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Homicide
Portland Police Bureau Homicide
Investigators, in cooperation with
Crime Stoppers, are asking for your
help in identifying and apprehending
the suspects in a murder. On Saturday,
July 10,1999, at about 1 o ’clock in the
morning, three Asian males were told
to leave after being involved in an alter­
cation with security at Doc’s Tavern,
located at 3000 SE Powell Boulevard.
Approximately one hour later, two of
the individuals returned and opened
fire at two security guards in the park­
ing lot. One of the guards was shot and
killed, and a tavern employee who was
seated in a car in the parking lot was
wounded.
Suspect # 1 is described as an Asian
male, 20 to 25 years of age, 5’5” to
5’T ’ tall, thin build, with short hair and
long bangs over his forehead, and a cut
hand or finger. At the time he was
wearing a blood smeared I -shirt, khaki
pants and a gold colored wristwatch.
Suspect #2 is described as an Asian
male, 20 to 25 years of age, 5’5” to
5’T ’ tall, thin build, wearing a white
shirt and dark pants.
Individual #3 is a person of interest
who was with the suspects during the
initial altercation at the tavern, but was
not present during the shooting. He is
described as an Asian male, 40 to 45
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Killer Whales focus of
photography show
C o lo r p h o to g ra p h y by John
L. Ford o f the K ille r W hale
A llia n c e ; w ill be e x h ib ite d for
the m onth o f O c to b e r at the
C ity o f V an c o u v e r W ater R e­
so u rces E d u c a tio n C e n te r A rt
G a lle ry . T he show o p e n s M o n ­
d ay , O ct. 4, in the W a te r C en-
years ofage,5’7”, weighing 175to200
pounds with a stocky build and pot
belly, bald or balding with a crown of
hair, wire-framed glasses and possible
mustache. He was wearing a green polo-
type shirt and shorts.
A possible suspect vehicle is de­
scribed as a dark blue mid-80’s Honda
Prelude or Accord with Oregon Trail
plates, left front fender damage, the
rear bumper partially pulled away on
the driver’s side, and a lawn fertilizer
spreader in the back seat.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash
reward of up to $1,000 for informa­
tion, reported to Crime Stoppers, that
leads to an arrest in this case, or any
unsolved felony crime, and you can
fire investigators office has deter­
mined that the fire was set under
“suspicious circumstances” and that
an accelerant was used to ignite a
building. Two people were seen
riding bikes west bound on Arata from
the scene shortly after fire fighters
arrived.
The items located near the source
of the fire are available for photo­
graphing by the media and may reveal
the identity o f person or persons who
[ office OF THE GOVERNOR
STATE OF OREGON
te r G a lle ry . O pen h o u rs are
M o n d ay th ro u g h S a tu rd a y , 9
a m. to 5 p.m . and a d m issio n is
fre e . T he p u b lic is in v ite d to
an a r tis t’s re c e p tio n T h u rsd a y ,
O ct. 7, from 6 p.m . to 8 p.m .
O n S a tu rd a y , O ct. 23, at 2 p .m .,
a m u lti-m e d ia slid e show w ill
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be p re se n te d in the W ater C e n ­
te r T h e a te r. P h o to g ra p h y by
K ille r A llia n c e p h o to g ra p h e rs
fe a tu re s im ag es o f the c o a s t­
lin e , k ille r w h ales a n d o th e r
m arin e life . A so u n d tra c k o f
w e ll-k n o w n re c o rd in g a rtis ts
w ill acco m p an y the slid e show .
City extends deadline for
applications
T he C ity o f V a n c o u v e r h as
e x te n d e d th e d e a d lin e to M o n ­
d a y , O ct. 25, fo r a p p lic a tio n s
to fill a v a c a n c y on th e C iv il
S e r v ic e C o m m is s io n .
The
C iv il S e rv ic e C o m m is s io n is
a th r e e - m e m b e r b o a r d th a t
a d o p ts ru le s c o n s is te n t w ith
s ta te law fo r r e g u l a t i o n o f
may have knowledge o f the incident
or of persons involved in the incident.
