for your help in locating and apprehending a rape sus pect. On Monday, August 31,1998, at approximately 8:40 in the morning, a 32-year-old woman was walking her dogs, in the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, when a man confronted and sexually assaulted her. The suspect is described as a 23-28 year-old male, possible ofwhite and Hispanic mix, with a light complexion, dark brown eyes, a thin to medium thick m ustache, and black collar Portland Hosts Community Policing Conference ■ " This conference offers a very strong program of speakers with both experience and candor"- Chief Charles Moore More than 400 law enforce ment personnel from around the co u n try w ill be a tten d in g Portland’s third National Com munity Policing Conference. Community Policing: Focusing on Your Mission. The conference, organized by the Portland Police Bureau, will be held next week, Sept. 22-25. 1998, at the Double Tree Hotel, Lloyd Center in Portland, Or egon. The conference will provide participants with insight into cur rent challenges in community policing, and how to create solu tions to those challenges. Registrants include law en forcement personnel and agency representatives from 30 states and five countries. Portland pre- viously hosted two conferences in 1992 and 1995, which were also attended by registrants from all over the country as well as five countries. Keynote speakers for this y e a r ’s co nference include: Myrlie Evers-Williams, Chair man Emeritus of the N AACP and founder of the Medgar Evers In stitute: Joseph Brann, Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Of fice of Community Oriented Po licing Services; (Ret.) Supt. Chris Braiden, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Police Department; Rob ert Lamb, U.S. Dept. of Justice Community Relations Service Northwest Regional Director; Elizabeth Watson, COPS visit ing fellow and former Austin, T exas, P olice C hief; Ron Herndon, National Head Start President; and Charles Moose, Portland, Oregon, Police Chief. "This conference offers a very strong program of speakers with both experience and condor,” Compete to be “Mayor for a Day” Middle or high school stu dents who live in Clark County have a chance to be “ M ayor For a Day” and serve alongside Vancouver’s Mayor Royce E. Pollard. The winning student will experience first-hand the daily re s p o n s ib ilitie s , c h a l says Chief Charles Moose. "We have presenters with a solid his tory in community policing, who are willing to speak on what the next step forpolicing should be.” Some of the workshop present ers include: Deputy Chief Mike Stiers, Aurora, Colorado; Dr. Carl Klockars, Professor of So ciology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware; Chief Phil Keith, Knoxville, Tennes see; Capt. Noble Wray, Madi son, Wisconsin; Kent Ryan, Di rector of Public Safety, Cincin n a ti, O hio; and Dr. K evin Gilmartin, Gilmartin, Harris & Associates. T he c o n fe r e n c e is s u p ported by the U.S. D epartm ent of Justice O ffice of C om m u nity O riented Policing S er vices (COPS) and the C om m unity R elations Service Re gion 10. For more information, contact Jane Braaten, Conference Direc tor, 503-823-0292. Fatal Accident on Highway 26 ■ A fter the car was struck from be hind by the tractor trailer, it spun into the inside lane of west bound traffic On Friday, September 18, at ap proximately 1:30 pm, a fatal acci dent occurred on Highway 26, below the Zoo overpass. An older model Chevrolet Nova, stalled in the third lane of west bound traffic and was struck form behind by a semi-truck with an empty 53 foot trailer. A 13- month old girl, Breanna Katey Curran, who was in an infant car seat in the back seat of the Nova died as a result of the impact. The mother of the child. Katheryn Lynn Mahoney, was driving the car and the father, Patrick Curran, was in the front passenger seat. Both parents were transported to an area hospital with non-life threat ening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer, Richard Andrew Ellis, of Vancouver, was transported to a Vancouver, Washington medical cen ter. After the Chevrolet Nova was stuck form behind by the tractor trailer, it spun into the inside lane of west bound tra ffrc and struc k a Toyota lenges and successes that come with performing the duties of mayor. To enter, contestants must com plete the follow ing sen tence in 50 words or less, “ If 1 were Mayor for a day I would...” The winner will spend a day packed full o f official duties, meet city officials, receive a private tour and learn how a growing and prosperous city is go v ern ed . The V ancouver N eighborhood Resource Fair ■ The Vancouver N eighbor hood Resource Fair planning committee will donate a $250 savings bond to the winner. pickup driven by Lawrence Weise, 61 years from Hillsboro. Mr. Weise was not injured. A second related accident oc curred, when two vehicles attempted to avoid the debris from the first accident and an Audi, driven by David W. Schutt, of Portland struck a Chevrolet Caprice from behind. David W. Schutt was not injured. The driver of the Chevrolet Caprice, Bruce Doreen, of Portland, was not injured. The investigation is continuing. No arrests have been made, or cita tions issued at this time. planning committee will donate a $250 savings bond to the win ner. Look for contest rules and inform ation in neighborhood newsletters at local schools, in The Columbian or through the c i t y ’s w eb site : www.ci.vancouver.wa.us. Entries must be postm arked by Monday, O ctober 5. Mayor Pollard will announce the win ner at the City Council meeting on Monday, October 19th. O pen H ouses Scheduled For Proposed W ater Quality O rdinance Clark County is considering the adoption of a new water quality ordinance that would prohibit the discharge o f cer tain pollutants into our storm water system, lakes, rivers, and aquifers within the unincorpo rated areas o f the county. This ordinance is a compo nent o f the countyw ide storm w ater m anagem ent program , and is needed in order for the county to comply with Federal Clean W ater act requirem ents. The p ro p o se d o rd in a n c e would also require that "best management practices” be fol lowed for certain activities in order to further minimize the amount of pollutants discharged into storm water. 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That's ju s t one of many reasons w h y year after year, we're awarded an A+ (Superior, rating from the respected insurance r a t in g a u t h o r it y , A .M . B est. u have family behind you. R ape S u sp e c t P ortland P o lice, in c o o p eration w ith C rim e S toppers, are asking for your help in lo catin g and apprehending a rape suspect. On M o n d a y , A u g u st 31, 1998, at a p p ro x im ately 8:40 in the m orning, a 3 2 -year-old woman was w alking her dogs, in the O aks Bottom W ildlife R e fu g e , w hen a m an c o n fronted and sexually assaulted her. The suspect is d escribed as a 23-28 year-old m ale, p o s sible o f w hite and H ispanic m ix, with a light com plexion, dark brown eyes, a thin to medium thick m ustache, and black collar length hair parted in the m iddle. He is ap p ro x i m ately 5 ’8" tall, and w eighs 175-185 pounds with a me dium build and a thin face. 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