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December 8, 1999
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Police News/Vancouver
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Robbery suspect identified
Columbia Way under construction
CONTRI B lT tD S T O m
for T he
CO NTR IB l TEDSTORY
for T he
P ortland O bsery er
On Sunday. December 5 , 1999,at5:53
a m. C e n tra l P re c in c t o f fic e r s
responded to an incom plete call for
assistance at 6931 S. W. 15,h Avenue.
U pon arrival, officers evacuated the
fem ale tenant and her 29 year-old
b o y frie n d from th e house. T he
boyfriend, w ho w as subsequently
tre a te d an d re le a s e d at O H S U
H ospital, reported being assaulted
H ospital, reported being assaulted
by a male acquaintance still inside the
house.
W hile officers were present at the
scene, the individual still inside,
crashed through a large plate glass
w indow located at the rear o f the
house, falling one story to the ground.
U niform officers attem pted to take
die man, later identi tied as 29 year-old
D am on Ivan Low ery o f Lynnwood,
W ashington into custody, but met
co n sid erab le resistan c e. L o w ery
subsequently clim bed a fence and
attem pted to flee, how ever he was
eventually subdued and taken into
custody. Low ery w as imm ediately
evaluated by m edical technicians at
the scene and transported to OHSU
Hospital, but soon died.
A n a u to p s y c o n d u c te d b y th e
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty M e d ic a l
E xam iner’s O ffice revealed Lowery
died o f blood loss due to a severe cut
to the neck. T he investigation is
continuing.
P ortland O bserver
A Height restriction w as ordered at
the intersection o f C olum bia W ay at
th e 1-5 B rid g e in V a n c o u v e r,
Washington. O ngoing repair work
on the 1-5 Bridge on the V ancouver
side requires a tem porary reduction
CONTRIBUTED STORY
eor T he
P ortland O bserver
M ultnom ah County Sheriffs O ffice
D e p u tie s
fro m
th e
s p e c ia l
in v e stig a tio n s u n it serv ed th ree
n a r c o tic s s e a rc h w a rra n ts an d
a r r e s te d
e ig h t
p e o p le
la s t
W ed n esd ay . T he w arra n ts w ere
served and the investigation was in
cooperation with the Fairview Police
D e p a rtm e n t, G re s h a m P o lic e /
M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty
S p e c ia l
Emergency Response Team. Portland
Police B ureau’s Special Em ergency
Response Team and the Regional
O rganized C rim e N arcotics T ask
Force.
A t appro x im ately 3:00 p.m ., on
D ecem ber 01, 1999 officers served
the three w arrants at tw o addresses
addresses w here the w arrants were
served are:
2600 SE 174,h #Q in Portland
174th w here officers believe that the
drugs were kept, packaged and sold
from. O fficers arrested six other
2600 SE 174,h #Q in Portland
16031 SE Stark #39 in Portland
3201 NE 223 #54 in Fairview
A drian V elazquez Sanchez (DOB
Septem ber 3 0 ,1 9 6 9 w as arrested on
o u tsta n d in g M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty
arrest w arrants for distribution and
possession o f controlled substances
a n d c h a r g e d w ith p o s s e s s io n ,
distribution and manufacturing along
w ith his cousin and room m ate Juan
Lopez Velazquez (DOB December 06,
1973). Both V elazquez’s rented the
apartm ents in Fairview and on 174lh.
Officers located a gun and $ 10,000.00
in cash at the Fairview residence,
w here they live, and found three
ounces o f cocaine and $3000.00 at SE
individuals at the SE Stark location
on a variety o f charges indirectly
related to this investigation. It is
believed that som e o r all o f these
individuals w ere ru n n ers for the
V elazq u ez’s drug operation. T he
investigation into their role in the
drug operation continues at this time.
Four vehicles w ere also seized in the
raid.
The warrants served and arrests m ade
are the result o f a year long undercover
n a r c o tic s in v e s tig a tio n b y th e
M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty
S p e c ia l
Investigations Unit.
The unit has deputies in it as w ell as
one officer from T routdale PD and
Gresham PD.
CONTRIBUTED STORY
P ortland O bserver
V ancouver-C lark Parks and Recreation Services is
proposing improvements to the Fisher Basin Com m unity/
School Park as part o f the Parks Legacy Program. The
12.5-acre undeveloped park is located east o f SE 192nd
Avenue and south o f SE 151 Street adjacent to the proposed
Evergreen School District elementary and middle schools.
Public meetings have been scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. in
the cafeteria ofH arm ony Elementary School, 17404-A NE
18lh St. these m eetings will offer an opportunity for
neighbors to participate.
•
W ednesday, Dec. 15 - Participate
in discussion and refinem ent o f
the Prelim inary m aster Plan
•
W ednesday, Jan. 12 - Review
and com m ent on the Final M aster
Plan
Buckle
up for
safety
Caregiver sentenced to 18 months
C O N TR IB l’TEDSTORY
for T he
P ortland O bserver
tto rn e y G e n e ra l H ard y M yers
m ounced this w eek that a form er
oos B ay caregiver that stole m ore
an $30,000 from an elderly client to
ipport a gam bling habit would spend
) m onths in prison. Sentenced today
i C oos C ounty C ircuit C ourt w as
am m y Sue Stanton, w ho currently
:sides in N evada.
tanton pleaded guilty to a felony
h a rg e o f c r im in a l f in a n c ia l
m istreatm ent in the first degree on
June 1999 and reported that both the
N ovem ber 10. In entering the plea,
Stanton adm itted that she agreed to
care for a now 8 1-year-old Coos Bay
w idow in 1997 for p u rp o ses o f
defrauding her Stanton also told
investigators that she used m oney
from the women to support a gambling
addiction that cost as much as $300 a
day. During the time she was gambling,
S ta n to n w a s s u p p o s e d to b e
providing the elderly w om en with
personal care and housekeeping.
