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Teen who needed
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James Earl Jones
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This Week
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in History
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil
Armstrong became the first man to walk on
the moon when he stepped out of the lunar
module.
On July 21, 1925, the so-called "Monkey
Trial" ended in Dayton, Tenn., with John
T. Scopes convicted of violating state law
for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
The conviction was later overturned.
On July 22, 1934, a man identified as bank
robber John Dillinger was shot to death by
federal agents outside Chicago’s Biograph
Theater.
On July 25, 1956, the Italian liner Andrea
Doria sank after colliding with the Swedish
ship Stockholm off the New England coast,
killing 51 people.
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Thought for the week
When youfeel rejected, start
accepting yourself, and then
go out and accept someone.
Statement of DR. Williams F. Schulz
E xe cu tive
D ire cto r,
Early Monday morning Multnomah
County S h e riffs Office deputies
responded to m ultiple calls from
occupants o f the K ings Garden
Apartment complex, located at 2710
NE 205th in Fairview, and found that
a home invasion robbery attempt had
taken place in one o f the apartments.
The 911 calls started at approximately
3:00 a.m. after a disturbance including
gunshots was heard near apartment
#220. The resident in the apartment
was able to get to a gun that he owns
and shot at the four would be robbers
scaring them away. At least one o f
the suspects was wounded and was
arrested at Legacy Mt. Hood medical
center by sh eriff s deputies.
The East County M ajorCrim es team
has b een a c tiv a te d fo r th is
investigation and has detectives from
Fairview PD and the Multnomah
County Sheriffs Office assigned to it.
At approximately 10:00 a.m. today
d e te c tiv e s a rre ste d tw o o th e r
suspects in SE Portland. Detectives
are continuing the investigation and
are searching for the fourth suspect
at this time. The suspects are believed
to be involved in or tied to local
gangs.
N am es and o th e r p e rtin e n t
information are being with held at this
pending the location o f the suspect
at la rg e and th e c o n tin u in g
investigation.
Inform ation from C aptain Brain
Martinek office #251-2515, pager 271-
1217
Search warrant issued
Detective o f the Vancouver Police
Services, Fraud and Forgery Unit,
and Police Officers from the Battle
Ground Police Department executed
a search warrant today on the home
o fR ick O ' Brien Sullivan 33, at 1609
NW 2nd Avenue in Battle Ground, and
s u b s e q u e n tly a rre s te d him on
charges o f Theft 1, and Computer
Trespass 1, both felonies.
Through an internal investigation
conducted by both Figaro’s Pizza of
Hazel Dell and tw o Taco Time
locations in the Vancouver Mall area,
it was reported to police that during
A m n e sty
International USA On The Police
Beating of Thomas Jones
Amnesty international USA (AIUSA)
is gravely concerned be videotaped
images seen o f Philadelphia police
repeatedly beating a suspect after he
had been apprehended yesterday.
The organization stresses that the
in v e stig a tio n s c a lle d for by
Philadelphia Mayor John Street and
the US Justice Department must be
swift, comprehensive, impartial and
fair, and that the results promptly be
made public.
While AIUSA understands that the
Videotape o f the beating is not a
complete depiction o f the events
surrounding the beating, and was
taken after a car chase and shootout,
the organization is concerned about
this case in light o f the Philadelphia
Police D ep artm en t’s history o f
brutality.
The human rights abuses committed
by the police had, at one time, been so
severe that in September 1996 the
City signed an agreement with three
local civil rights groups to implement
wide-ranging reforms in the police
department.
This forestalled a civil lawsuit the
groups were about to file. The reforms
included the appointment o f a task
force to review recruitment, training
and discipline, and to improve the
monitoring o f police use o f force and
racial bias in discretionary police
actions such as pedestrian and vehic le
stops.
Since that time, Amnesty International
has continued to monitor dozens of
cases both in Philadelphia and across
the US, documenting a number of
them in its USA “Rights for AH”
Campaign in October 1998 and its
"Race, Rights and Police Brutality”
report o f Septem ber 1999. It is
particularly notable that excessive
force by police after car chases is
frequently reported in the US. A report
by the ACLU o f Southern California
revealed that between 1993 and 1995
more than 40 percent o f injuries and
deaths o f suspects occurred after the
c h a se w as o v e r. S h o u ld the
investigations by Philadelphia and
Justice Departmentofficials show that
excessive force was indeed used,
AIUSA expects that the officials
in v o lv e d be h eld a c co u n tab le,
in c lu d in g p o ssib le c rim in a l
proceedings. By doing, these bodies
would send a strong message that
this type o f behavior is an egregious
abuse ofhum an rights and will not be
tolerated.
—Sondra Ray
Police Bites
H om 1 e Invasion
Robbery in
Fairview
Apartment
Complex
the period o f time from approximately
June o f 1999 through March o f2000,
S u lliv a n w as a lle g e d to have
embezzled approximately “$3,000 in
funds from Figaro’s and just over
$20,000 in funds from two Taco Time
stores he managed.
T he
p o lic e
in v e stig a tio n
su b sta n tia te d these claim s and
revealed that a large portion o f the
loss had been created through a
manipulation o f the computerized
register terminals and register audit
detail basis.
T he se a rc h w a rra n t re v e a le d
numerous related documents and the
recovery o f an electronic item reported
stolen from one o f the businesses.
