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Page A2 March 24, 1999 <Thv IJorthtnò ©beeruer P O L IC E N E W S C R IM E S TO P P E R S WANTED SUBJECT The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is asking for your help in locating and apprehend ing Aaron Dale McBride A felony arrest warrant charging McBride with Parole Violation on original charges o f Forg ery, Ex-Convict in Possession o f a Weapon, Theft, Posses sion o f a Controlled Substance, and Burglary, is on file. Officers also want to question McBride is regards to a m etham phetamine lab, w hich was found in a residence in the 9100 block o f N ortheast Hoyt Street. Aaron Dale M cBride is described as a 33-year old white male, with a date ofbirth o f April 17,1965 M cBride is 5 ’9" tall and weighs approxim ately 160 pounds, w ith blue eyes and brown hair. M cBride has a ruddy com plexion, a tattoo o f the Zig-Zag man on his upper right arm and a scar on his abdomen. M cBride is also know n to use a date o fb irth o f A ugust 4,1968, and aliases o f M ichael John W hite, Alfred Hughes, Terry Callahan, and Jam es Mattison. C rim e S toppers is o ffering a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for information, reported to Crim e Stoppers, which leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony crim e, and you need not give your nam e. C all C rim e Stoppers at (503) 823-H ELP W ANTED Aaron Dale McBride SUBJECT The Portland P olice B ureau’s Traffic Division, in cooperation with gotten o ff work and was walking home, was struck and seriously in ja c k e t, is still h o sp ita liz e d w ith a b ro k en leg, a sk u ll fra ctu re, and C rim e Stoppers, is asking for help in solving a felony hit and run that left a pedestrian seriously injured. On Saturday. February 27,1999, at approx imatel y 4:00 in the morning, on the west side o f NW Naito Parkway, near the stairs that led to the Broad way Bridge, a 51 -year old white male, who was a cab driver that had just jured by a vehicle that appears to have been northbound on Naito Park way. The vehicle, which left the scene, should have dam age to the front end and or right front quarter panel. T he victim , w ho at th e tim e w as w earin g a m aroon w in d b reak er- type ja c k e t, light co lo re d clo th p an ts, and a b lack sh irt u n d er his in tern al injuries. C rim e S to p p e rs is o ffe rin g a c a sh rew 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 le ad s to an a rre st in th is c a se , o r an y u n s o lv e d felo n y crim e, an d y o u n ee d n ot g iv e y o u r nam e. C a ll C rim e S to p pers at (5 0 3 ) 8 23-H E L P Victim In Homicide Identified The homicide victim foundatN . E. Prescott St. and N.E. 14lh Ave., has been identified as Timothy Jerom e Ross, 36 years old, w ho was a north east P ortlan d resid en t. T im othy Jerom e Ross died o f stab w ounds to his torso. The stabbing victim found on N.E. Prescott St. and N.E. Il* 1 Ave., has been identified as John W esley Neal, 27 years old, o f north east Portland. T h e d e te c tiv e s h a v e now learned that an altercation occurred involving several people in the area o f N .E . P rescott St. and N .E. 14,h A ve., p rio r to the first victim b eing found. It is still u n k n o w n i f the h o m icid e o f T im o th y Jero m e Ross an d the stab b in g o f Jo h n W esley N eal are related. D etective Sergeants Ferrell and M innis are urging anyone with infor m ation regarding the hom icide and stabbing to call 823-0400 Truck Flips Over On 1-84 At approxim ately 9:30 a.m. on March 19,1999,atmckcarrying40,000 pounds offrench fries ran o ff the road and flipped. The accident occurred at 1-84 w estbound near m ilepost 19. The driver, Brandon K ent Barrett, was issued a ticket for falsification o f a logbook when deputies found two locbooks in his truck Mr. Barrett apparently lost control o f his truck w hen he reached down to pick up a pop can while driving. The speedometer in the truck indicates that he was driving at 50m.p.h. Heworksfor Ideal Inc. outofN am pa, Idaho and was heading for Swan Island. Mr. Barrett was not seriously injured. TVv rioht Hnx» nf tb#» frppwsv w t n Suspect In Attempted Murder Of Police Officer Arrested On M onday, March 15, 1999, at approxim ately 9 :15 P.M., motorcycle officer David Hergert, a 22 yearveteran o f the