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Friday
O nA ugust4,1914,Britain declared
war on Germany while the United
States proclaimed its neutrality.
On August 6, 1945, the United
States dropped an atomic bomb on
Hiroshima, Japan, during World War
II, killing an estimated 140,000people
in the first use o f a nuclear weapon
in warfare.
O nA ugust8,1974, President Nixon
a n n o u n c e d he w o u ld re sig n
following damaging revelations in
the Watergate scandal.
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Fatal Hit and Run
The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Investigation Unit, in cooperation with
Crime Stoppers, is asking for your help in identifying and apprehending the
driver responsible for a fatal hit and run accident.
On Sunday, July 16,2000, at about 2’o clock in the morning, 23-year-old Ian
A. Buirch o f Southeast Portland, was in the northbound lanes ofNortheast 82nd
Avenue, near the 1-84 overpass, when he was struck and fatally injured by a
northbound car which fled the scene without stopping.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $1,000 for information,
reoprted to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case or any unsolved
felony crime, and you need not give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at 503/823-
HELP.
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Car phones may be
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Thought for the week
S o m etim es it's w orse to win
a fig h t than to lose.
— Billie Holiday
Park activities continue after tragedy
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T he P ortl . asd O bsery ER
A noon concert Thursday will go on as planned in Esther Short Park, Larry
Smith said yesterday. Smith is manager ofV ancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation
Service which includes Esther Short Park at Eighth and Columbia streets in
downtown Vancouver.
Smith’s comments came in the aftermath o f the discovery ofMarica Schaupp’s
body in the park restroom, over the weekend. Detective Wally Stefan with
Vancouver Police Services is assigned to the investigation.
“This is a tragedy,” Smith said “But we will continue to do everything possible
to make Esther Short Park safe and welcoming. Despite the unfortunate events
over the weekend, we believe the revamped park will continue to evolve as a
hub for our community.”
Maybe not, if you are talking on a
cellular telephone. Car phones can
divert the driver’s attention from the
road so, if the car in front o f you stops
suddenly while you are talking on the
phone, you may react slower than
normal - and that could be the
difference between a crash and a
“close call.”
“With 77 million cell phones in use in
the United States alone, motorists
should think about how to use them
safely. A recently released study by
the New England Journal ofMedicine
says that drivers using cell phones
increase their risk o f having a crash
four-fold and using a hands-free
phone did not appear to improve the
crash risk,” says Krista K. Fischer,
AAI, CPIW, executive director for
the Insurance Information Service o f
Oregon and Idaho. The National
H ighw ay Safety A dm inistration
confirms earlier findings that driver
inattention is a primary factor in about
50 percent o f all crashes in the U.S.
Several countries, including Britain,
Brazil, Spain, Switzerland, Israel, and
Japan have banned the use o f cell
phones while driving. In the U.S., 22
states have proposed legislation to
ban the use o f cell phones while
driving. Driving while phoning is
restricted or regulated on limited basis
in C a lifo rn ia , F lo rid a and
Massachusetts and has been banned
for cab drivers in New York.
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Police Bites
Vancouver homicide
The Vancouver Police Department
Major Crimes Unit is investigating
the homicide death o f a female who
was discovered in a restroom in Esther
Short Park (8th Esther Streets) in
Vancouver. An employee cleaning
restrooms in the park discovered the
body 8:51 am in the morning o f July
23, 2000. The deceased apparently
had no fixed address in Vancouver
and is known to have associated with
transients in the past.
The restroom(s) in the park are not
locked at night and evidence indicates
that Schaupp had not been dead an
extended period at the time she was
discovered.
T he d e a th o f M a rc ia S chaupp
appears to be a homicide and is being
investigated as such. An exact cause
o f death is unknown at this time. An
autopsy was conducted by the Clark
County Medical Examiner. Dr. Dennis
W ickham, Monday morning.
V an co u v er P o lice in v estig ato rs
continue to process the crime scene
at th is tim e . A n y o n e h av in g
information about this homicide, or
who may have had contact with
Marcia Schuapp, in the past 24 hours,
is asked to contact Vancouver Police
Department Detective W ally Stefan.
The Vancouver Police Department is
seeking any information about the
homicide victim, Marcia Schaupp.
