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August 18, 1999
P O L IC E N E W S
Gresham Hears News
of Neighbor
A 39-year-old convicted rapist
who has been out o f ja il for one
m onth has been the topic o f con
versation this week in Gresham .
Six M ultnomah County parole and
probation officers have gone door
to door alerting neighbors o f K en
neth N eal about the m an ’s b ack
ground. Police say Neal met two
women in a bar, offered to give
them a ride home, kidnapped them
and held them at knifepoint. One
woman got away and he sexually
assaulted the other. Neal is taking
anger m anagem ent classes as part
o f his rehabilitation.
Cops Fingered In OT
Scam
Thirty Portland police officers
were allegedly involved in an over
time pay scam at Central Precinct.
Interim C h ief Lenae Berg says
$165,000 was paid to officers for
bogus overtime during drug missions
in Portland’s Old Town district.
Now that the Portland Police
Bureau adm inistration review is
com plete, the M ultnomah County
D istrict A ttorney’s O ffice desires
to further review the case. The
Portland Police Bureau has and
w ill continue to provide any and
all information and documents that
the M ultnom ah County D istricts
A ttorney’s office requests.
Cops Lose Disorderly
Conduct Case
A M ultnom ah C ounty judge
says Portland Police used a disor
derly conduct statute that was un
constitutional when trying to con
trol a dem onstration last D ecem
ber. Protesters rallied in dow n
tow n P o rtlan d w hen the U.S.
bom bing o f Iraq began. The judge
says the crackdow n was illegal
and, as a result, eight disorderly
conduct cases against the protest
ers have been dropped.
Cash
Award for
Hit and
Run Info
A Washington ConstructionCom-
pany is offering one-thousand dol
lars for information regarding a hit-
and-run accident last month that killed
one o f its workers. The offer comes
from Westline Construction inOlym-
pia, which wants to find the person
driving a white Ford Bronco that hit
29-year-old Tith Mao as he worked
on Interstate-Five near Tualitan.
d eath s o f tw o G resham girls.
T hirty-tw o-year-old Todd Alan
Reed was questioned, but never
arrested by police in those cases.
On Monday, August 9, 1999,
Nelson J. Gani, 15 years old, was
arrested for the July 22nd homicide of
16 year old Ram Singh. Nelson Gam
was arrested at Marshall High School
where he was attending summer
school. NelsonGanihasbeencharged
with 1 count of Murder, 1 count of
Conspiracy to Commit murder and is
lodged at JDH. Nelson Gam is a
southeast Portland resident and has
no criminal record.
Evidence taken from the scene is
b e in g e x a m in e d fo r D -N -A
m atches. The Gresham girls were
also strangled.
Slaying May Be Gang-Related
M ore inform ation is coming
out on the man who was shot to
death Friday morning in Northeast
Portland.
Police found him dead at N orth
east M allory and Failing streets
and identified him as 22-year-old
M ichael Hernandez, who had just
ing ow ners thousands o f dollars in
clean-up costs. W here public
property is defaced, that cost is
ultim ately paid for by taxpayers.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash
reward o f up to $ 1000 for inform a
tion, reported to Crime Stoppers,
that leads to an arrest in this case,
or any unsolved felony crime; you
can remain anonymous. Call Crime
Stonners (503) 823-HF.LP.
Murder
Suspect
Arrested
Forest Park Suspect May Have
Killed More
Police now think the man they
suspect o f killing three women by
strangulation in Portland s Forest
Park was involved in the 1987
The Portland Police Bureau, in
cooperation with Crim e Stoppers
is asking for your help in identify
ing and apprehending two indi
viduals who are currently vandal
izing buildings, bridge supports,
and other structures with spray
painted graffiti. To date, the indi
v id u a ls w ho u se th e le tte r s
“ B T O E ” and “ S E N IK ” have d e
faced p ro p e rty in N o rth w e st,
Southwest, and low er Southeast
Portland.
The vandalism , in addition to
being an eyesore, can cost build-
recently been released from prison.
Police are investigating the possi
bility that the shooting may have
been gang-related.
Homicide in SE Portland
On M onday, A ugust 9, 1999,
the body o f a 61-year-old male
was found inside the residence
located at 3 5 9 2 '/ j SE H arrison. A
friend who had not heard from the
victim in several w eeks discov
ered the body. Due to the decom
position o f the victim and length
o f tim e involved, the cause o f
death was not immediately known.
