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POLICE NEWS
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Police seek identity of serial robber
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P ortland O bserver
Robbery D etectives are attem pting
to establish the identity o f a Robbery
suspect w ho is believed to have
committed at least five robberies. Four
o f these robberies have occurred
since Sunday, O ctober 24, 1999,
prim arily in N orth Portland.
The robberies, thus far, have occurred
at the follow ing businesses:
092799,1:52 P.M., Papa A ldo’sPizza,
2004 N. Portland Blvd.
1024 9 9 ,1 2 :3 4P .M ..P apaM urphy’s
Pizza,5336N . Lombard Street
1 0 2 4 9 9 , 8 :3 2 P M ., S u b w a y
Sandw iches, 3004 E. Burnside
102499, 2:43 P.M., Papa M urphy’s
Pizza, 5336 N. Lombard Street
102999,1100A.M., Radio Shack, 2056
N. Lom bard Street
The suspect is described as a male,
45-50 years old, 6 ’0” 6 ’4 ”, slender,
w ith long light brow n or sandy blond
hair pulled back into a ponytail, a salt
and pepper mustache, with a generally
dirty appearance. The suspect has
been sim ulating a w eapon during the
robberies.
T h e su sp e c t is b e lie v e d to be
operating an older, sm all, white,
hatchback, in poor condition.
Anyone, w ho know s the identity o f
this suspect, should call the Robbery
Detail, at 823-0867. There is a reward
available through the Crime Stoppers.
Crime Stoppers
Indecent Exposure
The Portland Police is asking for your
help in locating and apprehending
th e in d iv id u a l re s p o n s ib le fo r
exposing him self in Washington Park.
O n M onday, Septem ber 13, 1999, at
about 9:50 in the m orning, the female
victim was jogging in W ashington
Park w hen she observed the suspect
run ahead o f her and disappear from
sight. W hen the victim again saw the
suspect, he had his pants pulled down
and was exposing himself.
l ne suspect is aescrioea
w nne
The
described as a white
male, approxim ately 20 years ofage,
6 ’0 " tall, w ith a lean build and brown
hair styled in a crew cut.
The individual in this case matches
the suspect description in several
s im ila r in c id e n ts r e p o r te d in
W ashington Park.
Crim e Stoppers is offering a cash
reward o f up to $ 1,000 for information,
reported to Crim e Stoppers, which
leads to an arrest in this case on any
unsolved felony crim e, and you can
rem ain an o n y m o u s. C all C rim e
Stoppers at (503) — 823-HELP.
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M ultnom ah C ounty s h e riffs detectives re-opened a
h o m ic id e in v e stig a tio n from 1982 in v o lv in g the
disappearance and death o f K im berly Kae Basel (04/01/
63). T he case w as reopened in February o f 1998 w hen
detectives received a tip about the w hereabouts o f her
body. Detectives and O SP cnm e lab personnel w ent to a
rural sight in W asco County where they found the remains
o f M s Basel buried there. The m edical exam iners office
was not able to determ ine the cause o f death. Ms Basel
was living in M ultnom ah County area at the time o f her
dissppearance. She w as last in contact with family in
O ctober o f 1982. D uring that tim e the Portland police and
the Clackam as C ounty sheriff office were investigating
Ms Basel for unrelated incidents. In 1983 a missing person
report was filed w ith the M ultnomah County Sheriff office
base on her last know n address being in M ultnom ah
C o unty N E 202 A ve. D etectives investigated the
disappearance
U ntil 1990 when the case w as suspended. In February o f
1998 the s h e riffs office received the tip about M s.Basel
in offering a $5000.00 rew ard for inform ation leading to
arrest and conviction o f the person or persons responsible
Search warrant
executed on
active drug lab
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Holiday closure,
new hours for
DEQ test stations
rUath Persons with
for her death.
with information
inform ation should
should contact
contact th the
M ultnomah County S h eriffs office though D etective
M ike Gates at 251 -2471.
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T h e W a s h in g to n S ta te A rts
Com m ission will conduct a business
meeting in Vancouver on Friday, Nov.
5 ,fro m 9 a.m . to 2 p .m . inV ancouver
an opportunity
to help our community grow.
The information gathered
in Census 2 0 0 0 can help
training
centers,
W here new businesses
end factories are built.
And it’s Census data th a t
helps determine our fair
share of billions of dollars
So, when your Census
fo rm a rriv e s , fill it in
and mail it back. I t ’s
a form of op p o rtu n ity
fo r our com m unity.
Census 2 0 0 0 .
This is our future.
Don't leave it blank.
