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July 14, 1999
— îh v Çortfani» (Observer
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Homicide
On Saturday, July 10, 1999, at
approxim ately 2:15 a m., officers
responded to a report o f a shoot
ing at D o c’s Tavern, located at
3000 SE Powell Boulevard. On
arrival. O fficers determ ined that
tw o individuals had been shot in
the tavern parking lot. A m ale se
curity o fficer was transported to
OHSU M edical Center, where he
died o f an apparent gunshot wound
to the torso. The second victim , a
fem ale em ployee o f the business,
was seated in her car when struck,
and is being treated for a gunshot
w ould to her leg. The incident oc
curred as two security officers were
escorting the fem ale to her car.
Two suspects, described as male
A sians, approached the victim s on
foot and fired num erous rounds
from a handgun. The shooting may
be related to an earlier disturbance
call at the location.
The nam e o f the deceased vic
tim is being w ithheld pending no
tification o f next o f kin.
Court Affirms Local
Land-Use Planning
Overturns Hearings Board on North County Lot Sizes
In an opinion issued, Superior
C ourt Judge John F. N ichols af
firm ed C lark C ounty’s authority
to set m inim um lot sizes. His opin
ion also reaffirm ed that the state
G row th m anagem ent Act gives
w ide latitude to local governm ent
in land-use planning.
“ C learly, we are pleased w ith
his finding,” said Judie Stanton,
chair o f the Board o f Clark County
C om m issioners. “ It reinforces the
com m u n ity ’s ability to develop
com prehensive plans tailored to
local circum stances.”
Ju d g e N ic h o ls d ire c te d the
W estern W ashington Growth M an
agem ent Hearings Board to reverse
its 1995 finding that the GMA
w ould not allow Clark County to
set minimum rural lot sizes o f 5
acres north o f the East Fork o f the
Lewis River. The hearings board
had held that larger lots were nec
essary under the GMA.
“ This Court does not have con
fidence that the Board will give
the County the deference required
and any further remand for that
purpose would cause unnecessary
d e la y ,” he w ro te. “ T h u s, the
W W W GMHB is directed to enter
an O rder finding that Clark County
is in com pliance with the G M A "
In ov ertu rn in g the h earings
board, the judge also stated: “The
case law is consistent that 5-acre
parcels are rural in nature. The
County further produced evidence
that their regulations on buffer
ing; reconfiguration o f non-con
form ing lots; and setbacks were a
reasonable alternative to the vague
requirem ents o f the G M A .”
The ju d g e ’s opinion w ill have
no effect on county perm it prac
tices until a formal judgm ent is
entered. The process should be
com pleted and additional infor
mation should be available in about
three w eeks, according to Rich
Lowry, the county’s ch ief civil
deputy prosecuting attorney.
Oak Grove Crisis
Residential Center Opens
C risis residential center/alco-
hol and drug treatm ent center for
youth, open in Oak Grove to pro
vide local residential services to
county youth and their fam ilies.
C lark C ounty celeb rates the
com p letio n o f Oak G rove, a se
cure crisis residential cen ter for
runaw ay youth and a youth re si
d e n tia l c h e m ic a l d e p e n d e n c y
treatm en t facility. Oak G ro v e’s
o fficial opening w ill take place
on T hursday, July 15, 10 a.m.
follow ed by tours o f the facility
from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Oak
G rove is located at 2924 Falk
Road, V ancouver.
Both o f the program s housed at
Oak G rove w ill provide the com
munity w ith m uch-needed local
re s id e n tia l se rv ic e s fo r C lark
C ounty youth and their families.
The program s have been created
through a unique com m unity part
nership effort between Janus Youth
Programs, the W ashington D epart
ment o f Social and H ealth Ser
vices, the regional D ivision o f
Children and Family Services, and
the Clark County D epartm ent o f
Com m unity Services.
The Janus Y outh Crisis R esi
dential Center is a six-bed (w ith
capacity for nine beds) profession
ally staffed facility for runaw ay
boys and girls ages 12 to 17 who
need im m ediate assistance. It w ill
provide assessm ent and referrals
to other com m unity partners to
assist them in returning home or to
another safe living environm ent.
The Y outh R esidential T reat
m ent C enter is a 12-bed Level 1
secure alcohol and drug treatm ent
center that w ill serve boys ages
14 to 17 for a period o f 45 to 60
days. It w ill be operated through
the s ta te ’s D ivision o f A lcohol
and Substance A buse. Level 1
residential program s in the state
o f W ashington are designed for
youth who are basically am end
able to treatm ent w ho do not have
secondary mental health or b e
havioral issues.
Children’s
Day At
The
Market
The V ancouver Farm ers M ar
ket is hosting a C h ild ren ’s M arket
on A ugust 14lh from 9AM - 3PM.
