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August 25, 1999
P O L IC E N E W S
Drowning Victim
Identified
Police have identified the man
who apparently drow ned in the Co
lumbia River last week as 32-year-
old A ugustine D eJesus-R am irez.
They say the d eath w as prob-
ab ly an a c c id e n ta l d ro w n in g .
W itnesses say he was driving e r
ra tic a lly a lo n g M a rin e D riv e
T hursday before his car plunged
into the river.
Drive-by Victim
Identified
Portland police have released
the name o f the man killed last
week in a drive-by shooting in the
North Albina Avenue area. Nine-
teen-year-old V eryl G oss Jr. was
shot in the chest w hile a second
man was taken to Emmanuel Hos-
pital with leg and toot wounds.
Detectives are asking anyone with
inform ation to call the Detective
Division at 823-0400. Detective
Sergeant Ken W hattam and Detec
tive Sergeant Leon LeFebvre have
been assigned the investigation.
Drug-
Related
Deaths
Jump
The State Medical Examiner’s Of
fice has released new statistics show
ing a 56% increase in drug-related
deaths from the first half o f last year.
Figures show 148 such deaths
in the same time period this year.
Heroin, the leading cause o f drug-
related deaths, has seen an increase
o f 75% from last year.
Cocaine use rem ains the sec
ond-leading killer and is up nearly
110% from last year.
Missing Persons
Dumler, Carol Ann
FW. DOB 12-25-60
5’9", 160 lbs.
Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes
Stabbing in Downtown
Portland
On M onday. A ugust 16, 1999
at approxim ately 3:00 A M , o f
ficers from C en tral P recinct re
sponded to a call o f a man stabbed
at SW Park Ave. and SW A lder
St. W hen o ffic e rs a rriv ed they
located an 18-year-old m ale who
w as s u ffe rin g fro m a th ro a t
w ound. O fficers also found a
52- y ear-o ld m an at SW A lder
St. and SW 6 ,h A ve. From the
in itia l in v e stig a tio n it appears
that both m en w ere stabbed on
the co rn e r o f SW Park Ave. and
SW A ld er St. T he circu m stan ces
su rro u n d in g the a ssa u lts are u n
know n at this tim e. D etectives
are asking anyone w ith in fo rm a
tion regarding the circu m stan ces
su rrounding the a ssa u lts, or su s
pect in fo rm atio n to call the D e
tective D ivision at 823-0400.
Man Shoots Burglar
Inside His Residence
On Thursday, A ugust 19, 1999,
at approxim ately 10:15 A M , 911
received a call from a m ale who
resides at 341 NE 63rd Ave. The
male who called stated that he
had ju st shot a burglar inside his
home. O fficers from Southeast
Precinct responded and d isco v
ered an adult m ale, deceased, in
side the address from an apparent
gunshot wound. T here is no in d i
cation that the deceased knew the
m ale who lives in 341 NE 63rd
A ve. and detectives who w ere
called to the scene discovered that
the front door o f the residence
had been forced open. The m ale
w ho resides at 341 NE 63rd Ave,
and the fem ale w itness who was
present during the burglary and
shooting are both non-sw orn, c i
vilian em ployees o f the Portland
Police B ureau. The nam e o f the
deceased is being w ithheld pen d
ing positive identification andno-
tification o f fam ily.
Another Boy on Life Support
Dumler, Cary-Jo Irene
FW, DOB 07-01-97
(WASHINGTON COUNTY) —
Investigators are still trying to find
ou, exactly what happened to M at
thew Phipps, but teenagers who
Subject left her residence on SE
72nd A venue on 11-19-98.
Subject has not been heard from
since. Vehicle: 1993 Nissan Pickup
with canopy, Oregon plate VSG 410
Anyone having information should
contact the Portland Police Bureau,
Missing Persons Unit at 503-823-
0400, 823-0446, Det. Judy Eckhart.
were with him a, a party are still not
very forthcoming with information.
Phipps , meanwhile, remains on
life support. At this point Police
think he may have fallen out o f a
truck that another teenager was
driving. He was found dum ped by
the side o f the road.
Gunshot Wound
Investigation reveals that Richard
Lynn Smith died of a self inflicted
gunshot wound to the head
On W ednesday, A ugust 18,
1999, the M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty
M edical E xam iners O ffice per
form ed an autopsy on the body o f
R ichard Lynn Sm ith. The au
topsy revealed that Richard Lynn
Sm ith died o f a self-inflicted gun
shot to the left tem ple. D etec
tives, w ho w ere processing the
Toyota C orolla that Richard Smith
drove, discovered a loaded .22
c a lib e r h a n d g u n b e tw e e n the
d riv er’s door and the d riv e r’s sea,.
A .22 caliber casing was also dis
covered inside the vehicle.
Kim and Cynthia Simonds were
killed at the time o f the crash. Their
seven-year-old son who was seri
ously hurt, died o f his injuries later.
Police say Chambers had a history
o f driving violations in Washing-
ton. He had been caught driving
with a suspended or invalid license
seven times and had been cited for
speeding. He also had served time
in jail on theft and possession o f
methamphetamine charges.
toy Dies
City’s Community
Services Expand
A new service area has been
created as a result o f recent reor
ganization changes m ade by City
M anager V ernon E. Stoner and
D eputy C ity M anager M ary Jo
Briggs. The new section, Com m u
n ity and H o u sin g S e rv ic e s, is
headed by K aren H aines, w ith ad
m inistrative services provided by
Rita Davidson. It consists o f four
areas: Intergenerational Services,
m anaged by C arol H ansen, will
include the Foster G randparent and
the Retired & Senior V olunteer
program s. It w ill also include a
new program , Y outh V oice, which
is under developm ent. N eighbor
hood Services includes N eighbor
h o o d S u p p o rt, le a d by G race
Farm er and N eighborhood A ction
P la n n in g h e a d e d b y A n g e la
M icker. The C om m unity D evel
opm ent Block G rant program will
be joined by Housing Services,
which is being developed. C hris
topher Sheesley m anages com m u
nity M ediation Services will con
tinue its current N eighborhood
M ediation program and will ex
pand to offer grant-support pro
gram s in V ictim /O ffender and
Com m unity Oriented Policing and
Problem Solving (COPPS More)
M ediation Services. N o n e w s ta li
will be added as a result o f the
reorganization. Current staff mem
bers look forw ard to new relation
ships, new synergy and enhanced
abilities to increase the level and
quality o f the services they pro
vide, says Carol Hansen.
Portland Case in
Washington
(V A N CO U V ER, W ashington)
— Ryan G alvin is standing trial
in V ancouver, W ashington, on
charges o f stabbing his m other to
death a w eek ago at her home in
V ancouver. He had been picked
up by police in P ortland, O regon
the night before her body was
found. He said the D evil made
him do it.
(PORTLAND) — Another count
o f second-degree manslaughter has
been lodged against Kenneth Cham
bers. He was driving the pickup truck
that ran into a van Sunday on the
Sunset Highway east o f Seaside.
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