Portland Police Bureau, made a traffic stop for speeding on a lsuzu sport utility vehicle at S.E. 108,h and S.E. Stark. O nce the lsuzu stopped, the driver placed the vehicle in reverse and rapidly accelerated striking officer Hergert and his motorcycle. W hen the lsuzu struck officer Hergert he was unable to keep his motorcycle upright and both w ere knocked to the ground. Die lsuzu continued to accelerate in reverse and attem pted to run over officer Hergert. The lsuzu then fled northonN .E. IOS"1 and turned west on E. Burnside. Officer Hergert who had injuries to his lower right leg and left am i, was in full police uniform and was riding a marked police motorcycle. Unknown »Officer Hergert at the time, the lsuzu, had been stolen in a “car jacking" at the Sherwood A Ibertson ’ s on March 12,1999. Teddy StivalitisJr.,21 years, was verified as the suspect who took the 1994 lsuzu Iropper from the owner while armed with a Grossman air gun. which wasareplicaofa.357rcvoher. O n M a rc h 16, 1 9 9 9 , at approxim ately 11:00 A .M ., Portland Police uniform officers observed the unoccupied lsuzu T rooper at S.E. 104'h an d S .E . M a rtin s. T ed d y Oregon Bankers Group Joins Campaign Against Elder Financial Fraud A com prehensive cam paign to help bank personnel better identify, prevent and report financial abuse o f senior citizens w as unveiled in Eu gene by O regon A ttorney General Hardy Myers. The cam paign will provide video, audio and print training m aterials about financial abuse o f the elderly to personnel o f the sta te’s 50-plus banks. The materials will also be avail able to other financial institutions in Oregon and elsew here. “ Bank em ployees are often the first line o f defense in protecting vulnerable custom ers from financial abuse,” M yers told an O regon B ank ers A ssociation m eeting in Eugene. "W e’re not asking banks to investi gate suspicious transactions, only to report them , and these cam paign m aterials will teach them how ." The new cam paign is a collabora tive effort o f the Oregon Bankers A s sociation, state departments o f Jus tice and H um an Resources, AARP, and Area Agencies on Aging. "D oing m ore to protect people who bank with us strengthens our cu sto m er serv ice," said J. Bruce Riddle, OB A chairm an and president ofE ugene-based Pacific Continental Bank. "W e are in a position to see unusual transactions and activity inconsistent w ith a custom er’s nor mal pattern.” Financed by part o fa U.S. D epart m ent o f Justice grant, the cam paign has produced a package o f training videos, m anuals and other m aterials to help bank em ployees identify’ fi nancial fraud that m ay occur in their banks, know w here to report fraud and conduct inform ational w ork shops for seniors. The video about w orkshops is based on a successful series sponsored by Evergreen Fed eral Savings in G rants Pass. State law permits Oregon financial institutions to report suspected fi nancial fraud to local law enforce ment, to state adult protective ser vices or to state consum er protection offices w ithout incurring liability. closed as crews attempted to lift die truck and its trailer upright so it can be towed A n o th er accid en t o ccu rred at about noon the same day w hile the tow trucks w ere w orking to m ove the flipped truck. A female passenger in one o f the vehicles involved in this accident w as taken to Em anuel Hos- n it a l fn r eva lu ation City Publication Shrinks To Expand Contact With Community The V ancouver C ity Flyer, for m erly a four-to-eight-page new slet ter mailed to all City utility customers, has a new look, a new size and a new, low er-cost w ay o f being delivered more frequently. The new, smaller tri fold brochure format saves paper and is less expensive to print. M oney will also be sa v ed b y in se rtin g the V ancouver City Flyer into city utility bills at no additional postage cost. Including it in utility bills Increases the num ber o f issues from three to six p er year. T h e firs t is s u e o f th e n ew V ancouverCity Flyer was included in utility bills starting March 15. The brochure has a “consum er" focus tailored to readers w'ho are also cus tomers o f city utility services. The first issue features segments on the city ’s Y2K approach, param edics, dow ntow n development, 1-5 Bridge new s and a calendar