For additional questions regard this
new s release o r for ad d itio n al
information, contact
Vancouver Police Det. EdHewitt(360)
696-8589, or Sgt Dave King (360)696-
8281.
Altercation Leads
To Fatal Hit & Run
On Sunday, July 16, at 2:00 a.m.,
Portland Police Traffic O fficers
responded to N.E. 82nd Avenue/
Jonesmore Street on a hit and run
incident in which a pedestrian was
fatally injured. The victim, 23 year-
old Ian A uerilio Buirch o f S.E.
Portland, was a passenger in a
southbound vehicle containing four
additional occupants who had all just
left a party.
The vehicle Buirch was in stopped on
the crest o f a small hill for the traffic
light at N .E. 82nd A venue and
Jonesmore Street. An altercation
broke out between Buirch and a male
passenger in the backseat. The two
exited the vehicle to confront each
other. A northbound vehicle struck
Buirch and left the scene without
stopping. Buirch was transported to
Emanuel Hospital where he was
pronounced dead. At this point there
is no description on the nit and run
vehicle. Anyone with information
co n cern in g the hit and run is
requested to contact Traffic Officer
Mark Kruger at (503) 823-2140.
Due to the nature o f the incident,
Homicide Detectives also responded
to conduct a follow-up investigation
into the circumstances prior to Buirch
being struck by the hit and run vehicle.
Anyone with information concerning
this aspect o f the investigation is
requested to call Detective-Sergeant
Rich Austria at (503) 823-0449.
Crimestoppers
Confirmed fatality
at 4th Plain/Lincoln
Vancouver Police Department has
released the name o f the female
operator o f the vehicle. Yolanda
Thomas, 02-25-46, ofV ancouver, was
operating the Toyota Corolla that
went off the roadway and into the
house on W 4"' Plain Blvd.
One count ofVehicular Homicide and
two counts ofV ehicular assault are
under investigation. Alcohol is not
believed to be a factor.
Prostitution
Mission
Conducted By
Southeast Precinct
Crime Stoppers Case For The Week O f July 10,2000
Crime stoppers Case #00-27: W anted Subject
The W ashington County S h eriffs Office, in cooperation with crime
stoppers, is asking for your help in locating and apprehending James
Rodney Grant JR. A felony arrest warrant, charging Grant with multiple
counts o f Robbery and Burglary in the F irst Degree, is on file. The charges
stem from a series o f home invasion robberies in the Washington County
area.
James Rodney Grant., who has used aliases o f Brandon Walker, James
Edward, and Brandon Banks, is described as a 23-year old black male with
a date o f birth o f June 3,1976. He is 5’ 10” tall, and weighs approximately
175 pounds with black hair, brown eyes, a scar on his forehead, and scars
on both arms.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $ 1,000 for information,
reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case any unsolved
felony crime, and you need not give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at (503)
823-HELP.
Vancouver Briefs
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Commission reviews grant information, call Pam Brokaw at 360-696-8297.
Second citizen forum set fo r 24 th
applications
The VancouverCity Council, in partnership with the Hough
As part o f its continued review o f2000 Cultural Plan Grant
applications, the C ultural Com m ission w ill meet
Wednesday, July 19, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Vancouver-
Clark Parks and Recreation Services, 603 W. Evergreen
Blvd. in Vancouver. Applicants as well as the public are
encouraged to attend and observe the Commission’s
deliberations. The Commission is expected to make its
final awards recommendations at this meeting.
OnJuly 10 and 12, the Commission reviewed 17 applications
at the O.O. Howard House. Review was based on the five
review criteria listed in the grant application. For
On Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July
15, officers o f Southeast Precinct
conducted a prostitution mission
targeting problem areas on N. E. Sandy
Boulevard and 82nd Avenue.
A sa result, 31 males were arrested for
Prostitution, one male for Distributing
a Controlled Substance in the Second
Degree and Possession ofa Controlled
Substance in the Second Degree
(crack cocaine), and one male for
Driving U nder the Influence o f
Intoxicants. In addition, one 16 year-
old female runaway was arrested for
Prostitution. There were 27 vehicles
seized and towed during the mission.
H om icide Victim
Identified
In Front O f 111 N. Monroe Street
On Friday, July 14,2000,at 11:54 a.m.,
neighborhood residents observed a
body inside a vehicle parked in front
o f 111 N. Monroe Street and called
p o lice. H om icide D e te c tiv e s
responded to the scene and an
autopsy was subsequently performed
by the Multnomah County Medical
Examiner’s Office. Cause o f death
was by gunshot and the case has
been determined to be a homicide.
The victim is identified as 39 year-
old Robert Leroy Gilbo ofVancouver,
-W ash in g to n .
A nyone
w ith
inform ation is requested to call
Homicide Detectives Kris Ferrell or
Paul Weatheroy at (503) 823-0400.
This is only the fifth reported homicide
o f the year.
The investigation is continuing.
r
Neighborhood Association, will hold their second Citizen
Forum o f the year on Monday, July 24 at Discovery Middle
School, 800 E. 40,hSt., from 7-9 p.m.
The Citizen Forums started in the early 1980s as a means for
residents to access their local elected officials in an informal
setting. A different city neighborhood association hosts the
quarterly forums but residents throughout the city are
invited to participate. There will be plenty o f opportunity to
speak one-on-one with the Mayor and Council members. An
open mike will be available for those who want to address the
entire group.