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Police News
Jollota to serve sixth term
on national committee
Cops Found
Guilty of
Louima
Coverup
NEW Y O R K -T hreeofficers were
found guilty o f conspiring to
conceal one p olicem an’s role in
the torture o f Haitian im m igrant
A bner Louim a. Form er officer
C harles Schw arz, and officers
T h o m a s W iese an d T h o m a s
B ruder w ere found gu ilty o f
conspiracy to obstruct ju stice
because they had claim ed that
. Schw arz w as not present during
the brutal attack. Schw arz already
faces a possible life sentence for
his 1999 conviction o f violating
L ouim a’s civil rights by holding
him dow n as fellow O fficer Justin
V olpe sodom ized him w ith a
b roken-off broom handle.
Gunman Shoots
5 in Pa.
Restaurant
W IL K IN S B U R G , Pa. - Five
people reportedly have been shot
at tw o fa st-fo o d re s ta u ra n ts
outside Pittsburgh. A gunm an
w a lk e d in to a M c D o n a ld ’s
restaurant this m orning and shot
four people before going to a
nearby Burger King and shooting
a p e r s o n th e r e , K D K A -T V
reported. T he conditions o f those
shot were not immediately known.
P o lic e to ld K D K A -T V th ey
believed they had the assailant
confined inanofficebuilding near
the M cD onald’s in W ilkinsburg,
nine m iles east o f Pittsburgh.
OPEC Boost
May Not Help
Gas Prices
W A SH IN G T O N - The Energy
D epartm ent predicted sharply
h ig h e r g a s o lin e p ric e s th is
sum m er even if the w orld’s oil
producers agree later this m onth
to in c r e a s e p r o d u c tio n .T h e
fo re c a st
b y th e
E n erg y
Inform ation A dm inistration said
gasoline prices, nudging near
$ 1 .5 0 a g a llo n o n a v e r a g e
nationw ide, easily could ju m p
another 20 cents a gallon by M ay
and June.
Feds To Buy
Back Some
Public Debt
V ancouver C ouncilm em ber Pat Jollota has been selected to serve on the
N ational L eague o f C ities (N L C ) 2000 Public Safety and C rim e Prevention
Steering Com m ittee. T he mission o f the NLC is to strengthen and promote cities
as centers o f opportunity, leadership and governance. The Public Safety and
C rim e Prevention C om m ittee is responsible for policy in the areas o f crim e
prevention, corrections, substance abuse, m unicipal fire policy, ju v en ile
ju stice, and disaster preparedness and em ergency response.
In a letter to Jollota, N LC President and M ayor o f W ichita, K ansas noted, “ I
selected the steering com m ittee m em bers based prim arily on expertise and
interest in the subject area.” Jollata has served on the steering com m ittee since
it w as form ed in 1995. “T his is very exciting for m e,” exclaim ed Jollota, “each
year 1 have been pleased to be re-appointed.”
Last year, the com m ittee w orked on and published a report for cities to address
the issues o f dom estic terrorism and disaster planning. Previously, the
com m ittee w orked to im plem ent “O peration First Strike", an early intervention
program that identifies and treats potentially violent youth in the com m unity.
T he com m ittee advocated for federal legislation that enabled V ancouver Police
Services to use therm al imaging helmets. O ther topics have included com munity
policing, court system s, gun control, regional approaches for public safety
resources, and sentencing guidelines and m andatory sentencing.
In her role as co m m ittee m em ber, Jollota will attend the C ongressional City
C onference, the C ongress o f C ities, and tw o annual meetings. She stated, “ I
hope to bring back tools for th e C ity o f V ancouver to im plem ent in as w e strive
to increase public safety and reduce crim e in our com m unity.”
Jollota is in her third term as a V ancouver C ity C ouncilm em ber, serving
continuously since 1990. She is em ployed as a curator for the C lark County
M useum . To leave a m essage for C ouncilm em ber Jollota, contact the City
M a n a g e r’s o ffic e at (3 6 0 ) 696-8121 o r sen d an em ail m e ssa g e to
pat.iollota@ ci.vancouver.w a.us.
For more inform ation about the N ational L eagueofC ities and the Public Safety
and Crim e Prevention C om m ittee visit them online at wwAv.nlc.org.
