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S e p te m b e r 2 7 , 2 0 0 0 Page A2 P ortland ÿ o rtla n h ffibseruer Police News/Vancouver B -<**&* Police Bust D eer Island M eth Lab Death Row Man’s Release Appealed The state attorney g eneral’s o f fice w ill ask the O regon Suprem e C ourt to reconsider a decision to throw out the conviction o f m an on death row for the m urder o f a 2- year-old. The request w ill keep Scott D ean H arberts behind bars until the ju s tices m ake a decision. David Groom, director o f the state public defender’s office is the attorney who helped defend Harberts after his death sentence was automatically ap pealed to the Oregon Supreme Court. "I quite honestly d o n ’t see them changing their m ind," Groom said. T he h igh court recently ruled that prosecutors and the state attorney 3BT g en e ral’s office violated a state con stitutional guarantee o f a speedy trial for H arberts by m aking unreason able delays that harm ed his ability to m ount a defense. T he attorney general’s office has conceded that the chances o f per suading the court to reconsider such a strong decision w ere slim , espe cially because only one justice dis agreed w ith the m ajority ruling. But the charges against H arberts are so serio u s that the atto rn ey g en e ral’s office m ust exhaust every o p tio n , sa id P e te r C o g s w e ll, a spokesm an for the office. H arberts was arrested in 1989 for the aggravated m urder o f 2-year- * S co ff D ea n H a rb ets old K ristina Lynn H o m y ch o f O r egon City. But he w as held in jail w hile p rosecutors rep eated ly ap pealed a trial court ju d g e ’s ruling su p p ressin g in c rim in a tin g sta te m ents Harberts m ade to police. Meantime, Clackamas County Dis trict Attorney Terry Gustafson said a grand jury will consider filing separate rape or sodom y ch arg es ag ain st Harberts. A woman came forward who said she was attacked by Harberts when she was 10 years old. The woman says she didn’t tell authorities about the crim e previously because Harberts was facing the death penalty and she felt there was no rea son to prosecute him further. Police began in v estig atin g the new allegations against H arberts the day after the court set asid e his 1994 conviction. Man Accused of Boy’s Kidnap and Assault Pleads Not Guilty T he m an accused o f kidnapping a 10-year-old boy from a Salem -area park and cutting his throat said h e’s innocent. Frank M illigan entered his plea in a M a rio n C o u n ty c o u r tr o o m W ednesday. an o th er law y er w ill b e a ssig n e d to the case. " A n y tim e y o u h a v e a m u lti tu d e o f p o lic e a g e n c ie s in v o lv e d a n d h u n d re d s a n d h u n d r e d s o f p o lic e re p o r ts a n d d is c o v e r y a n d tip s , e tc . i t ’s a c o m p le x c a s e ,” M illigan is currently serving tim e in the O regon State Penitentiary for another sex-related crim e that hap pened in C latsop County. M illig a n w as o ut on b ail w hen the k id n a p p in g o ccu rred in a D al las park . H is atto rn ey resig n ed so Crime Briefs--------- The investigation revealed that 23 year-old Lance Matthew W estfall, Portland, was proceeding N orth bound on NE 26Th A venue when he failed to stop at the Sex O ffen d er W arning stop sign at NE Frem ont Street. W estfall collided w ith another vehicle w hose driver died en route to the hospital. He is charged w ith T he P ortland Police B ureau is notifying the com m u nity o f a R egistered Sex O ffender living in the 6800 Block o f N. C olum bia Blvd. T he sex offender has been convicted o f a sex offense that requires he register w ith a law enforcem ent agency in O regon. His crim inal history places him in a cat egory that indicates he m ay reoffend. This subject is not w anted by the police at this time. This offender has served his sentence and is no longer being superv ised by the O regon D epartm ent o f C orrections. The purpose o f this com m unity notifica tion is to reduce the chances o f further victim ization by this offender, as w ell as to prom ote com m unity