The victim was found dead in an
E sth er S h o rt Park restroom on
Sunday, July 23,2000, at about 8:51
am
Anyone having information about
this homicide, or who may have may
had contact with Marcia Schaupp in
the past 24 hours, is asked to contact
the Vancouver Police Department
Detective Wally Stefan (360-696-
8270).
Crash at Marine Drive
and Blue Lake Drive
A t a p p ro x im a te ly 12:30 on
Wednesday May 24, 2000, a fatal
crash occurred at the intersection of
Marine Drive and Blue Lake Drive in
East Multhnomah County.
A tractor, proceeding West on Marine
D rive, was involved with two small
vehicles proceeding East on Marine
Drive. The tractor diver is no injured.
The crash sent two victims from the
smaller vehicles to local hospitals.
The Medical Examiner office is dealing
with a third deceased victim.
Names are not yet available waiting
notification by The Medical Examiner.
Further information will be available
upon completion o f the investigation.
Fatal Traffic Collision
Claims Two lives
On Saturday, July 29, 2000, at 2:59
a.m., a fatal traffic collision occurred
at SE 112th Avenue and SE Flavel
Street, which claimed then lives of
two people and injured three others.
A 1994 Ford F -150 pickup, driven by
35 year-old Constantine Nichlas
Deleganes
Of14547SE MeganWay inClackamas,
Oregon, was southbound on SE 112th
Avenue when the collision occurred.
The teenage driver o f a 1992 Toyota
Paseo was westbound on SE Flavel
Street when she failed to stop at the
stop sign at 112th Avenue and was
stuck broadside on the passenger
sid e. T he fro n t rig h t teenage
passenger died rnstantly and the
driver died en route to Emanuel
Hospital. The names o f the decreased
are b e in g w ithheld pending
n o tificatio n o f family. A third
occupant o f the Toyota, 19 Sher
Xiong o f SE Portland, is in critical
1
condition at OHSU Hospital.
C onstantine N ichlas D eleganes
received minor injuries and was cited
and released for Driving Under the
Influence o f Alcohol. A Multnomah
County Grand Jury will review the
case for possible other charges. The
passenger in Deleganes’ vehicle, 35
year-old Lynette Sponsler, suffered a
broken leg and remains at a OHSU
Hospital.
The investigation is continuing.
Victims of Fatal Collision
Identified
SE 112th Avenue and SE Flavel Street
Update.
On Saturday, July 29, 2000, at 2:59
a.m., a fatal traffic collision occurred
at SE 112th Avenue and SE Flavel
Street. The diver o f the 1992 Toyota
Paseo who died in route to Emanuel
Hospital has been identified as 16
year-old Ahn Lan Nguyen, (also
known as Katie), who resided at 5105
N.E. Prescott Street. Nguyen had a
drivers permit, not a driver’s license.
The front passenger in Nguyen’s
vehicle, who died at the scene, has
been identified as 17 year-old Nga
My Tran (also known as Nicole), who
resided at 6424 SE 131 Avenue. The
third person in the Toyota is identified
as 17 year-old, Sher Xiong, who has
an unknown address and remains in
critical condition at OHSU Hospital.
The investigation is continuing.
Suspect From Fairview
Home Invasion Robbery
identified
The Multnomah County Sheriffs
office and the East County Major
crimes team is asking for the public’s
help locating the fourth suspect in a
home invasion robbery that took place
in Fairview on July 17th . Four armed
intruders, including this suspect
broke into the apartment o f the victim
and attempted to rob him and two
other adults and a small child at
gunpoint. The resident managed to
get to a weapon o f his own and shoot
at the suspects chasing them out o f
the apartment. Three suspects were
arrested a short time later that day.
The fourth has been identified but
has not been located at this time. His
name is:
Aaron Michael Quigley DOB 06/07/
82
Quigley is a light complexioned, male,
black person who has a last known
address o f 8031 SE Malden Ct. in
Portland. Mr. Quigley is wanted and
has numerous indictment counts for
R obbery, Burglary, Kidnap and
Assault.
He is also a possible suspect in
another robbery in Clackamas County
that happened on July 3rd at a
pawnshop called “The S tuff’ located
on 82nd.
Quigley is considered by detectives
to be armed and dangerous, and
anyone with inform ation o f his
whereabouts is encouraged to call
the Multnomah County sh e riffs
office at 251-2542.
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