CrimeStoppers
Crime Stoppers Case # 00-08 Robbery
T h e P o rtlan d P o lice B u reau , in
cooperation with C rim e Stoppers, is
asking for your help in identifying
and apprehending the suspect in a
robbery.
O n W ednesday, February 9 ,2 0 0 0 , at
a p p ro x im a te ly 2 O’clo ck in the
m orning, a lone male suspect w alked
into the 7-Eleven store located at
1705 Southeast 122nd A venue. He
A ssault/R ape
T he P ortlan d P o lice B u reau , in
cooperation w ith C rim e Stoppers, is
asking for your help in identifying
and apprehending the suspect in a
sexual assault.
On the evening o f Sunday, January
30, 2000, the victim , a 28-year-old
fem ale who had been staying at the
Y W CA , stopped to ask the suspect
for directions. T he suspect led her to
Lincoln High School, located at 1501
Southw est Jefferson Street, w here he
kicked her dow n a flight o f stairs, and
co n tin u ed k ic k in g h er u n til she
becam e unconscious. She w as then
sexually assaulted and b adly beaten.
T he suspect is describ ed as a black
male, approximately 26-years-old, 5 ’ T '
to 5 ’8” tall, w eighing 160 pounds,
c le a n s h a v e n , w ith a m e d iu m
com plexion and short hair. He w as
w earing a light gray sw eater, w hite
shirt, a “N ew York Yankees” basebal I
cap with the bi 11 pushed up, and yel low
or orange w ork boots.
C rim e S toppers is offering a cash
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rowTiit P ortland O bserv kr
Fast, coordinated effort by are a’s law
enforcem ent leads to arrest
On February 22, 2000 A m os Lee
Me Lem ore was erroneously released
fro m th e M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty
D etention Center. An error by the
Records Unit transferred M cLem ore
to W ashington County before his
local charges w ere dem ised. T he
charge in W ashington C ounty was
theft II.
W ashington County did not know
Free trigger
locks still
available
reward ot up to $ 1,000 for information,
reported to C rim e Stoppers, w hich
leads to an arrest in this case o r any
unsolved felony crim e, and you can
rem a in an o n y m o u s. C all C rim e
Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP.
W A SH IN G T O N - T he Treasury
Department will buy back a part o f
the national debt for the first tim e
in 70 years. T he initial repurchase
operation will cover only $ 1 billion
and w ill be lim ited to 30-year
bonds issued betw een 1985 and
1990. T reasury officials said they
kept the initial operation sm all in
an e ffo rt to te s t th e m a rk e t
response.
about the charges in M ultnom ah
C ounty.
M c L e m o re w as b e in g h e ld on
R o b b e ry I an d tw o c h a rg e s o f
K id n ap p in g 11 re su ltin g from a
Portland arrest. M ultnom ah County
S h e riff s O ffice becam e aw are o f the
error w hen Portland D etective Dan
M cG etrick called for a status report
on M cLem ore. M ultnom ah County
d e te c tiv e s
w e re
d is p a tc h e d
im m ediately w hen the error was
discovered.
D ue to the fast, coordinated effort o f
the M ultnom ah C ounty S h e riffs
O ffice, Portland Police, W ashington
County Sheri f f s O ffice and Hillsboro
Police, M cLem ore w as apprehended
within hours. Hillsboro Police Officer
Stephen Beaver m ade the arrest at
M cL em ore’s residence.
A ccording to S heriff D an Noelle, “we
consider any m istakes in release a
very serious m atter. D espite a double
check system w e have in place, a
dang ero u s o ffen d er w as released
w hen he should not have been. We
have a com m ittee that review all
release errors and this case will go
through that process”
Information sought in homicide
On T hursday, M arch 2 ,2 0 0 0 , at 8:31
p.m. N ortheast Precinct U niform
O fficers responded at a call o f shots
fired in the general areaofN.E. Rodney
A venue and Failing Street. A few
m inutes after arriving in the area,
4
length hooded jack et with the w ords
“ Perry Ellis” printed on the back, and
black shoes. He was arm ed w ith a
black, long barrel revolver.
C rim e stoppers is offering a cash
reward ofup to$ 1,000 for information,
reported to C rim e Stoppers, w hich
leads to an arrest in this case or any
unsolved felony crim e, and you can
rem a in an o n y m o u s. C all C rim e
stoppers at (503) 823-HELP.
