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Police News/Vancouver
Two Charged with Graffiti
2 1 - y e a r - o ld E lia s C o lin
S ilv e rn a il and 2 5 -y e a r-o ld
B arry D. N ew m an have been
ch arg ed w ith crim inal m is­
c h ie f in connection w ith g raf­
fiti vandalism found through
out the city, but prim ary in
Southeast Portland
In the early m orning hours
o f M arch 1 3, in the 6600 block
o f SE Clinton, O fficer W illiam
H u b n e ro f Southeast Precinct,
c o n ta c te d S ilv e r n a il an d
N ew m an w ho had paint on
th eir hands and clothing.
O fficer H u b n er’s in vestiga­
tion revealed that the subjects
had been p ainting on several
businesses in the area.
Southeast P recin ct's N eigh­
borhood R esponse Team has
been tracking g raffiti and b e ­
lieve the subjects are a sso c i­
ated w ith “ F IS T ” or draw ing
o f a fist and the w ord or nam es
“ F I S T ” “ L O R A X ,” a n d
“C O 2” that have been pain ted
on num erous locations.
The w ord “ F IS T ,” or d raw ­
ing o f a fist the w ord "F IS T ”
has appeared on at least 40
locations.
Total dam age, w hich has not
yet been com piled, is in the
range o f tho u san d s o f d o llars.
The in v estigation is c o n tin u ­
ing.
Man Charged With Public Indecency
A 4 2 -y ea r-o ld m an w as a r­
rested for pu b lic indecency
and p o ssessio n o f child p o r­
n o g ra p h y la s t W e d n e s d a y
about 4:30 p.m . at N orth In ­
terstate and C hurch, accused
of ex p o sin g h im s e lf to c h il­
dren.
P olice say D ana A lan Ott
of s o u th w e st P o rtla n d w as
seen a p p ro x im ate ly 10 to 15
m in u te s e a r lie r at G e o rg e
School, 10000 N. B urr a lle g ­
edly exposing to children w hile
in his blue F ord T aurus. A ny­
one w ith info rm atio n reg a rd ­
ing th e in cid e n t at G eo rg e
School, or o th er in cid en ts in­
v o lving O tt, is asked to call
S e rg e a n t S h a w n D o b le at
N o rth P re c in c t D e te c tiv e s ,
503-823-4678.
Dana Alan Ott
Body of Portland Woman Found
A body found near Lake Tahoe,
Calif, has been identified
« as that
o f a missing Portland woman,
sheriffs officers said.
El Dorado County detectives
said Rebecca Ellen Barr, 45, died
o f a gunshot wound. She was
identified by dental records and
by family members who described
Barr's distinctive wedding ring.
A hiker found Barr’s body on
March 26 in a heavily wooded
area several miles from South Lake
Tahoe. The sheriffs office is in­
vestigating the case as a possible
homicide. Police believe she was
dressed for a business meeting.
She was found dressed in a gray-
and-white pinstriped suit with a
vest, a turquoise turtleneck sweater
and low-heeled black shoes.
Teenager Charged in Animal Abuse
(A P ) - A 17-year-old b oy w as
ch a rg ed w ith a g g ra v a te d anim al
abuse for allegedly stabbing to death
and m utilating a 5-m onth-old k it­
ten.
S ean O ’F arrell w as bein g held in
the D onald E. L ong ju v e n ile d eten ­
tio n facility. T he m u tila tio n o c­
curred w hen O ’F arrell w as a fos­
ter child in a B eaverton hom e.
T in a B u m s, O ’F a rre ll's foster
m other, said the teen skinned and
decapitated her kitten and h id p ie ce s
o f its body in and around the house.
“ I c a n ’t sleep, I d o n ’t even go
dow n to do laundry,” B um s said.
“ I d o n ’t k now i f I am going to open
up a d raw er and find a part o f m y
cat in th ere.”
A fam ily dog found the k itten ’s
rem ains in the w oods b ehind the
house M arch 27.
A local veterinarian exam ined
the rem ains an d confirm ed that the
cat had been killed and m utilated
w ith a knife.
O ’Farrell, w ho had stayed w ith
B u m s' fam ily ju st P/ j w eeks, w as
rec en tly fo u n d g u ilty o f an im al
abuse for pouring hot w ater on a
d o g ’s b ack in N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 0 ,
said Sgt. M arlene G askins, a W ash ­
in g to n C o u n ty s h e r i f f ’s o f fic e
sp o k e sw o m a n .
O ’F arrell has not yet been se n ­
tenced for that crim e, she said.
A g g rav ated anim al abuse is a
felony that can carry a p riso n se n ­
tence.
Protesters Balk at Permit Process
O rg an izers o f a w o rk e rs ’
rights rally scheduled for May
First in Portland say they w on't
get a perm it from the city be­
fore they m arch through the
streets. D uring last y e a r’s May
D ay ra lly , 300 m a rc h e rs
struggled with 100 police offic­
ers. The skirm ish resulted in 20
arrests and 23 com plaints o f
excessive police force. Rally
organizers say they have the
right to walk in the city without
a permit. They say they view
the perm it requirem ent as a re­
striction o f their First Am end­
ment rights.
But city officials say the per-
mit application helps police and
public transportation workers
cope with interruptions in traf­
fic caused by m archers.
Officials say knowing how
many m archers to expect, and
where to expect them , is crucial
to keeping the city w orking
smoothly.
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Women Charged With False Claims
T hree w o m en w ho say they w ere
in v o lv e d in a 1999 T ri-M e t b u s a c ­
c id e n t h a v e b e e n a r r a ig n e d on
ch a rg es o f th e ft an d filin g false
in ju ry claim s. T ra ci L. S m ith o f
P o rtla n d w as a rra ig n e d la st w eek.
K e lly H a n n a h o f P o rtla n d an d
M ichelle W illiam s o fG resh am w ere
arraig n e d ea rlier. •
Ecstasy Type
Drug Killed
Woman at Rave
P o lice say H an n ah w as rid in g to
w o rk w h en the ac cid en t o ccu rred .
W hile H an n ah n ev er claim ed in ju ­
ries, sh e w en t to w o rk an d d is­
cussed th e accid en t w ith h e r co-
w orkers, S m ith and W illiam s.
S m ith an d W illiam s th en filed
in ju ry c la im s a g a in s t T ri-M e t,
sw ea rin g th ey w ere on the bus.
H an n ah su p p o rted h er c o -w o rk ­
e r s ’ claim s u n d er oath.
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(AP)-A 19-year-old Milwaukie woman
who died following a “rave” party last
month succumbed to an overdose o f a
more po wertiil paren t to the drug ecstasy.
the state medical examiner’s office ruled.
Melissa Flaherty died from an over-
doseofmethy lenedioxyamphetamine, or
MDA, which has been the cause o f a
number o f sudden deaths associated
with an erratic heart beat, the report said.
Flaherty died, in part, because o f an
irregular heartbeat brought on by the
drug.saidDr. LarryLewman. ofthe medi­
cal examinersoffice. MDA was first syn­
thesized in the early 1900s, and a tew
y ea rs la ter, c h e m ists d e v e lo p e d
methylenedioxymethamphetamine or
MDMA, also known as ecstasy Both
drugs stimulate the central nervous sys­
tem, increasing a person's heart rate and
body temperature as it floods the brain
with serotonin, which regulates mood.
Flaherty was a nursing student at
Clackamas Community College and the
m otherofan 18-month-old girl. She was
among about 2,000people who attended
an all-night dance party March 2 at an
abandoned warehouse.
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