aw are ness arid child saffefy. Intim idating, harassing, or thread ing o f this registered offender will not be tolerated and sa id M illig a n ’s fo rm e r a tto r n e y M o n ty V an d erm ay . J e f f Jo n es w ill ta k e o v e r as M illigan’s new attorney. M illigan also had blood draw n for DNA tests. H e w ill be back in court O ctober 12. fabric Depot THE LARGEST, M O S T COM PLETE RETAIL FABRIC STO RE IN THE W EST Sept. 26 through October 10, 2000 MAILER SALE! 30% OFF SPECIAL SALE 2 DAYS ONLY - OCT. 6th & 7th 40 C andidate D eath T h reat m ay be a crime. The subject is Paul C orbett Dudley. He is a w hite male, 35-year-old, 5 ’8” , and 1651bs. black hair, and brow n eyes. D udley was convicted o f Sex A buse in the First D egree in 1994 for m olesting 9 to 12 year-old females w hile they were attending Sunday school. In 1998, D udley plead guilty to Endangering the W elfare o f a M inor after he was caught by sta ff at Lane M iddle School, fondling him self beneath his clothing in front P t <1 hours s .iliiril.n - ope n l i t '» p m COLUMBUS DAY SALE Rotary Cutters & Supplies L________ -____ Vynn C. B erg land Police will be taking. “This is not fun," said Smith. Fortunately, I got the g u y ’s phone number". 40% OFF IA B R K DI P O I ( O I PO N P ortland P olice H om icide D e tectives receiv ed inform ation re cently, w hich lead to the arrest o f 55 year-old V ynn C. B erg o f Beaverton. Berg allegedly conspired to m ur der a business associate, 37 year- old G regory M. Berke, w ho oper ates G reg ’s C ar C o m er at 707 S.E. 82nd A venue. Berg faces one count o f Solicita tion to C om m it M urder, one count o f A ttem pted A ggravated M urder, and one count o f Conspiracy to C om m it M urder. The investigation is continuing. som eone else, and he hung up. Sm ith then called Portland Police, w ho listened to the tape. Sm ith does not know w hat action the P ort O n Sunday, Sept. 10, P ortland P olice T raffic D ivi sion officers responded to a fatal traffic collision at N E 26T h A venue and F rem ont Street. ALL F A B R IC i \ l t in k O c to b er 9 th - ONE DAY ONLY is this?” T he person again said he had been trying to call A rrest M ade in F atal C rash %OFF L im ite d to s to c k o n h a n d ! ij® to call a relative. “It sounded like a m essage for m e, “ Sm ith re sponded. “I recognize your voice from the tape. W ho o f students and staff. *199-: ! 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T ow ne is em ployed as a zoning s p e c ia list fo r L C C In tern atio n al T e le c o m m u n ic a tio n s a n d h a s w orked as a local realtor. Before m oving to C lark C ounty, she w orked professionally on grow th m anage m ent issues, including policies deal ing w ith rural and resource lands. T he C lark C ounty P lanning C om m ission is a seven-m em ber group that m akes recom m endations to the county com m issioners on land-use planning, zoning and developm ent issues. T opics include roads, facili ties plans for parks and schools, and developm ent regulations. SAFEWAY FOOD & DRUG Look For Your Safeway Weekly Shopping Guide In Your Oregonian FOODday in the Portland Metro Area ...and save more by shopping at Safeway. C an d id ates’ S tatem en ts O n lin e T he 21 F re eh o ld e r can d id ates elected to w rite a county charter in C lark C ounty w ill have their state m ents and photographs posted on C la r k C o u n ty 's w e b s ite (w w w .co.clark.w a.us). 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The person w ho answ ered sounded like the voice on the m essage tape. “This is W hitney Sm ith” Smith said, “Y ou left a voice mail for me and I’m returning the call.” T he person on the other end w as dum bfounded for a couple o f seconds before saying he had been trying the investigation including Portland and S t Helens police. Officers said they also found stolen items, and an old drug lab in the building. Police busted a working drug lab on Deer Island, several miles west ofPort- land last week, arresting three people. Several agencies worked together in Now the savings are in the Card!
