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October 11, 2000 Page A2 ÎJurtlau ù (Ob. (Ttje ÿliirtlanb ©baeruer Police News/Vancouver Inside-A Albina Head Start Now Open for o ddlers.....A 1 A ffordable H ousing for H om eless................... A5 Saturday School Survives.....................A6 New Job Resources for Youth..........................A8 Metro- Lieberm an on Respect for W omen and R eligion......................B4 Farm W orkers Face Challenges A fter 30 y ears........................... B3 Weather Through the weekend Scattered Showers 64°F High 51°F Lon Thursday 62°F High 51°F Lon Friday Showers 61°F High 47°F Lon Saturday This Week October 12,1492—Native Ameri cans discover Columbus. O ctober 12, 1871— President Grant publicly condemns the Ku Klux Kian and orders the arrest o f over 600 citizens involved in its activities in South Carolina. October 13,1967—The first game o f the American Basketball Asso ciation is played between the Oak land Oaks and the Anaheim Amigos. M ostly Cloudy 62°F High 44°F Lon in History October 11,1984— Dr. Kathryn Sullivan becomes the first woman to walk in space. Scattered Showers Sunday M ostly Cloudy 61°F High 46°F Lon Thought for the week Being yourself, in actual ity, is very difficult, with all the different m essages b e ing poured on you from all different angles. Arrests In Homicide On Saturday, Septem ber 30,30- year old C hristopher John Hartzell w as ta k e n into cu sto d y in c o n n ectio n w ith the h o m icid e o f 32- y e a r-o ld D u an e M arv in R ose, w h o se b o d y w as found Sept. 17'*, in his basem ent apartm ent at 1504 N.E. 57"’ A venue. H artzell is b ein g h eld w ith o u t bail in the Ju stic e C e n te r Jail on a w arrant charging him w ith Felony M urder. f O n Sept 21, an ad d itio n a l su s pect, 3 2-year-old H enry O. Bean, was arrested near L ittle Rock, A r k an sas, and is aw aitin g e x tra d i tio n on ch arges o f A ggravated M u rd er in the case. T he in v e stig a tio n is c o n tin u ing. A nyone w ith in fo rm atio n in th is case is ask ed to call D etec tiv e S h irle y M cL aughlin or D e te c tiv e Jon R hodes a t (503) 823- 0400. Police Link Two Major Crimes: Double Murder and Quadruple Shooting On F rid ay at 5:30 p.m ., a few hours a fte r the funeral o f a m u r dered fath er and son, four m en w ho a tte n d e d the serv ice w ere in ju red by g u n fire o u tsid e a li q u o r store. P o lice doubt it w as a coin cid en ce. M yron D ean G ovan and his son, D arius M artin, w ere killed in a d riv e -b y sh o o tin g S eptem ber 28 at 4725 N. C ongress. P olice have been fo llo w in g leads in the c ase, but said th ey had no su s p e c ts. F our m en w ere shot and in ju re d F riday sh o rtly a fte r a tte n d ing th e ir fu neral. A m an opened fire at the c o rn e r o f N o rth east M artin L u th er K ing Jr. Blvd. and B eech. A handgun w as found 2 blocks aw ay, but the shooter got aw ay. T hree o f the victim s w ere taken to L egacy Em anuel H ospi tal. T hey w ere identified as: G abe C h iles, 25; D eondre L. Fair, 27; and W alter L. S m ith, 24. T he fourth victim , Jerm aine A. O w ens, 24, was taken to O regon H ealth S ciences U n iversity H os pital. N one o f the injuries w as life-threatening. P o lice say all four o f the v ic tim s have ties to gangs. ‘•Was that the m otive for the sh o o tin g ? W e d o n ’t know ,” said Crime Stoppers The W ashingtonCountySherifF s Office, in cooperation with Crime Stop pers, is asking for your help in locating and ap- p re h e n d in g Jam es Rodney Grant Jr. A felony rant, charging Grant with numerous counts o f First Degree beiy and Burglary in connection with a se ries o f home invasion robberies in the Wash ington County area, is on file. Jam es Rodney G rant Jr., w ho has used aliases o f Jam es Rodney Edwards, Brandon W alker, and Brandon Banks, is described as a 23-year-old black male with a d a te o fb irth o fJu n