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• A .... . V S h ' v *•*» • *-» w ' U rV Ì ’ ’ X • " . wW <- , ♦ *< ^ * « *» »*»*«* /* • « Page A2 May 12,1999 <Ft?e $fartlanh <© b«m r P O LIC E NEW S Shooting At Wood Village Green Apartments C R IM E STOPPERS At 5:50 p.m. May 8, 1999, the M ultnom ah County S h e riff s O f fice received a call regarding shots at the W ood V illage G reen A part ments. W hen deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered Jose Feliz running dow n A rata Road away from a car he has w recked a The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crim e Stoppers, is asking for your help in locating and apprehending G ene M ichael Smith. Felony arrest w arrants are on file charging Sm ith with Pa role V iolation and Assault. G ene M ichael Sm ith is described as a 24-year-old w hite m ale, w ith a date ot birth o t A pril 7, 1975. Smith is 6 ’4" tall, w eighing 235 pounds, w ith brown hair and brow n eyes. He has num erous tattoos and has also used the alias ot Jason M ichael \ \ hitehouse. Smith is a know n gang member and has lived in N orth and Southeast Portland in addition to Salem. Crim e Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard ot up to $1,000 for inform ation, 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 name. C all Crim e Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP dren w ere hom e at the time. A friend o f defendant 35-year old C a ro ly n E xum a lso has b e e n charged in the case, but it’s not clear what role police believe Allen Driver Only Has Permit B row ning played in the killing. Exum told police she heard a sound from the den one day in M arch, and found her 39-year old hu s band, W illiam , in a pool o f blood. Murder Investigation Closes Park PO R TLA N D , OREGON Portland police say part o f a large park in the city will rem ain roped- o ff until the scene o f the murders is investigated. Two bodies w ere found in the park Friday... one only about ten-feet from a popular trail. Police spokesw om an Cheryl K anzler says officers found the second body w hile investigating the first. She says police could have more inform ation today about the victim s and how they died. Gun-Owners Discard Firearms PORTLAND, OREGON— Hun dreds o f Oregon residents are turn ing in guns they don’t want around their homes anymore. Among the 350 guns handed in to a group called Ceasefire Oregon this weekend were an Uzi and six sawed-off shotguns. The total was fewer than it’s been in earlier years, but Ceasefire Oregon spokeswoman Jean Morton says sig view ed by detectives. Rochin has been taken to Em anuel Hospital where he is in stable condition. Caesar Rochin was bom on Febru ary 25, 1979. An exact birth date for Jose Feliz is not known at this time. He is approximately 30 years old. Traffic Accident Involving Three Teens Murder Charges Filed Against Wife PO RTLA N D , OREGON — A w om an who called police to report her husband had been murdered has been charged w ith killing him. Police say the co u p le ’s four chil the scene. D eputies found C aesar Ricardo Rochin w ith a gun shot w ound to the chest. Rochin and Feliz are brother- in-law s and apparently w ere in volved in an argum ent. Feliz was arrested and is now being inter nificant consciousness has been raised about gun-violence since the shooting rampage in Littleton, Colo rado. The group will continue its collection effort next weekend. At approxim ately 12 noon on May 6,1999, three teen-agers were involved in a traffic accident at 302nd and Roork Road. The teens were speeding and lost control o f their vehicle as they turned a cor ner. The car rolled as a result. None o f the people in the ve- lacks, Whites Differ Greatly on Opinion of Police AP W ire S ervice HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) _ There is a significant difference in how blacks and whites in Connecticut view the way police do their jobs, accord ing to a new poll. The Quinnipiac College poll re leased Thursday found that 77 per cent o f the white voters surveyed approved of the job police are doing statewide while only 36 percent of black voters approved. The poll found that among white voters, 60 percent see police as friends, but only 26 percent o f the black respondents see police as friends. The poll director said the huge gap could be the result, in part, o f the recently highly publicized incidents involving black suspects shot by while 48 percent say police treat ev eryone else the same. However, when black voters are asked the same question, 88 percent said police are tougher on blacks while only 9 percent say police treat white police officers. When asked about police in their own communities, 88 percent o f white voters approve o f the job the locals are doing, while 55 percent o f black voters approve. When asked about police officers statewide, 37 percent o f white voters say police are tougher on blacks, everyone the same. Quinnipiac College surveyed 649 state residents form April 