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August 4, 1999 Page A2 î liv ^lortkiuò ©bseruer P O L IC E N E W S Sen. Hatfield Announces Life For A Life Act M IS S IN G CHILD Anyone who sees these Individuals Is urged to call 9-1-1 Immediately. Shaidaee, Blanche Shahaoz Hatfield and Chief Petitioners Unveil Tough Initiative Stressing Punishment, Restitution for Oregon’s Most Serious Criminals WF, D O B - 02/22/91 42"/50 Lbs. Dark Brown Hair to Mid-black, Dark Brown Eyes Suspect/Father failed to return the child to her custodial mother after an approved w eekend vacation to Disneyland. Father is an Iranian Na tional and may be attempting to leave the country and enter Iran with Blanche Form er U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield announced the petition filing for the Life For A Life Act, a new and tough approach to crim i nal sentencing which stresses pun ishment and restitution. The Life For A Life Act, w hich Hatfield is w orking to place on the November 2000 general election ballot, am ends the O regon consti tution and requires that anyone convicted o f aggravated m urder in the state o f O regon receive a m an datory life sentence w ithout the possibility o f release or parole. “The Life For A Life Act guar a n te e s th a t th o s e w h o ta k e som eone’s lif e - p e o p le convicted o f aggravated m urder - pay for their crim e by spending the rest o f their life in ja il, w ith no chance o f ever getting out again. It also Suspect: Shaidaee, Khosrow Dimitrios 1M, D.O.B. - 05/29/49 5’8", 175 Lbs. Dark Brown Salt and Pepper Hair, Brown Eyes A nyone having inform ation about these individuals should contact the Portland Police Bureau, M issing Persons U nit at 503-823-0400. Teen-age Driver Leaves Fatal Crash Site SALEM , Ore. (AP) — A fter sm ashing his car into a maple tree, a 17-year-old left a dead 15-year- old passenger in the front seat and went hom e, police said. A fter a neighbor discovered the Cop Relieved Of Command The com m ander o f the Port land Police B ureau’s C entral p re cinct is being relieved o f his com m and follow ing a five-m onth in vestigation into the alleged m is use o f federal anti-drug funds. Com m ander Robert Kaufm an is accused o f allow ing officers to file for federal overtim e pay even af ter they w ent home before their shift was over. wreck at about 6 a.m. Saturday, em ergency w orkers cut the body o f G regory A llen Rose out o f the badly m angled Mazda. Salem Police Lt. Dan Dietz said Rose probably died upon impact in the accident, which is believed to have occurred about 2 a m. O fficers later found Ernesto Perez Jr. at home. At the teen-ager’s request, he was taken to a Salem H ospital for observation, D ietz said. He was in fair condition Saturday afternoon. The driver o f the car, w hose name was not released, has not been charged. Police said the driver w ill un- dergo blood and urine tests for substance abuse. Rose would have been a sopho- more at McKay High in the fall. from Tom P otter, a form er Port land C h ie f o f Police, that quoted P otter as saying, “ I have to adm it I have struggled over this issue for m any years. As a police o f ficer I have seen innocent m urder victim s and felt so m uch rage that I w anted the m urderers to be sen tenced to the sam e fate. . .m y b ig gest co n cern w as th at a c o ld blooded m urderer would walk free and perhaps to harm o th e rs.” “ The Life For A Life Act is the makes the crim inal w ork, and all their earnings from prison work must be used to pay part o f the cost o f their incarceration and as resti tution to the family o f their vic tim,” said Hatfield, one o f the chief petitioners o f the Life For A Life Act. “ This m easure also abolishes capital punishm ent in O regon, and I am honored to be its sponsor, because this m easure requires a life sentence for a life taken." H atfield is jo in ed by form er t . r . WOMENSTRENGTH Self-D efense Classes first m easure I could support. This tough, bold m easure abolishes capital punishm ent in Oregon, and it ensures that the m ost hardened crim inals - aggravated m urderers - w ill spend their lives behind bars - w ith no chance o f parole - ever,” continued Potter. H a tfie ld announced that his fellow c h ie f p e titio n e r, Dr. W il liam C o n n o r, w ill file the Life For A L ife A ct p e titio n later at the S ecretary o f S ta te ’s o ffices in Salem . The Life For A Life Act is sup ported by a broad coalition o f elected officials, religious lead ers, m em bers o f the law enforce ment com m unity, and crim e vic tim s groups. The Life For A Life Act does the follow ing: • R equires a M andatory life sen tence, w ithout the possibility o f release or parole, for all persons convicted o f aggravated m urder • Repeals the “life with a minimum sentence” provision • R equires that the convicted party w ork w hile in prison, and all earn ings from prison work be used to pay for a portion o f the cost o f their incarceration or as restitu tion to the fam ily o f their victim • A bolishes capital punishm ent arone Convictions Upheld August 1 9 9 9 ally assaulting and killing three women in 1992. C esar Barone was sentenced to death for the murders o f C hantee W oodm an and M arga (SA LEM ) - The O regon Su prem e Court has upheld the m ur der convictions and death sen tences o f a man convicted o f sexu Registration begins on July 6 Mondays, August 2, 9, 16 • 6:15-9:1 5 pm E ast P ortland C o m m u n ity C enter 740 SE 106th (Take 1-205 to Washington/Stark exit. Take Washington east to 106th. Turn right. Center is about 2 blocks down on the left.) Bus line: 15, 26 ret Schm idt. B arone still faces charges in another state. He faces prosecution in Florida for killing a retired school teacher there. Wednesdays, August 4, 11, 18 • 6:15-9:15pm YWCA 1111 SW 1 Oth Avenue (Downtown on 1 Oth Avenue between Main and Jefferson, next to the downtown Safeway. Parking is available on the street, or you can use the Smart Park garage 4 blocks north on 10th Avenue. Enter the YWCA, check in at the reception desk, then take the elevator to the 3rd floor Board Room. Auditions Scheduled for Fashion Show Vancouver-Clark Parks and Rec reation seeks people ofall ages, back grounds and abilities to model cloth ing from local stores and provide talent in the production o f the 8,h annual “It’s a Fashionable Life” fash ion show. Auditions are scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 10 from 6-8 p.m. at O regon S uperintendent o f Public E d u c a tio n N o rm a P a u lu s and O H SU p h y s ic ia n W illia m E. C o nnor, w ho a ll serv e as the in itia tiv e ’s c h ie f petitioners. At the press conference, H atfield in troduced M ichele K ohler, a local a tto r n e y a n d c o - f o u n d e r o f SA FE S, a crim e v ictim s right groups. “ My father was m urdered nineteen years ago, and I w ill spend the rest o f my life m issing him. T h a t’s w hy I am a strong advocate for the Life For A Life A ct - because 1 w ant the m an who took my father from me to spend the rest o f his life in prison. And I w ant him to spend the rest o f his life paying us back for the cost o f him being in ja il. T h a t’s real ju s tic e ,” said K ohler. H atfield also read a statem ent LuepkeCenter, 1009 E. McLoughlin. Rehearsals will be every Tuesday evening until show time. The fashion show celebrates di versity and demonstrates the ben efits o f parks and recreation with a fun experience involving all kinds o f people. 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