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Tri-Met Police Stop Possible Shooting
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On Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 9:15
p.m., Tri-Met police officers
were w orking on a p lain ­
clothes mission in the area of
the Lloyd Center Max plat­
form when they witnessed a
volatile situation between two
individuals with rival gang as­
sociations.
Officers detained both sub­
jects and found 20-year-old
Benjamin Dean Hoffman in
WILD
possession o f a 25-caliber
semiautomatic handgun with
obliterated serial numbers.
Hoffman was charged with
obliteration ofa serial number
on a firearm, menacing, point­
ing a firearm at another, un­
lawful use of a weapon and
unlawful possession o fa fire­
arm. He was lodged in the
Multnomah County Detention
c Center.
Judge Says Gay Cop Had No Case
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(AP) - A judge dismissed a Port­
land police officer’s civil rights law­
suit that claimed he was discrim i­
nated against because he is gay.
Captain Mike Garvey’s 1998 law­
suit claimed that he was wrongly
demoted, forced into a dead-end
job with the bureau and embar­
rassed by leaks to the media.
The case never went to trial.
Mayor Vera Katz says she is
pleased with the judges’ decision.
She says the city takes seriously all
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claims o f discrimination.
“We pride our selves in not dis­
criminating in any o f our city fam­
ily,” said Katz. “I felt we treated
Captain Garvey fairly and I’m glad
the suit was dismissed and 1 hope
we can set this aside and move
forward.”
A federaljudge earlier dismissed
several claims in the case. Last week,
he ruled in the city’s favor on two
final issues. He notified the parties
by mail o f his decision on Wednes­
day.
Garvey is a former Portland Cen­
tral Precinct commander. He ran
afoul o f superiors in April 1996 af­
ter allegations surfaced that he had
paid male escorts for sex.
Garvey was put on paid leave
while a criminal investigation fol­
lowed. A grand jury that year re­
fused to indict him. Eventually, he
received an 18-day suspension for
violating the bureau’s standard o f
conduct.
Salvation Army Leader
Abused Boy, Police Say
(A P) - A T igard youth
leader is accused of sexually
abusing a 12-year-old boy in
his home.
Paul Fanning, 46, faces
charges of sex abuse and at­
tempted sodomy. He works
with youth in the Cascade Di­
vision of the Salvation Army
and volunteers with the Sal­
vation A rm y’s A dventure
Corps.Fanning transferred to
the Portland area from Alaska
last year.
The Salvation Army said it
will cooperate with police dur­
ing the investigation. The or­
ganization also plans to con­
duct its own internal investi­
gation.
Paul Fanning
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