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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.
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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
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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.
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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."