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Police News/Vancouver
Man Arrested in
Vancouver Standoff
Man Accused of Impersonating Officer
(AP) — A 30-year-old man sergean t’s badge, a police
has been charged with break hand-held radio, bulletproof
ing into the o ffice o f a vest, uniform pants and the
keys to an unmarked cruiser
Multnomah County sh eriffs
were missing. That same day,
deputy, stealing a uniform and
the Gresham officer reported
impersonating him.
making contact with a man
ayne
R obert
Skeen was ar wearing parts of a deputy’s
rested last week uniform and driving an un
marked
sheriff’s cruiser. The
after he allegedly pulled
over
a motorist and was spotted by man also was wearing a hand
gun and a portable hand-held
a Gresham police officer.
A deputy reported the bur radio.
The officer said the man
glary after noticing that a
W
Wayne Robert Skeen
identified him self as “Skeen”
and was arguing with a driver
whom he had stopped.
The “deputy” then released
the driver and left the scene,
the Gresham o fficer said.
Skeen was arrested later that
evening when M ultnom ah
County deputies noticed him
in an area where police cruis
ers were parked. He had the
keys
to
a
c ru iser.
He was arrested and charged
with trespassing.
Police arrested an armed man after a standoff o f several hours Tuesday
morning in Vancouver in the 5500 block o f Evergreen Boulevard.
Investigators said the man had fired several shots into an apartment
complex. Negotiators talked the 61 -year-old roan into surrendering, and no
one was hurt.
Vancouver Proposes Human
Rights Commission
The Vancouver City Council will hold a public hearing on an ordinance
to create a joint City/County Human Rights Commission. The hearing ts
scheduled tor Monday, July9,7p.m .,City Hall Council Chambers, 210E. 13th
Street. The Public is asked to limit ¿heir testimony to no more than three
minutes person. The Human Rights Commission ordinance would authorize
formation o f a nine-member Commission that w ouldbe appointed jointly by
the City o f V ancouver and Clark County.
Man Arrested After Kidnapping
Anthony Joseph Humphreys,
38, of Rhododendron faces
charges of sodomy, rape, un
lawful sexual penetration, kid
nap, robbery and menacing.
Police say the charges stem
from a June 11 incident that
started at about 1:30 a.m. when
a 25 year-old woman was picked
up at the 7-Eleven store located
at 47th and Sandy Boulevard
for the purpose of engaging in a
sex act for money.
After getting in the car, he’s
accused o f driving past the
Anthony Joseph Humphreys
agreed upon location and trans
porting the women to a remote
location in Forest Park. The
women was threatened with a
knife and sexually assaulted
multiple times before released
at about 5 am. She flagged down
a passing citizen who notified
police.
Sergeant Arnold Warren of
North Precinct, observed a
brown, 1978 Mercury Cougar,
2-door, with a white vinyl top,
Oregon license plate XTA-292,
which matched the description
of the suspect vehicle, parked
at North Lombard Street and
Greeley Ave. Humphreys was
taken into custody without inci
dent.
Detectives are reviewing
other similar cases, which may
have occurred during the past
year. Anyone with information
on this or similar incidents are
asked to call Detectives Ron
Sturdevant or Sue Fachini at
503-823-0400, or the Sexual
Assault Tip Line at 503-823-
4636.
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Suspects Wanted For Armed Robbery
Robbery suspect
The Portland Police Bureau,
in cooperation with Crime
Stoppers, is asking for your
help in identifying and appre
hending the suspects in a rob
bery.
On Friday, May 11 about
9:30 in the morning, a 78-year-
old northeast Portland resi
dent was approached in the
area o f N ortheast 33rd and
Liberty Court by a man who
asked for a ride to the down
town bus station.
Once in the car, the suspect
pulled a knife on the victim,
and accompanied by a second
individual, forced the victim to
w ithdraw money from ac
counts at two nearby banks.
The first man is described
as a male black, 40 to 45 years
o fa g e ,5 ’7” tall, weighing 170
pounds with black hair and
brown eyes. He was wearing
a black baseball cap and a
blue jacket. The second sus
pect is described as a male
black, 40 to 45 years of age,
6’0” tall, weighing 200 pounds,
with a light mustache. He was
wearing a light colored shirt
and a sports jacket.