Service workers visited the w oman in
w om en and her hom e w ere dirty and
unkept and that it appeared that food
had not been prepared in the kitchen
for a lengthy p eriod o f tim e. In
addition to providing services to the
e ld e r ly w o m e n , S ta n to n w as
e m p lo y e d by s ta te S e n io r an d
D isabled Services D ivision (SD SD )
to care for its public assistance clients.
She was fired from that jo b in June
1999. In addition to the 18-month
prison term, Judge Richard ordered
Stanton to pay $ 10,000 in restitution
White Sturgeon Art Gallery unveils with photo show
'hat: “N orthw est W aterscapes”
ack and w hite photographic
1OW
/ho: L oren N elson
/here: W hite Sturgeon Art
iallery. W ater Resources
due ation Center 4600 S . E .
Columbia W ay
Vhen: D ec. 1-30,1999 M onday
tro u g h Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Loren N elson sees w ater and ice
differently from the rest o f us. His
photographs o f m oving and frozen
w ater are not ju st im ages o f w et
w eather but lum inous portraits o f
the best o f w inter days in the
Pacific N orthw est. N elson says,
“Once in a great w hile I’ll discover
water doing the m ost am azing
things; hovering in vast frozen
sheets over the sand; hanging on
invisible spider w ebs; and forming
enorm ous sculptures in the
Colum bia G orge.”
Share his vision at the W hite
Sturgeon A rt G allery, a new art
space at the W ater Resources
Education C enter. A rt shows,
focusing on em erging local artists,
change m onthly.
Community notification of a sex offender
CONTR1BVTEDSTORY
for T he
P ortland O bserver
The Portland Police Bureau is notifying the com m unity o f
a Registered Sex O ffender living in the Portland area. ORS
181.588 allow s law enforcem ent agencies to release such
inform ation to the public regarding convicted offenders,
w ho are required to register, w hen such inform ation will
increase public aw areness and prom ote com m unity safety.
The Sex O ffender has been convicted o f a sex offense that
requires he register w ith a law enforcem ent agency in
Oregon. His crim inal historyplaces him in a category which
indicates he m ay reoffend. This subject is not w anted by
the police at this time.
This O ffender has served his sentence and is no longer
being supervised by the Oregon Department ofCorTections.
The purpose o f this com m unity notification is to reduce
the chances o f further victim ization by this offender as well
as to prom ote com m unity aw areness and child safety.
Intim idating, harassing, or threatening o f this registered
offender will n ot be tolerated and m ay be a crime.
If you have any inform ation about this offender committing
additional crim es, please contact the D etectives o f the
Sexual A ssault D etail at 823-4636.
S ubject’s nam e is G erald Lee Beagle.
B eagle has been convicted o f Sex A buse 1" D egree and
D ealing in D epictions o f C hild Sexual C onduct and is no
y
longer under supervision. He has targeted female children
ages 3 to 10 in the past. It is believed there is a substantial
risk Beagle could reoffend.
Identifying Information:
Name: Beagle, Gerald L
Address: 12200 block SE B oise St., Portland, Oregon
Height: 5 ’08”
Weight: 175
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Scars: None
Tattoos: None
Age: 50
DOB: A ugust 10,1949
Race: W hite
Sex: Male
Gerald Lee Beagle is a convicted sex offender tor 2 counts
o f Sexual A buse I February 10, 1989 and D ealing in
Depictions o f Sexual Conduct Involving a Child March 16,
1992. H e is currently o ff supervision.
Mr. Beagle’scrim esofconvictioninvolvedjuvem le females
betw een the ages o f 6 and 10. H e also used threats to gain
com pliance with the victims.
Mr. Beagle also has non-sexual crim e convictions.
I f you have inform ation on a crim e, please notify Portland
Police Bureau at (503) 823-4636.
autom obiles under 7 ’-6” in height.
This restriction w ill affect CTran
Route 11 -C o lu m b ia Shores. Forroute
change inform ation contact the CTran
C ustom er A ssistance O ffice at (360)
695-0123. F oradditional project and
street restriction inform ation contact
Mr. Best at C ertified Coatings (503)
286-1082.
Public invited to help design community park
for T he
Three narcotic search warrants served
in the road clearance on C olum bia
W ay at th e b rid g e . B e g in n in g
D ecem ber 6,1 9 9 9 the road clearance
will be reduced from 14”-6” to 7 ’-6”.
This reduction is expected to be in
effect through February 12,2000.
E ffective Decem ber 6,1999 travel on
C olum bia W ay at the 1-5 Bridge will
be
r e s tr ic te d
to
passen g er
to the v ic tim , w ho c u rren tly is
receiving public assistance as a result
o f Stanton’s crim inal behavior. The
D epartm ent o f Justice’s M edicaid
Fraud Unit prosecuted Stanton in
conjunction with the Coos County
D istrict A ttorney’s Office.
Residents unable to attend these meetings can provide
input, or ask questions regarding the park by contacting
R odney W o jtan ik at V an co u v er-C lark Parks and
R ecreatio n S erv ice s, (3 6 0 ) 696-8171 o r e-m ail:
rod. woitanik(L/ci. vancouver, w a.us.
W ritten com m ents can be m ailed to V ancouver-C lark
Parks and Recreation Services, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver,
WA 98668.
This is an opportunity for the com m unity to get involved
in planning their park.
Construction is expected to be com plete by the end o f
2000.