Police arrest inmate erroneously released
CONTRIBUTED STORY
CrimeStoppers
approached the counter, displayed a
handgun, and told the clerk to open
.the register and give him the money.
T h e s u s p e c t w as la s t se e n
southbound from the location.
T he suspect is described as w hite
m ale in his early 2 0 ’s, 5 ’ 7” to 5 ’8” tal 1
w ith a thin to m edium build. He was
w earing a black and gray stocking
cap with a pom -pom on top and w hite
lettering on the front, a black waist
Free gun trigger locks are available
to th e p u b lic th ro u g h th e
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty S h e r i f f s
O ffice. T he locks w ork like a
traditional padlock and are placed
th ro u g h a fire a rm b a rre l on
m ag azin e holder. T he w eapon
cannot be fired until the lock is
unlocked.
The public can come to Multnomah
C ounty S h e riffs O ffice at 12240
N .E .G lisan between 8:00 a m . and
4 :4 5 p.m . T he o ffic e is open
M onday through Friday. Locks are
lim ited to one per person.
officers heard tw o gunshots com ing
from the areaofN .E . M allory Avenue
/ Shaver Street.
At 8:52 p.m. a citizen called in a “man
d o w n ” at N .E. R odney A venue/
F a ilin g S tre e t. D isc o v e re d an d
deceased at the location w as 21 year-
old Henry Jay Johnson o f Northeast
Portland.
A n autopsy conducted on March 3,
2000, by the O regon State Medical
Exam iners O ffice determ ined that
Johnson died o f m ultiple gunshot
w ounds.
T he investigation is continuing and
anyone with inform ation is asked to
call the Portland Police B ureau’s
D etective Division at 823-0400.
Surfs up at the new, improved
Com m unity D evelopm ent
web page
Surfs up at the new, im proved com m unity D evelopm ent w eb page
Clark county residents now have an easy w ay to find out about licensing their
pets, filing a nuisance com plaint, getting a building perm it, or reading about
other services offered by the C om m unity D evelopm ent Departm ent.
All this inform ation and m uch m ore is available through the co u n ty ’s Internet
hom e page at w w w .co.clark.w a.us. Q uestions and answ ers are included for
each o f the departm ent’s six divisions: Animal Protection and Control, Building,
C ode Enforcem ent, D evelopm ent Services, Fire M arshal, and Long Range
Planning.
“T he w eb page allow s us to provide folks w ith current inform ation on new
program s, says D irector Rich Carson. “At the m om ent our page also includes
inform ation on our annual report, perform ance audit, strategic plan, and
building rem odeling."
E ventually, the departm ent’s new Tidem ark com puter softw are m ay m ake it
possible for people to apply and pay for permit applications online. “Ultim ately,
our goal is to offer as many services as w e can via the w eb 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, says Joe G all from C ustom er Service. “Then our custom ers will
have an option besides driving down to our offices on a rainy day.”
T h a t ’s w h a t y o u ’ll g e t. W e've set som e pretty high
stan d ard s for o u r perform ance.
W hat do you expect,
a quick response
when you call? O.K.
House Passes
Social Security
Bill
And now o u r service com es w ith guarantees. W hen
w e say w e're going to give you a certain level of service, we
m ean it. And w e're so serious about holding ourselves
accountable, if, for some reason, w e can't live u p to our
com m itm ent, w e’ll pay you. W hy? First, to com pensate
you for any inconvenience. But, m ore importantly, as a
rem inder to ourselves not to let it happen again.
Say you have a question about your bill that w e can't
answ er w hen you call us. We'll investigate and get back to
you by letter or phone as soon as possible. But if it takes
longer than ten w orking days, w e'll credit $50 to your
account.
Guarantees. Uncomm on for a pow er company. But,
then again, w e're an uncom m on company.
W A SH IN G T O N - In a rare show
o f bipartisan unity, the H ouse
unanim ously passed legislation
lifting the earnings limit for800,000
Social S ecurity recipients ag e 65
through 69. P resident C linton
endorsed the bill. B y a 4 2 2 -0 v o te,
the H ouse sent the bill to the
S enate, w h ere it h as eq u a lly
s tro n g
su p p o rt
am ong
Republicans and D em ocrats eager
to accom plish som ething in this
election year for the im portant
senior citizen vote - especially
since longer-term Social Security
and Medicare reform s are unlikely.
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