26-May 2, who said they are registered voters and there was a supplemental sample o f 71 black voters. The poll has a margin o f error o f plus or minus 3.7 percent. Teenager Discourages Toy Guns PORTLAND, OREGON — A Portland teenager is taking a unique approach to discouraging gun use. Cody Hill became an anti-gun ac tivist two years ago when he saw (©irsewmg, School; his name w ill be released pending contact w ith his family. T h e p a s s e n g e r s w e re J u s tin P a lm b la d , DOB F eb ru ary 14, 1984, and Ryan Holtman, DOB July 21, 1981. Both are students at Sam Barlow. h id e were wearing a seat belt. The driver o f the car only had a learner’s perm it and no adult was in the car. Two o f the teens were taken to OHSU and one was taken to Kaiser Sunnyside for evaluation. The driver o f the car is a form er student from Sam Barlow High someone get shot. Hill, now 15, has organized a gun exchange program for kids. Instead o f turning in real guns, the program encourages kids to trade in their toy guns. In return for plastic firearms, children can get sports equipment, art supplies. Legos, and books. Third Annual Sturgeon Festival The third annual Sturgeon Fes tival at the c ity ’s W ater Resources Education C enter is scheduled Sat urday, M ay 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival features enter tainment, food, prizes and activi ties for all ages. New this year is the W atershed Congress, a presenta tion o f w ater quality projects by local students. Festival visitors can: • W atch am azing birds o f prey courtesy o f Hawk Haven • T est their knowledge o f salmon and sturgeon at Salmon in Jeopardy • See and feel insects and rep tiles w ith Creature Features. • W atch the Bridge o f the Gods puppet show by the Tears o f Joy Theatre • M eet Eartha the Clown and her parrot • D iscover w hat sturgeon eat at the Sturgeon diner. • Have fun at the Gummy W orm Feeding Frenzy • Try to catch the right size sturgeon at K eepers or Not The “Sturgeon General,” John DeVore, will talk about w hat's new in the world o f sturgeon. Leam about the rare animals that inhabit the Co lumbia River ecosystem and the plight o f the W estern Pond Turtles. Home Run DEALS Michael Piper Receives Pathfinder Award Honor recognizes public adm in istrators w ho have instituted inno vative program s M ichael C. Piper, d irector o f C lark C o u n ty ’s D ep artm en t o f C om m unity Services and C orrec tions, has been selected to receive this y e a r’s P ath fin d er A w ard from the W ashington R esearch C oun cil. The aw ard honors and recog nizes outstanding non-elected pub lic adm inistrators who have insti tu ted in n o v ativ e program s that have substan tially im proved qual ity o f service while reducing costs. Piper will o fficially receive the aw ard at the W ashington Research C o u n cil’s annual m eeting on June 3 in Seattle. In announcing Piper’s selection, the Pathfinder A w ards C om m ittee cited his enterprising use o f com munity partnerships, as well as his realistic and creative appraisal o f the best role o f government in ser vice delivery. The announcement state, "W e believe his efforts and Clark C ounty’s approach to com munity services and corrections provide a model for administrators and local governments to em ulate.” Piper has been instrumental in helping the community articulate its vision for social services, par ticularly family and youth services. In working toward the goal o f ef fective, innovative programs, he en courages partners to put their re sources on the table so they can be reused in new and different ways; illustrates the pow er o f thinking about systems; empowers people at all levels o f an organization to make change and to work toward the next level o f change. O ne recent outcom e o f P iper’s leadership has been a five-year $6.5 m illion grant toC lark County from the U S. D e p a rtm e n t o f H ealth and Human Services. The grant is provided to develop a co ordinated, seam less system o f care for children at risk. Building on C lark C o unty’s history o f innova tive com m unity and public-private partnerships, it involves the col laboration o f 17 separate entities. The system o f care is expected to serve as a national model. T h e W a s h in g to n R e se a rc h C ouncil, based in Seattle, is a pri vate nonprofit organization de voted to public policy research. Its prim ary purpose is to serve its m em bers and the public by pro moting effective public policy and efficient governm ent through in dependent and objective fiscal analysis o f im portant policy ques tions and through broad com m u nication o f its findings. When you're looking for chicken slammin' with flavor, only Popeyes will do! Only Popeyes offers New Orleans Spicy M or Louisiana Mild ’“ chicken. Take Popeyes out to the old ballgame or savor the tastiest fried chicken at your own home plate today! cm FLAVOR SEEKERS! H it Homers W ith These Coupons! 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