e 3 ,1976. Grant is 5 ’ 10” tall and weighs a p p ro x im a te ly 175 pounds with black hair, eyes, and a scar on his forehead. He re portedly has been out o f state but is now back in the metropolitan area. Crime Stoppers is of fering a cash reward of up to $ 1,000 for informa tion, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case, or any un solved felony crime, and you need not give your name. Cal 1 Crime Stop- persat(503)823-HELP(4357). Beaverton May Be Forced to Refund Speeding Fines Beaverton m ay need to repay thousands o f speeding tickets if a court finds that the city put signs warning about photo-radar in the wrong place. A Beaverton police of ficer testified before a Washington County Circuit Court judge that the city didn't follow a state law that requires that a warning sign be placed between 100 yards and 400 yards from a police van using a radar, ac cording to a report in The Oregonian. Officer Brad Conklin testified that although the rule became effective on Oct. 23, Beaverton didn’tputsigns in the right places until March 1. Police and city officials say they don’t know what — if anything — they will do about reimbursing tickets issued during that time. “1 think we are a long way from refunding, based on one p e rso n ’s sta te m e n ts ,” sa id L in d a A d lard , Beaverton’s chiefof staff last week. “Until I can verify it, I have to assume he is mistaken.” Sgt. Dean Meisner, head o f the city’s traffic division, estimated the photo-ra dar unit gives out 1,200 to 1,400 tickets a month. Most are for be tween $65 and $110 each, but can go as high as $295 if a driver is caught going more than 30 mph over the speed limit. C o m m ander D errick Foxw orth. “ W e d o n ’t think these are ra n dom a c ts .” Investigators are looking at the h isto ry o f every m an involved. D arius M artin, a victim o f the first sh o o tin g , w as co n v ic te d o f k ill ing a 5 -y e a r-o ld ten years ago. T hree o f the m en shot F riday are c u rre n tly on paro le. O ne is likely to be a rre ste d on an o u t stan d in g w arrant w hen he leaves the h o sp ital. N eighbors in the area said they w ere disheartened by w h at’s been hap p en in g . “ F or a w hile there it was lo oking real good and all o f a sudden it ju s t got to ta lly out o f w h a c k ,” sa id W alter Jackson. In the p a st three years, violent crim es have decreased by 27% in N o rth e a st P o rtlan d . In v e stig a tors said they w ant to find and punish the sh o o ters befo re that pro g ress is lost. “ T h a t’s a strong m essage to send to those folks out there th at if you do the crim e, y o u ’re g o in g to g e t c a u g h t. Y o u ’re go in g to get a rre ste d ,” said Foxw orth. In the m eantim e, po lice w ill co n tin u e to use curfew sw eeps to secure the stre e ts o f N o rth east P o rtla n d . L a st S a tu rd a y , they pick ed up 18 kids out a fte r c u r few. EXPLORE YOUR FUTURE COLLEGE PREP WORKSHOP OCTOBER 2 8 , 2( XX) High school students and ( K ir parents ate invited Io attend this free informative workshop on getting ready lor college. W K th c r yon are looking at eventually attending a com m unity college, a state university, or a private college, this event w ill he-lp bring your future into focus. You can attend sessions on: ♦ Benefits o fa College Education • Developing the V ision ♦ Understanding the Admissions Process * Unlocking the Mystery of Financial Aid • What Should I Know Noss to Plan for Colleger • Exploring rhe Options - Dispelling the Myths This is a great opportunity to get a jump-start on your future. There w ill he door prizes and snacks provided for the day. W H ERE AND W HEN: .Mi. Olivet Baprist Church Family Life Center 8503 N. Chaulaqua Blvd.. Portland, Oregon October 28, 8:30 a m to 12:1 S p.m. M/ tciiaw t.v »«¿‘.•-•ur.-j? /¿rerrofiaMr 1 ( ) RESERVE A SFA 1 ( ,\11 5 5 4 2 2 5 3 o i . i. i.‘ e ióv.’u L-*..},, -n .v»u »»tr/r is? < ¿«»U »"i / aa !* i»?iv*r¡.
