Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, May 02, 2001, Page 2, Image 2

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Police Work to Solve Surplus Vehicle Arson
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St. Vincent DePaul
(503)235-8431
The Portland Police Bureau,
in c o o p e ra tio n w ith C rim e
Stoppers, is asking for your
help in id entifying and a p p re ­
hending the person or persons
responsible for an arson fire.
On Friday, June 2, 2000, at
3 a.m ., the Portland Fire Bu­
reau responded to a report o f
a fire at Southeast 11th Ave.
and M adison St. The location
is a fenced storage lot in which
the city had parked m arked
p o lice v ehicles, w hich had
Mu I loom an County
Police Briefe
Home Compost Bin Sale
Get those grass clippings, leaves and kitchen scraps out of the trash.
Turn them into rich compost with the Earth Machine.
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 12
Crime Stoppers is offering a
cash reward o f up to $ 1,000 for
information, reported to Crime
Stoppers, which leads to an ar­
rest in this case or any unsolved
felony crime, and you need not
give your name. Call Crim e
Stoppers at 503-823-HELP.
Woman Fights
Oregon Prosecution
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Energy Assistance funds are fro m
federal and sute programs
been taken out o f serv ice and
w ere to be sold at auction.
The blaze, w hich was believed
to be d e lib e ra te ly se t, d e ­
stroyed 17 cars, and dam aged
another 5. The dollar loss to the
City o f Portland is estim ated at
over $200,000.
A 31-year-old woman accused in
W ashington o f stealing public ser­
vices while posing as a high school
student will fight extradition to Or­
egon. She’s accused o f filing a false
claim that she was molested by a
Portland police officer.
Treva Throneberry is being held
in C lark County, awaiting trial on two
theft charges and a perjury charge.
She insists that she is the victim o f
mistaken identity and she is Brianna
Stewart, the name she used while
attending Evergreen High School for
three years, graduating last June.
But Portland police say in 1993,
she told officers that she was Keili
Traci Smitt and that the allegedly
abusive officer was her father.
Over 15 years, Throneberry is sus­
pected o f using dozens o f aliases in
cities from Memphis, Tennessee to
Vancouver. She allegedly contacted
churches, youth shelters and social
agencies for help, then telling stories
o f sexual abuse. Throneberry was
arrested March 22nd.
Teacher Pleads Guilty in Sex Abuse
North Portland
Portland Community College - Cascade Campus
705 N. Killingsworth, Portland
Front I S North: Portland Blvd. exit (exit 304), turn right on
Portland Blvd., turn right on Albina, follow signs
(AP) — A gym teacher in
V ancouver pleaded guilty to
molesting 6- and 7-year-old girls
at the Clark County campus o f
Portland Christian School. Chris­
topher Stubblefield, 28, pleaded
guilty to three counts o f first-
East Portland
Tri-Met Gateway Park & Ride
Northeast Pacific and 99th
Make-A-Wish Bookkeeper Charged
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Front I S South: Interstate/Portland Blvd. exit (exit 304), turn
left on Portland Blvd., turn right on Albina, follow signs
Front I-205or 1-84: Glisan/Stark Street or Halsey/Gateway
exits, follow signs to the sale
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13
West Portland
Portland Community College - Sylvania Campus
12000 SW 49th Ave., Portland
A W ashington woman who
worked as bookkeeper with the
Make-A-Wish Foundation ofOr-
egon has been indicted on em­
bezzlement charges. Officialsac-
cuse
2 9 -y e a r-o ld
A ngel
Sederburg o f Battle Ground o f
stealing $359,000 from the non­
profit agency that grants wishes
Special price
U nlim ited supply
S80 retail value
From I S South: Capitol Highway exit, turn right, go through
five signals to college. From I S North: Haines exit, turn right
at stop, follow signs
M ETRO
www.metro-region.org
Questions? Call
Metro Recycling
Information,
(503) 234-3000.
degree child m olestation rather
than face trial. Stubblefield, who
lives in Gresham , was arrested
last fall for investigation o f mo­
lesting two 6-year-old girls and
a 7-year-old girl at the school.
T h e s ta n d a rd s e n te n c in g
to children with life-threatening
illnesses. Sederburg is charged
with forging signatures on checks
between Nov.. 1998 and July
2000. The checks allegedly were
made out to her or a business she
controlled.
M ake-A-W ish officials say
Sederburg began working at the
range for the crim es is as much
as 10 years, eight months in
prison.
Stubblefield’s lawyer says he
will ask that his client receive
probation and counseling instead
o f prison time.
charity in July 1996 and they think
she either spent the money or
gave it away. They say she al­
tered the books to cover up the
theft.
Authorities say Sederburg was
tripped up when she tried to cash
six checks for thousands o f dol­
lars at a bank in Vancouver.
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Bins also sold at
M t. Hood Community
College, Warn Industries
and Epson Portland, Inc.
on May 12 only.
Sponsored by Metro and your
local governments.
Man Charged in Laurelhurst Bombing
A Washington man accused of
planting a bomb in the driveway of
a Laurelhurst home that ripped off
a m an’s foot faces charges of
attempted aggravated murder. A
Multnomah County grand jury has
also indicted 41 -year-old Timothy
Michael Goff on charges o f arson,
assault, criminal mischief and pos­
sessing a destructive device.
Police say Goff was so ob­
sessed with a Kennewick, Wash,
girl that he planted a bomb in her
new boyfriend’s driveway. The
bomb exploded when the boy’s
father, 59-year-old
Barry
Hornstein, kicked it as he got into
his car last September. Police
believe the bomb was intended for
Homstein’s son, 18-year-old Jack
Hornstein.
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