June 21, 2000
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This Week
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in History
On June 21, 1964, three civil rights
workers disappeared in Philadelphia, Miss.
Their bodies were found buried in an
earthen dam six weeks later. Eight
members of the Ku Klux Kian went to
prison on federal conspiracy charges;
none served more than six years.
On June 22, 1940, during World War II,
Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as
France was forced to sign an armistice
eight days after German forces overran
Paris.
On June 24, 1997. the Air Force released
a report on the so-called "Roswell
Incident," suggesting the alien bodies
witnesses reported seeing in 1947 were
actually life-sized dummies.
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KGW sponsors AT&T Cable C rim eS top p ers
Services Fort Vancouver
Fireworks Spectacular
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k i » T h >: P ortland O bservek
KGW Northwest N ew sC hannel 8 is
proud to once again be a sponsor ot
the AT&T Fort V ancouver F¡reworks
S p e c ta c u la r at th e V a n c o u v e r
National Historic Reserve. It will be a
full day o f m usic and fun brought you
by locally and nationally know n
entertainers.
Performing I ive from the event will be
Bob M iller’s A lm ost A ll-Star Band,
The T rail Band, Super D iam ond
which is m ade up o f Neil D iam ond’s
back up singers, Reunion m ade up o f
original m em bers o f the hit band
“Letterm en,” and Johnny Limbo and
the Lugnuts.
Northwest NewsChannel 8 will airthe
live broadcast o f the A T& T Cable
Services FT. V ancouver Fireworks
Crim e Stoppers C ase #00-23: Assault o f Police O fficer
The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crim e Stoppers, is asking
for your help in identifying and apprehending the person responsible for
assaulting and seriously injuring a female Portland Police O fficer.
On Saturday, May 6,2000, at about 12:30 am ., a 31 -year-old female police
officer w as on patrol near N. C olum bia Boulevard and Swift W ay in the
Saint Jo h n ’s area o f North Portland. The officer was checking the area for
stolen vehicles w hich are often dum ped in a w ooded area behind an
apartm ent com plex, when she m ade contact with an individual who
appeared to be acting suspicious. The individual struck the officer in the
face with his fist, knocking her to the ground, w here he repeatedly kicked
Spectacular on the 4,h o f Ju ly , hosted
by Joe Donlon and Carol Jensen.
Special coverage will begin at 9:30
pm. with live music and the fireworks
will blast o ff at 10 pm. The firework
spectacular will last for 43 m inutes;
the longest show ever in the history
o f this event and will be synchronized
with popular and patriotic music. All
o f this making it the largest firew orks
sh o w w e st o f th e M is sissip p i.
Northwest NewsChannel 8 is pleased
to bring you this special coverage
com m ercial free w hile the fireworks
are going off. T he spectacular show
w i 11 be seen through 9 di fferent camera
angles, including a view from the Sky
8 helicopter.
This year, a portion o f the proceeds
from household firew orks that are
brought in V ancouver will help fund
next y ear’s event.
her causing serious injuries.
T hesuspect is described as a black m ale in his teens or early 20’s, 6 ’0” tall,
m edium build, w earing a black puffy jack et and dark colored pants with
num erous pockets.
C rim e Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for inform ation,
reported to C rim e Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case or any
unsolved felony crim e, and you need not give your name. Call Crim e
Stoppers at 503/823-HELP.
Police Bites
The air clears
on July 1
Thought for the week
The m ost valuable thing we can do fo r
thepsvche, occasionally, is to let it rest,
wander, live in the changing light o f a
room, not to try to do o r be anything
whatsoever.
Man W ounded by
Gunfire, 2700 block of
“P” St.
— May Sarton
Arson investigators to
sharpen skills
Sauerbrey and Senior Fire Prevention
Oficers John Gentry, Dan M cCoy and
Heidi Scarpelli and Fire Prevention
O f f ic e r s K en D u b u c , M a rk
K atzenm eyer, and D ave A ndrew s.
T h e c o u r s e w ill c o v e r b o th
W a s h in g to n S ta te an d f e d e ra l
casew ork. Preparing an investigator
fo r tr ia l w ill in c lu d e p r o p e r
d o c u m e n ta tio n p re p a ra tio n an d
successful w ays to present evidence
at trial.