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The Department ofEnvironm ental Quality (DEQ) Portland
area vehicle inspection Clean A ir Stations will have new
hours and will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11, in observance
o f V eteran’s Day. T he test centers will re-open Friday,
Nov. 12. Beginning Jan 1,2000, the Sunset and Clackamas
Clean A ir Station will be open 9A M to 9PM the other days
o f the week. All other stations w ill be open 9AM to 5PM
M onday through Saturday. AU station will be closed
Sundays and holidays. Currently, one day a w eek, each
o f the five Portland area C lean A ir Station is open noon
to 9PM according to the follow ing schedule: M onday
Clackam as and Sunset (W ashington County) Tuesday
G resham W ednesday NE Portland Thursday Sherwood
Except for these special evening hours, the test stations
are open 9A M to 5PM M onday; 8AM to 6PM Tuesday
though Friday; and 9am to 5PM Saturday. All stations are
closed Sundays and Holidays. Station are located at 5130
NW Five oaks D rive (near the C om eilius Pass Road exit
o f f H ighw ay 26 in W ashington County); 7701 NE 33rd
D rive in Portland (north o f C olum bia Blvd.); 1200 SW
T u a la tin - S h e rw o o d R oad, S h erw o o d . F or m o re
inform ation about the DEQ V ehicle Inspection Program
and directions to test stations call (503) 229-5696 or visit
D E Q ’s w ebsite at w w w .deq.state or.us
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A 19-year-old female reported a rape on Friday October 29.
1999 by an arm ed suspect. The rape occurred around 7:30
am in her apartm ent at Fisher M ill Apts. Located in the
10000 block o f SE 160,hAve.
The victim reported the assault took place after she carried
items to her car in the parking lot in front o th e r apartment.
W hen she returned to the apartm ent the suspect was
inside. He was described as a w hite m ale adult, 6 ’ 01” 180-
200 lbs., brown hair, goatee, wearing an orange T-shirt and
gray boxer shorts, no other clothing or shoes. T he suspect
was reportedly arm ed w ith a dark colored pistol.
Officers responding to the location canvassed the area
and interview ed neighbors. T hey discovered the ex
husband o f a w om an w ho lived next door to the victim had
been visiting from M ichigan. T he ex-husband was
identified as Je ff Seburg. Je ff was reported to have been
in prison in M ichigan. His physical description was
sim ilar to the one given by the victim.
The victim returned to the V ancouver Police Station after
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On Thursday, O ctober 28,1 9 9 9 ,at 12:34 A M .,o ffic e rso f
the D rug & V ice D ivision served a search w arrant at an
active m etham phetam ine lab located at 6345 N. A tlantic
A venue on Portland, Oregon.
W hen officers entered the residence they found a large,
active m etham phetm ine lab, glassware, equipm ent and
precursor chem icals associated w ith the m anufacture o f
m etham phetamine. O fficers seized more than five gallons
o f m ethaphetam ine oil. Richard W illiam M itts, 48 years
and G ilbert C iarlo, 36 years, w ere arrested and charged
w ith one count o f M anufacturing a C ontrolled substance,
and one count o f Possession o f a Controlled Substance.
Total bail on Richard M itts and Ciarlo is $75,000 each.
Richard M itts was also charged w ith an outstanding
warrant from Clark County, Washington forManufacturing
a C ontrolled Substance.
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a hospital exam and helped detectives produce a com posite
photo. The com posite photo was show n to neighbors o f
the victim who identified it as “Je ff Seburg” Officers were
in the process o f obtaining a search w arrant for the
apartm ent next door to the victim w hen a subject w alked
out o f that apartm ent around 3:30 pm. He initially used a
false nam e with officers waiting out front.
O fficers had a copy o f the suspect’s com posite photo and
believed this person bore a striking resem blance to the
composite. The suspect adm itted after further questioning,
he was the one the police were looking for. The suspect
was identified as Jeffrey D avid Seburg Date o f Birth
Septem ber 26, 1962. He was w anted in M ichigan for a
Parole violation.
W hile Police were watching the suspect’s apartm ent, a 14-
yr. Old female approached officers and reported the suspect
had raped her as well. Police are investigating that crim e
as a separate incident. There is no further inform ation on
that aspect o f the investigation.
Je ff w as booked at the Clark County Jail on one count o f
Rape 1 w ith no bail.
Arts commission to meet in Vancouver
Murder investigation from 1982 re-opened
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Armed rape suspect captured
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City H all C ouncil C ham bers, 210 E.
13lh St. T he m eeting is open to the
public.
V ancouver M ayor Royce E. Pollard
will welcome the Commission at 9 a.m.
the C ity ’s C u ltu ral C o m m issio n
m em bers are also expected to make
w elcoming com ments.
V a n c o u v e r r e s id e n t M ic h a e l
K issinger was recently appointed to
th e W a s h in g to n S ta te A rts
Commission.