Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, August 04, 1999, Page 2, Image 2

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    August 4, 1999
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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
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r
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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. The event will be held
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Saturday, Sept. 25, from 7 to 8:30
p.m. at Luepke Center, 1009 E.
McLoughlin Blvd. The show will
be televised on Clark-V ancouver
Television Channel 47.
Call Connie Irwin, Vancouver-
Clark Parks and Recreation Services,
696-8218 for more information.
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