A cc o rd in g to th e N atio n al F ire
Protection A ssociation, in a typical
year in the United States, $2 billion
w orth o f property is destroyed due to
arson and hundreds o f people are
killed. N ationally and in V ancouver,
investigators estimate that one-fourth
o f all fires are intentionally set.
V ancouver Fire Prevention Bureau
sta ff are responsible for investigating
the origin and cause o f fires occurring
in hom es, offices, com m ercial and
in d u stria l stru c tu re s, re sid e n tia l
complexes, schools and other facilities
in the C ity o f V an c o u v er.
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A special Expert Testim ony Course
designed to sharpen the skills o f tire
investigators will be delivered in
V ancouver next week. The three-day
class will be conducted June 19
through 21.
T h e c la s s is c o - s p o n s o r e d by
V ancouver Fire Services, O regon
State Police and the O regon State
C h a p te r o f th e I n te r n a tio n a l
Association o f A rson Investigators
(1AA1). F ortV ancouverH ighSchool
is m aking its m o c k c o u rtro o m
available for required portions o f the
course relating to arson prosecution.
T h e C lark C o u n ty P ro se c u tin g
A ttorney's Office and the Law Offices
o f Eileen Stauss are each providing
an attorney as instructors.
Upon successful com pletion, seven
enrolled V ancouver Fire Services
investigators will be one-step closer
to b ecom ing c e rtifie d as A rson
Investigators - Fire M arshal Dave
On June 17, 2000, at 1:27 am., 911
dispatchers received a call o f shots
being fired and one m an w ounded in
the m iddle o f the street. Officers from
V ancouver Police responded to the
2800 block o f “ P” street w here they ,
found a 24 yr. old man, w ounded in
the leg.
T h e v ic tim w as tra n s p o rte d to
S o u th w est W ash in g to n M edical
C enter w here he w as treated for a
w ound to the leg. H is identity has not
been confirmed.
W itn e s s e s sa id th e sh o o tin g
occurred in the m iddle o f the 2700
b lo c k o f “ P ” s tr e e t. O ffic e rs
discovered physical evidence at that
location. W itnesses directed officers
south to 1512 E Fourth Plain w here
the tw o suspects w ere said to have
run.
A perim eter was set up around the
com plex, with Apt #2, being the focus
ofpoliceefforts. The other apartments
w ere evacuated as SW A T officers
arrived. N egotiators attem pted to
m ake ocntact with occupants o f Apt
#2 with no success until approximately
5:30 am.
A w indow was broken to insert a
negotiator phone, at w hich time four
occupants cam e out o f the apartment.
A separate apartm ent was identified
as having persons involved and that
ap ra tm en t w as clea re d o f th ree
additional people.
Investigators are currently preparing
w arran ts for b oth ap artm en ts to
recover evidence as well as interview
all seven persons contacted.
O ne o f the occupants ofthe apartment
#2 w as arrested for an earlier A ssault
1 charge. T hat case w as a stabbing
that occurred at 400 M cLoughlin in
M arch, 2000. Refer case VOO5083.
Multnomah County's smokefree workplace ordinance will make
your w orkplace feel like a breath of fresh air come July 1.
For more information on the ordinance and w hat it m eans to
you, give us a call or visit our website.
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M u ltn o m a h County H ealth D ep a rtm en t
At approxim ately 3 am. on Sunday,
June 18, 2000, detectives from the
Vancouver Police M ajorCrimeTeam,
Property C rim e Team , and the G ang
Task Force responded to assist with
an investigation o f a shooting in the
rear parking lot o f El M estizzo’s, 704
M ain St.
After completing a crime scene search,
num erous w itness interview s, and
in te rv ie w s o f both v ictim s, the
suspect, w ho had previously been
arrested by patrol o fficers, w as
identified.
His name is Carlos Quintana Valdamar
DOB: 6/12/74, address unknown. He
w as charged with tw o counts o f
A ttem pted M urder RCW 9A .52.030.
A handgun, and several shell casings
w ere recovered at the scene along
w ith other valuable evidence. There
are no other suspects at this time.
For further inform ation, see Report #
00-10122 or call Det. Stefan at 360/
696-8279orSgt. Dave King 696-8282
or pager 360/408-1999.
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