The autopsy determ ined that the
cause o f death was a gunshot
w ound to the head. The victim
has been identified as 61 year old
David Bolles.
D etectives are asking anyone
w ith inform ation to call D etec
tive D ivision at 823-0400. D e
te c tiv e
S e rg e a n t
S h ir le y
M cL aughlin, D etective Sergeant
Jon Rhodes and D etectives Ser
geant Bill Mac D onald are a s
signed the investigation.
Suspect Wanted In Tennessee
Arrested in Portland
On Thursday, August 12, 1999,
at approxim ately 10:00 AM. two
officers from Southeast Precinct
contacted a male subject on the
east bank o f the W illam ette River
just south o f the Steel Bridge.
O fficers spoke with the male, who
was identified as 37 year old Elton
Travis W ager who had two out
standing warrants from Tennessee
for two unrelated homicides, which
occurred in June o f 1999
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Elton W ager attem pted to es
cape from officers and fought when
they took him into custody. Elton
W a g e r w as lo d g e d at the
M ultnomah County Jail.
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Clean Water Task Force
Presents Draft Funding
Recommendation
Vancouver, WA - Clark County
is conducting a second series o f pub
lic gatherings to get feedback on a
funding structure to pay additional
county stormwater services.
The public gatherings will take
place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on:
Monday, August 23
Camas Community Center (ball
room), 718 SE 7,h Ave., Camas.
Tuesday, August 24
Alki Middle School (commons
are a ), 1800 NW B liss Rd.,
Vancouver.
Wednesday, August 25
Hockinson Middle School (com
mon area). 15916 NE 182nd Ave.,
Hockinson
Thursday, August 26
La Center High School (commons
area), 725 Highland Rd., La Center
Tuesday, August 31
Prairie High School (commons
area), 11500 NE 117,h Ave., Brush
Prairie
This round o f public gatherings
will focus on the draft funding
recom m endation developed by a
citizen's Clean W ater Funding task
force. The task force is leaning
toward a recommendation in which
the storm w ater charge is based on
a com bination o f land use and the
amount o f im pervious surface, us
ing a typical single-fam ily house
as a base unit.
The funding structure would
differentiate between single-fam
ily homes on small and large lots,
Attempted Abduction
On A ugust 4,1999, a black male
suspect assaulted and attempted to
abduct a W ashington State Fish &
Game em ployee w hile she was
working at Chinook Landing in
Eastern M ultnomah County. The
victim successfully fought o ff her
attacker, causing him multiple lac
erations to his eyes. The suspect
fled the scene by stealing the
v ictim 's Government vehicle.
Suspect description;
Black male, late 20s to 30 years
old, approxim ately 5 ’5" - 5 ’ 10”
tall, thin build, having short black
hair, a thin face w ith dark skin,
w earin g a flu o re sc e n t o ran g e
(highway worker style) tee-shirt, a
red or m aroon colored vest and
dark pants. Suspect last seen
bleeding profusely from both eyes
as a result o f injuries sustained
from victim.
Suspect last seen driving a sto
len Government white 1998 Ford
van bearing Government License
Plate G4366706. Vehicle had no
markings other than a “Government
Fleet Sticker" in rear window.
Unknown direction o f travel. Sus
pect is believed to be in possession
o f two fish fillet style knives
Persons with information should
contact Deputy Mike Gates, tele
phone number (503) 251-2471.
m ulti-fam ily units, and com m er
cial and industrial developm ent.
There would be no charge for un
developed land.
In addition, the draft recom
m endation would offer opportuni
ties for schools to provide speci fie
service and use Best M anagement
P ra c tic e s in lie u o f p a y in g
storm w ater fees.
More Info
on
Vancouver
Homicide
On Tuesday, August 10, 1999,
at approxim ately 3:15 a m., offic
ers from C en tral P recin ct re
sponded to a call o f a man running
naked in the area o f SW 10,h Ave
and Salmon St. O fficers contacted
the subject, a 29 year old male, at
SW Park Ave. and Salmon St. af
ter a short foot pursuit. O fficers
observed blood on the individual
he indicated to the officers that
there was a deceased person in
side a residence in V ancouver,
W ashington. O fficers then called
the Vancouver Police D epartm ent
who checked the address at 9513
NE 9th Ave., and discovered a ho
m icide had occurred.
Any additional questions re
garding this investigation should
be directed to S ergeant K ing.
Vancouver Police Department, and
(360) 397-2211 ext. 4713.
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