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November 8, 2OÜÜ Page A2 ÌJurtlutiò (Observer (Tljv lla rila n b ©bseruer Police News/Vancouver Inside-A Local Photographer Excels with Kids....A5 Commentary on the Great Depression.,.A4 Siletz Celebrate Anniversary..........A6 Weather Tinmigh the weekend Today 49°F High 38°F Lou Metro-_ _ _ Partly Cloudy 48°F High 37°F Lou Jefferson Wins PIL.......................... B3 Benson Girls Go 18-0 inVolleyball............. B3 New Stage for Singing Christmas Tree....... B2 Mostly Cloudy 48°F High 36°F Lou Scattered Showers This Week 50°F High 39°F Lou in Historv Sunday Nov. 12, 1942, the W orld W ar II naval Battle o f G uadalcanal be gan. The A m ericans eventually won a major victory over the Japa nese. Nov. 11,1918, fighting in World W ar I cam e to an end w ith the signing o f an arm istice betw een the A llies and G erm any. Nov. 10, 1982, the new ly fin ished V ietnam V eterans M em o rial was opened to its first visitors in W ashington, D.C. Partly Cloudy M ostly Cloudy 52°F High 37°F Lou Thought for the week To live is the function. That is all there is in living. Oliver WendeU Holmes If you want a place in the sun .........you have to put up with a few blisters Abigail Van Buren “Dear Abby” CRIME STOPPERS The Multnomah County Child AbuseTeam, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is asking for your help in locating and appre hending Juan Miguel Larios, also known as Juan Manuel Larios. A felony arrest warrant, charg ing Larios with fifty-three counts o f rape and other sex related offenses involving juvenile vic tims over a number o f years, is on file. Bail is set at over $9,000,000. Juan Miguel Larios is a 32- year-old Hispanic male, with a date o f birth o f August 8, 1968. He is 5’8” tall and weighs ap proximately 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. His last known address was in South west Portland but he may also have ties to the Tri-C ities area in W ashington State. Larios may be driving a 1984 Ford, F-150 pickup, with Or egon License PGA772. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash re ward o f up to $1,000 for infor mation, reported to Crime Stop- Clark County Prepares for Disasters Clark County and its seven cit ies are recipients ofa $300,000 grant to prepare for disasters from the Federal Em ergency M anagem ent A gency. The grant is earm arked for pre vention o f disasters, or advance planning to reduce the dam age, and juries due to unavoidable em ergen cies. Clark Regional Communications A gency, the regional provider o f em ergency m anagem ent and 9-1-1 services, has been working to iden tify projects related to flooding and landslide hazards. Floods and land slides are the most frequent and co stly natu ral d isa ste rs in the county. The federal governm ent is ask- Police Review Board With Teeth Proposed M em bers o f the N A A C P, the N a tio n a l L a w y e rs G u ild , the L eague o f W om en V oters, the M etropolitan H um an R ights C en ter, P o rtlan d C o p w atch , S treet R oots, along w ith c u rre n t and form er m em bers o f P o rtla n d ’s po lice rev iew b o a rd ” have fin a l ized a rep o rt to M ayor K atz o ffe r ing im p ro v em en ts to the cu rren t system o f rev iew in g a lle g a tio n s o f p o lic e m isco n d u ct. T he in d iv id u a ls in v o lv ed had been a p p o in te d to a w ork group by M ayor K atz, w ho acts as the P o lic e C o m m issio n e r and the C om m issio n er ih charge o f the P o lic e In te rn a l In v e stig a tio n s A uditing C om m ittee, the current “ review b o a rd .” T he report is a d e ta ile d a rg u m ent in favor o f “ su b stan tially expanding the bond by giving it ad d itio n al pow ers in cluding, but not lim ited to, the au th o rity to co n duct independent in v e stig a tio n s, com pel testim o n y , m ake final findings as to the m erits o fa co m p lain t and review in v e stig a tio n s o f p o lic e sh o o tin g s and deaths in c u sto d y ". T he c u rre n t B oard is lim ited to review ing P o lice Internal A ffa irs D iv isio n in v e stig a tio n s, p e rfo rm e d by p o lice officers. T he rep o rt o u tlin e s 24 re c o m m endations. T he m ayor is e x p ected to m eet w ith the m em bers o f the w ork group to d isc u ss the rep o rts som etim e a fte r N ov 14. F or a co m p lete copy o f th e m a jo rity report and its ap p e n d ic e s, contact A lan G ra f at the N atio n al L aw yers G u ild at 5 0 3 -2 2 8 -5 2 2 2 , extension 104. Deceased Person Found Man Arrested for Deadly Arson At approximately 11:50 a.m. on Nov. l.Vancouverpoliceofficerswere summoned to a “found body” call in a small transient camp east o f the construction area along 1-5 north- boun 1 near the railroad tracks. De tectives from the Major Crime Team also responded and completed an initial investigation ofthe scene. The deceased person has been identified as Michael Herbert West, bom June 21,1946. Due to the fact that the body was partially decomposed, the cause o f W est’s death is still undetermined at this time. For further informations call Sgt. Dave Kingat(360) 696-8281 or(360) 806-7113-(pager)orSgt. LouBraalladt at (360) 696-8226. On Nov. 19,1999, the body o f 44- year-old Kenneth Avery Sharp was discovered inside his residence at4038 N . Will iams Avenue after Portland Fire Bureau responded to a residential fire. The subsequent investigation by ar son investigators revealed the fire had been set and Sharp had died o f smoke inhalation. In the follow-up investigation con ducted by homicide detectives, suffi cient information was given for the issuance o f an arrest warrant for mur der and arson in the first degree for 2 8- year-old Sonoman Alex Joe. On Thursday, Oct.26, Joe became involved in an unrelated police con tact in Seattle. As a result, his true identity was determined and the out standing warrant was discovered. Program Helps Keep Residents Wann The M ultnom ah County Child Abuse Team, in coopera tion with Crime Stoppers, is once again asking for your help in locating and apprehending Mario Felix Sanchez. A felony arrest warrant is A C lark C o unty pro g ram can help low -incom e re sid e n ts keep w arm this w in ter. T he E nergy A ssistan ce Program p ro v id e s fi nancial assistan ce for hom e h e a t ing costs to h o u seh o ld s in C lark C ounty w ho m eet program q u a li fications. L ow -incom e hou seh o ld s w ith e le c tric , n a tu ra l gas, oil p ro p a n e or w ood h eatin g sy stem s a re e li gible to apply. Persons seek in g a p p o in tm en ts may call (360) 397-6124. D eaf and hard o f hearin g ind iv id u al s m ay call (360) 397-6065 (T D D ) and leave a m essage. An Oregon Liquor Control Com m ission and Portland Police Inves tigation into false ID use at an area liquor store has led to the arrest o f a Portland college student on a charge o f first degree forgery. The sophom ore psychology stu dent was cited Oct. 18 at Lewis & Clark College, after he was linked to m anufacturing the fraudulent iden tification. O fficers also confiscated a com puter, lam inating m achine, eight fake driver's licenses and other materials. Police began investigating when young people tried to pass fake New Jersey driver's licenses at the OLCC liquor store at 9875 S.W. Barbur Blvd., not far from the col lege. L iq u o r s t o r e e m p lo y e e s c h eck ed th e ir g u id e b o o k and the b o g u s o u t - o f - s t a t e lic e n s e s d id n ’t m atch the g en uine N ew Jersey license. Students w ere interview ed and said they bought the fakes for $20- $50. Jean K em pe-W are, Lew is & Clark director o f public relations, said the college cooperated with the OLCC during the investigation and “takes the m atter very seri o u sly.” “ In addition to legal process, the college has its own disciplinary pro cess,” she explained. “This is en titled to a hearing to determ ine if he v io la te d the s tu d e n t c o n d u c t code.” As part o f the O L C C ’s m ulti faceted effort to quell underage drinking, inspectors are w orking w ith club ow ners and other licens ees around O regon to b e e f up edu cation and enforcem ent o f false identification law s, including tar geting the m anufacture o f fake ID cards. O ur employees, nurses, physicians a n d volunteers deserve all the credit. Juan Miguel Larios pers, which leads to an arrest in this case, orany unsolved felony crime, and you need not give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP. Investigator: Detective Harry Smith M ultnom ah County Child Abuse Team (503)823-0239 Crime Stoppers Coordinator: Officer Henry Groepper Portland Police Bureau (503) 823-4357 (HELP) (503)823-0830 onsumer Choice u 2°00 Healthc, Market Gi Man Wanted For Child Abuse Mario Felix Sanchez ing com m unities to assess their vul nerabilities and focus on preven tion instead o f reacting to a disas ter after the fact. FEMA estim ates that for every dollar spent on di saster m itigation, the return is at least 100 percent. Some businesses have reported up to a 1,500 percent return on their disaster m itigation project investm ents. Investigation Targets Fake ID Mill on file in M ultnom ah County charging Sanchez with Sodomy in the First Degree. Bail has been set at $750,000. Mario Felix Sanchez is described as a 42-year-old male Hispanic, with a date ofbirthofJuly 9,1957.He is 5 ’5” tall, weighing 135 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. His last known address is in the 1100 block o f Northeast 87th Avenue in Portland. Crime Stoppers is of fering a cash reward of up to $ 1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, which leads to an arrest in this case or any unsolved felony crim e, and you can rem ain anonymous. Call Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP. E v id e n c e St. Vi>u Medica/ Ce, Po'«a"d..Mos, Pre( Overi’', Quality 4 We couldn’t be more proud. Our latest award recognizes the quality of care that has earned your trust. Thank you for the privilege of serving you. • 100 Top Hospitals Award (two national and two regional awards), HCIA, Inc., 1999 • Top 100 Integrated Health Care Networks, Modem Healthcare magazine, 2000 • Families in Good Company — Children First for Oregon, 2000 • Excellent Accreditation Status, Providence Health Plan Commercial/POS combined, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) It • 100 Best Companies to Work For (ranked #10), Oregon Business magazine, 2000 P ro v id en ce | Health System A c a r in g d iffe r e n c e y o u ca n fe e l www.providence.org/oregon Providence Resource Line: 503-216-6595 or 1-800-562-8964 *
