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P ortlanders invited to m eet City invites applications for
P olice Chief can d id ates
Parking Advisory Com m ittee
Mayor Vera Katz
hosts open
meeting to solicit
community input
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Community members get a chance to
have their say on the candidates for
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Chief o f Police at a public forum this
Saturday. MayorVera Katz is inviting
all interested people to come meet the
two finalists, Mark Kroeker, a former
United Nations International Police
Deputy-Commissioner and former
Los Angeles Deputy Chief, and
Washington, D C. Assistant Chief
Ronald Monroe.
“This is your chance to meet our
finalists, and tell me what you think,”
said Katz. “I want you to challenge
them to address neighborhood
issu es, how they intend to be
accountable to you, the public and
then 1 want to hear back from you on
their strengths and weaknesses.”
T w o open m eetings w ill be
questioned and answer format, with
each candidate responding to their
own one-hour sessions. Feedback
forms will be available for the public
to fill out at the meeting, or they can
also respond via-e-mail through the
M a y o r’s w eb site at http: /
www.ci.poitland.or.us/mayor.
F in a list M a rk K ro e k e r
The East Portland Community Center
is accessible by public transit. Bus
lines 15,26, and 27 stop nearby, and
MAX stops at 102nd Ave.
DATE: Saturday, D ecem ber4,1999
TIME: 12:30-3p.m.
PLACE: East Portland Community
Center 740 SE 106,hA ve.(l ’/ j blocks
south o f Stark, and across from East
Precinct)
Portland Police is again asking for your help in locating and apprehending
Ihearone Giles. A felony arrest warrant is on file in Multnomah County,
charging Giles with murder in the shooting death o f 32-year old Ronald
Anthony Johnson. The shooting took place at 1:30 in the morning ofThursday,
August 26,1999, atCisco and Poncho's Restaurant, located at 107 Northwest
Fifth Avenue. According to investigators, Giles and Johnson were in the bar
area when a verbal argument between the two escalated into a fistfight. Giles
sulled a handgun and fired several shots at the victim who was struck in the
torso. Johnson was transported to OHSU Hospital where he later died,
rhearone Giles is a 25-year-old black male, with a date o f birth o f November
5,1973. He is described as 5 ’ 8” tall, weighing 160 pounds with black hair and
brown eyes. Giles has “C VC” tattooed on both arms, and should be considered
armed and dangerous. Crime Stoppers, which leads to an arrest in this case of
tip to $ 1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, which leads to an
arrest in this case or any unsolved felony crime (503) 823-HELP.
Police briefs
The search for a new Portland Police
Bureau Chief is actively underway.
The list o f c a n d id a te s, w hich
numbered 37 in all after nationwide
recruiting, recently was narrowed to
eight (8). O f those eight candidates,
three (3) will pass on to the final
selection process.
Academy Starts
For
Explorer
Candidates
Northeast Precinct Explorers started
the Explorer Academy on November
11, 1999. The candidates will be
trained in many aspects o f police
work including defensive driving,
defensive tactics, and radio codes
and procedures. The candidates must
pass both a mid-term and a final in
order to be accepted into the Explorer
Program. Though Law Enforcement
Explorers have no police powers, they
are a uniform position involved tn
police ride-a-longs, special holiday
events, parades, abandoned auto
notification, vacation house checks,
traffic speed watches, assisting police
officers with traffic accidents and with
building security.
New Drug Free
Zones Up And
Running
O fficers th ro u g h o u t N orth and
N o rth e a st P o rtla n d h av e now
received updated training on the new
and expanded Drug Free Zones
(DFZ). Although the zones officially
became effective 30 days from the
City Counsel’s passing o f the new
ordinance on August 8,1999, it was
not put into effect at the precincts
until the proper training could be
conducted. Now that the training has
been completed, the officers are now
excluding from all the DFZ’s. Prior to
that training, officers enforced only
the existing zones. The way the zones’
were determined depended on the
number o f incidents o f drug crimes in
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The City O f Vancouver is seeking applicants to fill four
vacancies on newly formed Parking Advisory Committee.