Crime Stoppers is offering
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 crime, and you
can remain anonymous. Call
Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-
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Elderly Targeted in Home Robberies
R o b b ery d e te c tiv e s are a sk in g
for help in so lv in g tw o hom e in
v asio n ro b b e rie s. In v e stig a to rs
b e lie v e the sam e su sp e c t is re
sp o n sib le fo r b o th cases.
T he first ro b b e ry o c c u rre d on
S atu rd ay , M ay 26 at 4 p .m ., on
S o u th w e s t P a rk P la c e in th e
G o o se H o llo w N e ig h b o rh o o d .
The su sp ect cam e to the fro n t
d o o r o ffe rin g to do y ard w o rk ,
but then fo rced his w ay in to the
house. T he v ic tim , an 8 5 -y e a r-
old w idow w ho lives alone, w as
ro b b ed and le ft tie d up u n til she
w as able to free herself.
The second ro b b ery occurred
on M onday, June 11 at 3:30 p.m
o n N o r th w e s t ^25th A v e n u e .
A gain, the su sp ect cam e to the
d o o r q ffe rin g to do yard w ork
before forcing his w ay inside. The
v ictim , a 9 0 -y e a r-o ld w idow liv
ing alo n e, was robbed and left
tied up u n til she w as able to te le
p hone fo r help.
T he su sp e c t in both cases is
describ ed as a m ale w hite in his
3 0 ’s. 6 ’0” ta ll, w ith a thin to m e
dium build, and clean shaven w ith
short b ro w n hair.
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Warning Follows Mt. Hood Pipebomb
O n S unday, Ju n e 10, a Boy
Scout Troop found an intact pipe
bomb at the M editation Point Dis
persed Cam ping area on Tim othy
Lake. The pipe bom b was carried
to the Pine Point C am pground and
given to the C am p g ro u n d H ost
without incident.
This is the fifth pipe bom b inci
dent this year on Mt. Hood N a
tional Forest, but it’s the first bomb
found intact.
A ccording to G ary Larsen, for
e st su p e rv iso r, “ T he fact that
this one w as picked up and c a r
ried is especially frightening and
raises serious public safety co n
ce rn s.” Mr. Larsen sends a plea,
“Please, if you find anything su s
picious, d o n ’t touch it or m ove
it.
Call 911 or contact the Forest
S ervice im m e d ia te ly .” A n yone
having inform ation about any o f
these in c id e n ts should c o n ta c t
th e ir lo c a l la w e n f o r c e m e n t
agency or the Forest Service.
Students Lose Out to Shoppers
S tory C ontinued from front P age
school employees.
“The board members who make
decisions about these issues are
probably high-incom e people who
don’t even use bus transportation,”
said Elisha W illiams, 8,h-grader at
W hitaker Middle School. “Their
decisions benefit people who have
jobs and can provide transporta
tion for them selves.”
Sisters in Action wants Tri-M et
to focus on long term economic
benefits for a future population.
“W e are the people that will be
working for Tri-Met, Intel, Nike, and
all o f those big corporations,” said
Holley Coscia, W hitaker Middle
School S^-grader.
“If they support us, they’ll see
how much we can support them,’’
said Williams.
Activists Ashley Jones, 7,l’-grader
at W hitaker, and Shumice Davis,
graduate o f Jefferson, also question
Tri-Met’s priorities for the MAX light
rail expansion and the PASSport pro
gram.
They find it ironic that minors get
discounts during the summer, when
the transportation issue is not as
pressing. A monthly summer youth
pass is a mere $ 16 per month.
Tri-Met officials point to the fact
they do provide extra service during
the school year.
But Tri-Met has taken the position
that it ’s the Portland School District ’s
responsibility to get kids to school.
State law says schools district
must provide bus service, however,
Portland and Eugene have waivers
exempting them from the expense.
Members o f Sister in Action are
not giving up. They’ve designed and
silk-screened t-shirts that say, “Give
Students a Fare Break” and “This is
What Equity Looks Like.”
The group places much emphasis
on the value o f youth and the promo
tion o f economic, racial, and gender
equity. “We, the youth, are the fu
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