M arch 14,2001 Page A2 f io r i taub (Observer fjuvtlattö Bill W ould G ive Access to D N A Tests Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore. and Sen. Patrick L eahy, D -V t. have reintro­ duced a proposed law to give those w ho have been convicted o f a crim e access to D N A testing that m ay prove their innocence. The m easure aim s to im prove law enforcem ent capabilities and increase confidence in our crim inal ju stice system “T he w orst thing you can do for the crim inal ju stice system , no m atter its punishm ents, is to under­ m ine its integrity,” said Smith. “Ifyou support the death penalty and other tough anti-crim e m easures, w hich I m ost certainly do, you should also support every m easure to m ake sure that the g u ilty — and not the inno­ cent— are punished.’’T he Innocence Protection A ct establishes new rules and procedures governing requests for D N A testing by inm ates. It also requires law enforcem ent officials to preserve evidence in crim inal cases whi le a prisoner remains incarcerated. T o address the problem o f com pe­ PL A C E N T IA , CA L IF. (A P) — Police officers m ust use the letter B as the racial designator on traffic tickets given to blacks after a m otorist and her church congregation protested one o fficer’s use o f the letter N on her speeding ticket. “ I am an A frican A m erican. I have EBONY FASHION FAIR Presents never been or will ever be the N word,”’ said P lacen tia resid en t C o m elita Brown. The 43-year-old w as stopped during the M artin L uther K ing Jr. holiday last m onth for speeding. The unnam ed officer, w ho is white, w rote N on B row n’s ticket. 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Be g r s on *•« 48 U.S. DKTINATION SIRVtD italioti See Fee w . uu ide a round - trip TWO TO ion Conitiuchon tent legal counsel, the act w ill create a national com m ission that w ill set standards to ensure that states are providing adequate legal representa­ tion for indigent defendants in capi­ tal cases. In order to prevent the frivolous use o fD N A testing, the bill m andates that inm ates only be given access to testing if the results could potentially produce new exculpatory, evidence. ' < Sm ith and L eahy first introduced the bill last spring. ’ ’ Police Must Use 4B’ For Black T h e 4 3 r d A nnual Mansion Lights Up for the Hobdays value o f over $45,000, The two men are identified as Alfredo Aldaco Zaragoza, 23 and Saul Aldaco Zaragoza, 21 Deputies say they are believed to be in the United States illegally, reporting from Calima, Mexico. Form er D eath-Row Inm ate Faces N ew Trial Being a healthy parent means being firm but nurturing, giving children a decent sense o f the boundaries along with lots o f unconditional love. —Karen Shaud — O rozco also has an outstanding federal parole violation warrant for bank larceny. Orozco should be considered arm ed and dangerous. A nyone w ith in fo rm a tio n about his im m ediate w here­ abouts should call 911 and not attem pt to m ake contact with him. Persons who have infor­ m ation that m ay lead investiga­ tors to O rozco are encouraged to call the s h e riffs office tip line at 503-261-2815. Two Pounds o f Methamphetamine Seized Thought for the Week M acA rthur arrived in A ustralia to becom e suprem e com m ander o f A l­ lied forces in the southw est Pacific theater during W orld W ar II. M a rc h 181965, the first spacewalk to o k p la ce as S o v iet co sm o n au t A leksei L eonov left his V oskhod 2 capsule and rem ained outside the spacecraft for 20 m inutes, secured by a tether. he is a suspect in the death. D etectiv es have alread y a r­ rested Dam ien Dushawn Dou­ glas for what authorities say is a drug related murder. The Lake O sw ego Police De­ partm ent is offering a $1,000 reward forany information lead­ ing to the arrest o f Orozco. The arrest w arrant is for the charges o f aggravated m urder with a firearm , robbery with a firearm, burglary with a firearm and felon in p o sse ssio n o f a firearm . Rain Monday Rain — $50 ing to locate Orozco as a “per­ son o f interest", but based upon new inform ation, now believe L. Toomey, which took place on Feb. 12 in Lake Oswego. Investigators have been try- obtained an arrest warrant for M arcus Kelo Orozco, 26, a man charged in the m urder o f Josh N egro, a designator not in current use. P olice C h ie f Russ Rice recently ordered all o f his sw orn law enforce­ m ent officers to stop using the N designator after he received a p eti­ tion signed by nearly 9 0 0 people criti­ cizing the p ractice as racist. O fficer M att Reynolds, w ho heads the p olice services division, said that the c h ie f is “extrem ely sensitive” to the com plaint. H e said the officer w ho w rote the ticket was unaw are how offensive it w as to Brown. T he officer w ho w rote the citation is a former training director w ho taught procedures to new recruits, police spokesw om an C orrine L oom is said. A lie u te n a n t in th e P o lic e D epartm ent’s professional standards bureau will issue a departm ent-w ide m em o telling officers to use the B designator. In addition, C h ief Rice w rote to m otorist Brown. Brow n, w ho w orks for the state D epartm ent o fF a ir E m ploym ent and H ousing, w as so upset about the N designation that she brought it to the attention o f her church, F riendship B aptist in Y orba Linda. A b o u t 875 congregants signed a petition. T he signatures cam e w ith a letter from their pastor, the Rev. Jam es D. C arrington, w ho asked the c h ie f to take official action to m ake sure that the N designation was not used again. “Even if he m eant N egro, th a t’s dem eaning right there,” said W inifera H arper o f Perris, w ho attends law school with Brown. “The w ord N egro was des igned to describe people who w ere treated as less than hum an." I