The Committee is a seven-member body that replaces the
parking Commission and is appointed by the City Council.
The Committee will advise the City Council on policy
issues related to all on-street and off-street packing issues
and city-owned facilities in the downtown area.
The committee will also make recommendations on the
development of additional facilities, parking regulations
Crime Stoppers
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Chief Narrows
and parking rates in downtown area. The Parking Advisory
Committee meets once a month at 7:30 a m. in Council
Chambers at City Hall, 210 E. 13lh St. A typical term is four
years.
A member may serve a maximum o f two terms. Members
must be a Vancouver resident or own property in the city
or be officed in a business or profession located in the
downtown area.
For applications or further information, contact Peggy
Fumo in the city Manager’s Office at City Hall, PO Box
1995, Vancouver, WA 98668 or call 696-8484 or FAX: 696-
8049. The deadline for applications is Monday, Dec. 13.
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a particular area and the comparison
o f these crimes to other areas within
the city.
Millennium Party that is to be held in
Pioneer Square on New Year’s Eve.
Northeast Precinct is hard at work
planning increased patrols during the
h o lid ay season. T here w ill be
increases patrols especially in the
Jantzen Beach area and the Lloyd
Center area. Besides regular vehicle
patrol, there will be increased foot
patrol during this time. The Portland
Police Bureau is moving into the final
planning stages for all the antic ipated
New Y ear’s Eve events as well. This
includes extensive planning for the
SMART Wagon might be what is
needed to get people to slow down in
your area. The Smart Wagon is used
to show drivers their speed as they
pass the wagon. Northeast Precinct’s
N eig hborhood R esponse Team
(NRT) m aintains control o f the
precinct’s SMART Wagon. To find
out more on the SMART Wagon and
if it could benefit your neighborhood,
contact Officer Kristi Gustafson at
823-5790.
Smart
Wagon
For
Increased Patrols Available
Planned
For Neighborhood Use
Are there traffic speeding issues in
Holiday Season
your neighborhood? I f so, the
Citizen group to guide Public Square
in Esther Short Park designs
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southeast com er o f the park. George
and C a ro ly n P ro p stra have
contributed funds to make the public
square a reality.
A citizen-member Esther Short Park
Steering Group will work with the
community and city staff assists with
design o f the new plaza at Esther
Short Park. The group, appointed by
the V ancouver-C lark Parks and
Recreation Advisory Commission, is
made up o f a cross section o f citizens
representing bu sin ess, tourism ,
neighborhood and the general public.
The group’s first meeting is Dec.2,
from 4-5:30 p.m. at Marshall House,
1301 Officers Row. The meeting is
open to the public. Steering Group
meeting will be co-chaired by Florence
Wager and Dale Erickson o f the
V a n c o u v e r-C la rk P a rk s and
Recreation Advisory Commission.
Steering Group members are: Charles
W. Fromhold; Erik Runyan; Dan
Heine; Helen Devery; Jim Johnson;
Kim Bennett; Todd Horenstein; Deb
W allace; M ike H eyw ood; Larry
Swatosh; and James Etzkom.
“We will conduct a number o f public
sessions to ensure broad public
involvement in the planning and
design process,” Wager said. “We
look forward to much input from the
steering Group, park stakeholders and
the community .”
Wager said the Steering Group’s final
design recommendation would go to
the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Commission. The Commission will
then forward the recommendation to
City Council, which has final review
and approval o f the design and
construction process. The project
timeline sees construction on the new
plaza under way in summer of 2000
and completed by December 2000.
This is the second phase o f a major
construction project on Esther Short
Park. Phase One, which includes the
addition o f an outdoor performance
p a v ilio n ,
la n d sc a p in g ,
new
walkways, lighting and a restroom, is
under way. Phase Two involves the
addition o f a new plaza area in the
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