C hildren can bring hom egrow n
flow ers, p ro d u ce or handm ade
crafts to sell at the market. This is
an excellent opportunity for small
groups to raise m oney and to learn
the entrepreneurial skills. Regis
tration form s are available at the
C ity Hall front lobby and at the
F arm ers M ark et In fo rm atio n al
Booth. The fee for a sm all table is
$1.00. C hild vendors m ust bring
their ow n table (card size) and
m ust plan to be there all day ac
com panied by a parent. R egistra
tion forms m ust be in by August
7*. Spaces are lim ited to 30 ven
dors, so sign up early. For more
inform ation, contact Pam Keaton
@ (360) 256-8059 or the VFM
office @ (360) 737-8298.
The V ancouver Farm ers M ar
ket is a non-profit organization.
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The Portland Police Bureau, in
cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is
asking for your help in identi tying the
individuals responsible for vandaliz
ing numerous building with graffiti.
Over the past several m onths,
the buildings have been vandal
ized by individuals spray painting
them with the tags or nam es o f
“ Loser” And “ Slobber.” These in-
d iv id u a ls h a v e b e e n a c tiv e
throughout the city, but have hit
inner Southeast, the N orthw est
Pearl D istrict, and the O ld Town
area especially hard. Many o f the
vandalized structures are historic
buildings, and some have brick
exteriors, which m akes clean up
especially difficult.
In addition to being an eyesore,
clean up costs for building ow ners
can be extensive.
Crim e Stoppers is offering a
cash rew ard o f 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 can remain anony
mous. Call Crime Stoppers at (503)
823-HELP.
Fatal Traffic Accident On
The Glen Jackson Bridge
On Friday, July 9, 1999, at ap
proxim ately 6:00 AM . a single
car fatal traffic accident occurred
on the Glen Jackson B ridge in the
southbound lanes, approxim ately
1 m ile north o f NE A irportw ay.
A ccording to w itness statem ents,
a 1979 Toyota C elica was trav el
ling at approxim ately 100 mph
and m aking erratic lane changes
w hen the vehicle struck the west
guardrail and rolled over 5 tim es,
ejecting the m ale driver, who ap
parently did not have his seatbelt
on. The m ale driver died at the
scene and has not been identified
at this time.
Fatal Accident On 1-5
On W ednesday, July 7, 1999, at
approximately 3:15 p.m.. a fatal
accident occurred on 1-5 north, near
the Delta Park exit. The investiga
tion determined that traffic on 1-5
northbound was stop and go due to
heavy volume. Several vehicles and
a delivery van were stopped in the
center lane o f northbound traffic
when a tractor-trailer travelling at
approximately 40 mph struck the
stopped vehicles causing a chain
reaction. The tractor-trailer first
struck a 1985 O ldsm obile and the
m ale occupant died at scene. The
delivery van was struck and tipped
onto its side. A Hyundai caught on
fire due to the accident and two
men who were also involved in the
accident pulled a female from the
burning vehicle. The female was
taken to Emanuel Hospital. A total
o f 5 cars, one delivery van and one
sem i-truck were involved in the
accident.
The driver o f the tractor-trailer,
Charles Bruce Sw anson, 37 years,
was not injured in the accident.
The name o f the deceased is being
w ithheld pending notification o f
family. A fter the investigation is
com plete it will be forw arded to
the M ultnom ah County D istrict
A ttorney’s O ffice for G rand Jury
consideration.
The northbound lanes o f 1-5
were closed for approxim ately 4
hours and reopened at approxi
m ately 7:30 p.m.
Homicide In SE Portland
On Thursday, July 1, 1999, at
approxim ately 9:00 P.M ., an 18-
year-old male called 911 from a
phone booth to report that his
mother had been involved in a stab
bing at 3819 SE 59,h Ave. When
officers arrived at that location
they found a male deceased inside
the residence from w hat appeared
to be stab wounds. The victim ,
Luis A quino, 34 years, apparently
got into a verbal altercation with
his girlfriend, Jeanette C hristine
Brown, 36 years, who then stabbed
him. Jeanette Brown was charged
w ith M urder and lodged in the
M ultnom ah C ounty Jail. Both
Jeanette Brown and Luis Aquino
lived at 3819 SE 59th Ave.
On Friday, July 2, 1999. an au
to p sy w as p e rfo rm e d by the
M ultnm ah County M edical Exam
iners O ffice who determ ined that
Luis A quino died from a stab
w ound to his torso.
D e te c tiv e S e rg e a n t S h irle y
M cLaughlin and D etective Ser
geant Jon Rhodes are assigned the
investigation and are asking any
one w ith additional inform ation to
call the Portland Police Bureau
D etective D ivision at 823-0400.