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August 30, 2000 Page A2 (Ehe ^Jortlanb COhseruer I Police News/Vancouver Portland (Obseruvr H M H M BMHB Inside-A P a rtic ip a tio n is n e e d e d by e v e ry o n e ................. 3 T h e g u n w a r an d c h ild re n ...........................4 F o rd n a m e s n ew m in o rity re ta ile rs ......... 5 Metro-B Weather Through tilt1 weekend Today Thursday 53°F/12°C Friday Showers • * » • • 4 • 4 1 * 54°F/12°C Show ers 66°F/19°C in History 52°F/11°C The M ultnom ah County S heriff’s O ffice and the East C ounty M ajor Crimes Team is investigating the death o f a 53- year-old m an found dead in his hom e at 93945 S.W. 57th) this m orning. Mr. W ayne E. O lson (d.o.b. 08/07/47) was found dead in his hom e at 1230 a.m. by his w ife who had ju st returned from an out o f tow n trip case this is being investigated as a murder. Investigators are looking for the victim ’s tw o autom obiles that w ere stolen from the residence som e tim e in the past three days. V ehicle # 1 is a dark green colored, four door, 1998 B M W 3251 w ith O regon plate V V H -838 on it. V ehicle #2 is a greenish gold (olive) colored 1998 Jeep G rand C herokee w ith O regon plate W C E -495 on it. A nyone seeing these vehicles should call 911 im m ediately and not attem pt to take enforcem ent action against th e o c c u p a n ts w h o s h o u ld be considered arm ed and dangerous. Investigators are continuing their investigation at this tim e and are collecting evidence from the crim e scene at the hom e. N o further details are being released at this tim e to protect the success and the integrity o f the investigation. A nyone w ith inform ation related to this incident or w ho m ay have seen Mr. O lson over the past four days is stro n g ly e n c o u ra g e d to c o n ta c t S h e riffs detectives by calling 261- Motor Vehicle Stolen in Homicide Found A t 11:30 hours, T hursday, A ugust 24,2000, Officers from North Precinct and the P ortland Police A uto Theft T ask Force recovered a vehicle in north Portland belonging to the victim o f a hom ic ide in the 3900 block o f S W 57* A venue. T he auto is currently im pounded as evidence in a crim e a n d is b e in g in v e s tig a te d by detectives from the East M ultnom ah C ounty M ajor C rim es Team (M CT). T he exact location o f the recovery is b e in g w ith h e ld u n til the MC T com pletes an investigation o f the with The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation w ith C rim e Stoppers, is asking for your help in identifying and apprehending the individual responsible for two T h e U rb a n League o f P o rtla n d arm ed robberies. O n T hursday, A ugust 17, 2000, at about 9:30 in the m orning, the suspect entered the H ollyw ood M arket located at 4434 N ortheast Sandy Boulevard, and robbed it at gunpoint. T en m inutes later, the sam e suspect used a handgun Dinner, Wednesday evening October 4, 2 0 0 0 Sunday Scattered Showers 69°F/21°C r)l°F/11°C Community courts should relieve pressure Thought for the week When you m eet a man, yo u ju d g e him by his clothes; when yo u leave, yo u ju d g e him by his heart. — R ussian P ro v erb Police Bites SW 57th Murder Case Information. Alert For Victims Stolen Vehicles C e le b ra te th e “S o u l o f the C ity ! " 66°F/19°C This Week the Seine in Paris. The accident also killed Emad Mohammed al-Fayed. the Harrod’s heir. On September 1,1939, W orld War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On September 4, 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. 823-HELP. M ostly cloudy 74°F/23°C Saturday On August 31, 1997, Diana, the Princess o f Wales, was killed in an automobile accident in a tunnel by Partly cloudy 55°F/13°C F a m ily sh e lte r p la n s m a jo r g a ra g e s a le ...........3 El Observador.......... 4 to rob the Rose C ity M arket located at 6220 N ortheast Sandy Boulevard. The suspect is described as a w hite or possibly H ispanic male, 20 to 25 years o f age, 5 ’9” to 6 ’0 ” tall, w eighing 140 pounds w ith long dark colored hair, a goatee and sideburns. He w as wearing a gray hooded N ike sw eatshirt, jeans, and a green baseball cap w ith the letter "W on the front. He was arm ed w ith a black, sem i-autom atic handgun. Crim e Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard ot 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 C rime Stoppers at (503) 77°F/25°C PC C g ra d u a te s n ew h e a lth c a re w o rk e rs .... 