o f city events. Future issues will include updates on transportation, tips on w ater conser vation and inform ation on other spe cial City programs. Spring Break Camp Offers Active Week T he V ancouver-C lark Parks and R ecreation D epartm ent w ill offer a fun- filled Spring Break Day C am p at B agley C enter, 4100 P lom ondon. The cam p runs A pril 5 through 9 from 7 a m . to 6 p.m. T h is w ee k o f a c tiv itie s is o f fered as an a lte rn a tiv e to d ay c are for c h ild re n o f w o rk in g p are n ts as w ell as a p o sitiv e re c re a tio n a l e x p e rie n c e fo r c h ild re n 6 to 12 years old. T he c a m p fe a tu re s five d ays o f a c t i v i t i e s , e a c h c e n te r in g aro u n d a them e. fhemes Include: M onday, A pril 5»Attention Sports Fans! T uesd ay, A pril 6«Earth Day < < W ednesday, April 7« Water World T h u rsd ay , A pril 8*Mad Scientists F rid av , A pril 9« Wi Id Adventures Three different fee options are available: Fee Option (A) 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. $28 ($35 non city) Fee O ption (B) 8 a m. to 5 p.m. or 8:30a.m . to5:30p.m . $23 ($28.75 non city) F e e O p tio n (C ) 8 a .m .to 4 p .m . o r 8 :3 0 a.m . to 4 :3 0 p.m . $20 ($25 n o n city ) All registration fees are per day. Register at the Bagley Com m unity Center, 4100 Plom ondon. Call 696-8065 for m ore inform ation. “By m ailing the V ancouver City Flyer six times a year instead o f three, we are expanding the City ’ s opportu nity to com m unicate with local resi dents,” says B arbara C rest, publica tion services manager. Copies o f the V ancouver City Flyer will also be available at all city facilities for local residents, such as apartm ent dw ellers, w ho do not re- ceiveCityutility bills. The Vancouver City Flyer has been published since 1986 and was previously mailed sepa rately at bulk m ail rate. Special Olympic Hopefuls Look for Volunteer Trainers The V ancouver-C lark Parks and Recreation D epartm ent is seeking volunteers to help athletes get ready for the regional Special Olym pics com petition. The athletes are partici pating in the city ’s C itizens o f D is ability program , ages eight to adult. V olunteers are needed to assist in sw im m ing and track and field events. Sw im m ing practice is sched uled for S unday beginning in April T rack an d field sp o rts p rac tice T uesday and T hursday evenings The regional Special Olympics are set Sunday, April 25 and athletes may possibly go on to the state Special O lym pics in May. Call C onnie I twin, program coordi - nator, 696-8218 for more information Stivahtis Jr. returned to the vehicle, and w hen officers attem pted to take Stivahtis into custody he fled on fo o t. S tiv a h tis w as tak en in to custody w ithout incident a short time later and the. 357 revolver replica w as recovered. Teddy Stivahtis Jr. is being charged with A ttem pted M urder o f a Police O fficer and was arraigned on March 17, l999,at2:00P.M . He is also being charged with Robbery I in connection w ith the Sherwood “carjack in g ” . For additional detail regarding the Sherwood Police D epartm ent Case, contact D etective Dwight Onchi at 301-3033. HOWTO STOP YOUR I FROM GETTING A HEROIN AD Without a father in his life, he'll be 37% more likely to abuse drugs. 61 they don't live with you. they need your emotional and financial supports! M yers said O regon seniors lose millions o f dollars each year to finan cial fraud perpetrated by professional fund-raisers who c laitn to be affiliated w ith law enforcement, by people claim ing to represent unlawful foreign lot teries, by care-givers and even by family m embers. O ne training video depicts how bank em ployees may thwart seniors being defrauded such as w hen a woman steals her father-in- law ’s ATM card, a man w ithdraw s $3,000 to claim his prize in a foreign lottery, and an elderly w om an at tempts to withdraw money to give to suspicious men claim ing to be doing household repairs for her. "As O regon's senior population grows, the state becomes a more-at tractive target for scam artists,” said Roger Auerbach, administrator o f the Senior and Disabled S en ices Di vision in the Oregon Department o f Human Resources. "W e want authorized bank employees and others to report in stances where seniors may need help in not losing their life’s savings."