The Multnomah County Sheriff s
office is asking the publics help in this
Arson case at the golf course. Anyone
who may have information about the
incident, the golf equipment involved
or who may have seen anything near
the golf course at 4:30 a.m. on the
28th o f September is encouraged to
call S h e riffs detectives at 251-
2471.
u n ifo rm e d p e rs o n n e l a d m in ­
i s t r a t i o n in th e V a n c o u v e r
F ire an d P o lic e S e rv ic e s . It
a ls o p ro v id e s fo r c o m p e titiv e
e x a m i n a t i o n s to d e te r m in e
q u a lif ic a tio n s o f p e rs o n s fo r
e m p lo y m e n t and p ro m o tio n s
in s u c h u n if o r m e d s e r v ic e s
a n d h e a rs and d e te rm in e s ap-
p e a ls .
A p p lic a tio n s m u st h a v e a
c ity r e s id e n t fo r at le a s t th re e
y e a r s p r i o r to a p p o in tm e n t
2 1 0 E . 1 3 th S t ., P O . B o x
1995, V a n c o u v e r, W A . 986 6 8
o r c a ll 6 9 6 -8 4 8 4 (fa x 6 9 6 -
8 0 4 9 ). A p p lic a tio n s m u st be
s u b m itte d by O c t. 25.
“Wellness Week Focuses On
African Americans’ Health”
remain anonymous. Call Crime Stop­
pers at (503) 823-HELP.
Arson At Golf Course
On September 28th, 1999 at ap­
proximately 4:35 a.m. a fire was
started, under suspicious circum­
stances, at the Hound Hollow G olf
Course (23010 W. Arata RD) in
east Multnomah County. The fire
caused over $150,000 in damage to
the golf facility.
A unique women’s golfbag, golf
club covers, a pop can, baseball bat
and a “ball shag” were located near
to where the fire began. The Gresham
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The A fric a n A m e ric a n
H e a lth C o a litio n is p r e ­
s e n tin g a w eek o f h e a lth
s c r e e n in g s , d e m o n s t r a ­
tio n s and le c tu r e s to f o ­
c u s a t t e n t i o n on th e
h e a lth
of
A fric a n
A m e r ic a n s .A f r ic a n
A m e ric a n
W e lln e s s
W ee k O c t o b e r 1 7 - 2 3 ,
p ro c la im e d by G o v e rn o r
Jo h n K itz h a b e r w ill i n ­
c lu d e d ia b e t e s , v is io n ,
m a m m o g ra p h y an d s p i-
PROCLAMATION
n al s c r e e n in g s , as w e ll
as h e a lth y c o o k in g ,
p h y s ic a l f it n e s s , h e a lth
e d u c a tio n le c tu r e s and
m uch m o re .
A fric a n A m e ric a n s
h av e d is p r o p o r tio n a te ly
h ig h e r r i s k s th a n th e
g en eral
p o p u la tio n .
B la c k m en an d w om en
h a v e a h ig h e r in c id e n c e
o f p re m a tu re d e a th , d i a ­
b e te s , s tr o k e , h e a r t a t ­
ta c k , c a n c e r, h ig h b lo o d
p r e s s u r e and A ID S .
T he A fric a n A m e ric a n
H e a lth C o a l itio n , o r g a ­
n iz e d in 1 9 8 9 , fo c u s e s
on p ro m o tin g w e lln e s s
for A fric a n A m e ric an s in
P o rtla n d .
T he C o a litio n b r in g s
to g e th e r
c o m m u n ity
le a d e rs , h e a lth c a re p r o ­
f e s s io n a ls and in d iv id u ­
als in te re s te d in im p r o v ­
ing th e h e a lth o f A fric a n
A m e ric a n s .
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John A. Kitzhaber, Governor of the State of Oregon, hereby
proclaim October 17-23, 1999 to be
AFRICAN AMERICAN WELLNESS WEEK
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in Oregon and encourage all citizens to join in this observance.
WHEREAS:the health and wellness of the African American community is linked
with that of all Oregonians; and
WHEREAS: information is paramount in the reduction, detection and prevention of
treatable illness and disease; and
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and
cause the Great Seal of the State of Oregon to be
affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Salem in the
State of Oregon on this day, July 27,1999.
John A. Kitzhaber, Governor
WHEREAS: physical and mental health are essential to a holistic and quality life;
and
WHEREAS: concern for health and wellness of African Americans by like persons
sponsors increased appreciation of persona, health
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Phil Keisling, Secretary of State
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