1 T ig er W o o d s n a m e d p la y e r o f th e y e a r...........2 Crime Stoppers In addition, at approxim ately 1145 hours today, Portland Police, North P recin ct reports the recovery o f identification belonging to the victim, W ayne O lson in NE Portland. Exact location o f this recovery is being w ithheld until the M C T com pletes their investigation at the scene. eqr T he P ortlasp O bserver I n d iv id u a ls a r r e s t e d fo r m o st m isdem eanoroffenses on P ortland’s East Side are now arraigned at a C o m m u n ity C o u r t in th e ir n e ig h b o rh o o d r a th e r th e n at a d o w n to w n c o u r t. M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty ’s in n o v a tiv e N o rth / N ortheast and Southeast Com m unity C ourt Projects becam e arraignm ent courts in June and m oved to a weekly schedule in A ugust. In m ost cases, in d iv id u a l ch a rg ed w ith m isd em e an o rs are ch a rg ed at a C o m m u n ity C o u r t in th e ir neighborhood and assigned a date to return for a plea. This changed should relive pressure on the dow ntow n courts and bring m ore o f the crim inal ju stice system into a com m unity setting. A lm ost all m isdem eanors and violations are directly cited by police officers into a C om m unity C ourt for arraignm ent, Domestic violence cases are not cited nor are cases involving registered sex offenders, due to the P rojects’ proxim ity to public schools. Traffic offenses are also intelligible, unless they are committed in connection with a m isdem eanor that is eligible for com m unity court. T he N o rth /N o rth e ast co u rt is in session every W ednesday and the Southeast court hears cases every Thursday. Arraignments begin at 9:15 am , w ith pleas in the afternoon. M ultnom ah County C ircuit Court Judge C lifford Freem an presides in both courts. T h e C o m m u n ity C o u rt P ro jects p ro v id e a sw ift, e ffe c tiv e , and neighborhood-based w ay to sanction and support m isdem eanor offenders. Project partners include Circuit Court o f O regon (M ultnom ah County), M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty D is tr ic t A ttorney’s O ffice, S h e riffs Office, D epartm ent o f Com m unity Justice, O regon Indigent Defense Services D iv is io n , M e tr o p o lita n P u b lic D efenders, and private agencies. w ants you to save th is date. You will receive an invitation after Labor Day, but please m art your calendar now for tbis special occasion! For more information, call tbe Urban League at (503) 280-2600. Tickets: $ 175 each / ? 1,750 for a table of 10, S 5 ,0 0 0 for Dinner Sponsorship. Proceeds benefit Tbe Urban League of Portland and its programs. The Urban League of Portland, 10 N. Russell Street, Portland, Oregon 9 7 2 2 7 Clark County undecided as to destination for T he P o r ila m ) O bserver Tow ard the end o f this w eek, C lark County residents will begin receiving a bright-purple-lime-green m ailer published by county’s C om m unity D evelopm ent Departm ent. Called “Checking in on our future, “ it provides inform ation about the upcom ing review o f C lark C o u n ty ’s Com prehensive G row th M anagem ent Plan, a blueprint for m anaging the county’s growth over the next 20 years. Included is an interview w ith V aughn Lein, ch air o f Clark C ounty ’s Planning C om m ission. “ M any people d o n ’t get involved unless som ething happens in their ow n backyard, he says. “But in terms o f growth m anagem ent, their backyard m ay be much bigger than they think," H e encourages everyone to participate in the com prehensive plan review. The m ailer outlines a num ber o f w ays for residents to speak o ut about th eir ideas, concerns, and questions. It announces Citizens Speak, Part I and II. These will be countyw ide assem blies in Septem ber and Novem ber, w here residents will be able to learn m ore about the com prehensive plan review and discuss their ideas, concerns, and questions. A num ber o f issues that will be considered during the upcom ing review , including revisiting urban growth areas. Tracking population growth. Planning for a variety ofhousing. D eciding how m any hom es per acre. D eterm ining zoning. Locating business, industry, and jobs. C lark County is not the only jurisdiction review ing its com p plan. All o f the co u n ty ’s cities are also revisiting their land-use plans. A m ap show ing each city ’s current lim its and urban grow th boundary is included in the mailer, and there is also a list o f contact nam es for the THE LARGEST. 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