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September 12, 2001
Man Wanted for
Burglary, Lottery Theft
The Beaverton Police D e­
partm ent, in cooperation with
C rim e Stoppers, is asking for
your help in identifying and
apprehending the suspect in a
burglary.
About 5 o ’clock in the m orn­
ing o f June 23, a burglary took
place at M aguffy’s Pub at 3805
Southw est M urray Boulevard
in Beaverton.
A m ong the item s taken were
a large num ber o f lottery tick­
ets. A short w hile later, the same
suspect redeem ed some o f the
tickets at a convenience store
at N orth L om bard and D enver
Street in Portland.
T he suspect is described as
a w hite m ale in his late 20’s to
early 30’s, 6 '0 ” tall, weighing
175 pounds, w ith short light or
m edium colored hair, a goatee
with a thin m ustache, wearing a
black leather jacket.
A sketch o f the suspect was
suspect.
m ade from surveillance photos.
C rim e Stoppers is offering a
cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for
inform ation, reported to C rim e
Stoppers, w hich leads to an ar­
rest in this case, or any unsolved
felony crim e, and you can re­
main anonym ous. Call C rim e
Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP.
Police Deaths Blamed on Sleepy Driver
(A P) — A 19-year-old driver
w hose pickup ran over three po­
lice officers and killed tw o o f them
w as asleep at the w heel at the tim e
o f the accident on Interstate 5, the
teen ’s attorney said Thursday.
Jacob T odoriko, a student at
O regon State U niversity, has not
been charged in the crash.
“ It’s sim ply a m atter o f he fell
asleep behind the w heel,” said
S alem atto rn ey W alter T odd.
"T h ere’s no indications at all o f
alcohol, o f drugs, reckless d riv ­
ing, o r speeding.”
Flags were lowered to half staff
at the Capitol and other state build­
ings as law enforcem ent officials
m ourned the loss o f tw o officers
w ho were struck and killed as they
cam e to the aid o f people in a
disabled van along Interstate 5.
A third officer rem ained hospi­
talized in critical condition after
being hit by the pickup truck that
veered onto the freew ay shoulder’
eight m iles south o f Salem.
Police continued to investigate
the cause o f the accident and
there was no official confirm ation
Sheriff’s Office Honored
T h e M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty
S h e riff s Office has been honored
for outstanding leadership in po­
licing because o f its professional
standards that require a four-year
college degree for enforcem ent
deputies.
T he aw ard w as presented by
the Police A ssociation for Col-
lege E ducation at a press co n fer­
ence last w eek.
Tw o m ajor national organiza­
tions, involved in policing, have
passed reso lu tio n s ad v o catin g
four-college degree standards for
law enforcement officers. In addi­
tion, studies have established that
officers with college degrees have
C o m m u n ity
ro o m
fo r
p ro ce ssin g by y outh o u trea ch
w orkers.
C o m m u n ity v o lu n te ers from
N ew A v en u es fo r Y outh, U rban
L eague o f P ortland, Y outh G ang
O u trea ch , as w ell as c o u n selo rs
and ju v e n ile p ro b atio n o ffic ers
from the D o n ald E. L ong Ju v e ­
nile D ete n tio n C e n te r assiste d
in the m issio n .
T he p re c in c t assig n ed four
Maria Mignano
John Burright
that T odorik^ had fallen asleep.
“W e’re looking at oth er sce­
narios that the M arion County
district attorney has asked us not
to discuss” until the investiga­
tion is com pleted, said O regon
State Police Lt. G regg Hastings.
T odoriko was driving on a li­
cense that had been suspended
last N ovem ber for failing to report
his involvem ent in a crash. His
driving record also included a
speeding ticket in 1999, according
to the state officials.
O SP S enior T ro o p er M aria
M ignano, 39, and off-duty Albany
policem an Jason Hoerauf. 29, died
at the scene o f the Aug. 4 acci­
dent. M ignano’s death marked the
first time a female trooper has been
killed in the line o f duty.
The third officer, O SP Sgt. John
Burright, 41, underwent five hours
o f em ergency surgery at Legacy
Em anuel Hospital. He w as listed
in critical condition with head and
chest injuries and m ultiple broken
b ones.
T o h o n o r th e ir fallen c o l­
leagues, O S P m em bers tied black
ribbons around the gold stars they
w ear on th eir uniform s.
A ccording to the state police,
27 troopers have died w hile on
duty since 1931, including three
w ho w ere struck and killed by
m otorists w hile standing outside
their vehicles as they provided
roadside assistance.
Nichols to Face State Charges
much lower rates o f abuse o f power.
Yet, according to the police
association, less than 50 state and
local police agencies in the co u n ­
try require a four-year degree for
th eir o fficers.T h e M u ltnom ah
County S h eriff s Office is the only
police agency in O regon know n
to require the degree.
Northeast Precinct Enforces Curfew
A stepped u p e ffo rt at c u r­
few en fo rce m en t has led to 47
cita tio n s in the N o rth east P re ­
c in c t o v e r the p ast tw o w ee k ­
en d s.
P o lic e o ffic ers a lso stepped
up enforcem ent o f traffic law s in
the p recinct, resu ltin g in 13 c ita ­
tio n s an d 5 w arn in g s o v er the
sam e perio d .
T he curfew v io la to rs w ere
ta k en to the N o rth ea st P recin ct
Jason Hoerauf
o ffic ers to sp e cific ally lo cate
ch ild ren w ho w ere in v io latio n
o f th e city cu rfew o rd in an c e on
fo u r d iffe ren t d ay s.
O fficers said th ey m o n ito red
ju v e n ile parties and oth er places
w here young peo p le co n g reg ate
b etw een the h o u rs o f m id n ig h t
and 5 a.m ., arrestin g ju v e n ile s
w ho w ere v io la tin g curfew .
P o lice said a d d itio n a l m is­
sio n s are p lan n ed fo r the future.
(A P ) — T he new d istric t
attorney in O klahom a City said
he w ill p ro sec u te b o m b in g
co n sp ira to r T erry N ich o ls on
sta te m u rd e r c h a r g e s th a t
co u ld bring the d ea th p en ­
alty.
D istrict A ttorney W es Lane
had h in te d in rec en t m onths
th at he m ig h t n ot p u rsu e the
first-d e g ree m u rd er and o th er
state c h a rg es filed by his p re ­
d e c e sso r ag a in st N ich o ls, 46.
H e said he w an ted to e n ­
sure th a t N ich o ls is held a c ­
c o u n tab le fo r th e b o m b in g ,
no m a tte r w hat h ap p en s to
N ic h o ls’ ap p eal o f his fed eral
co n v ictio n .
S om e b o m b in g su rv iv o rs
and m em bers o f v ictim s' fam i­
lies h av e ex p re ssed co n c ern
th at N ich o ls m ig h t w in his
appeal and escape p u nishm ent
fo r h is ro le in the b o m b in g
Bombing suspect Terry Nichols
that k illed 168 p eo p le and in ­
ju re d h u n d red s o f o th ers.
N ic h o ls w o rk e d w ith h is
fo rm e r A rm y b u d d y , T im o th y
M cV eig h , to ste al an d p u rch ase
b o m b in g red ien ts and pack the
b o m b in sid e a R y d e r tru ck the
day b efo re th e A p ril 19, 1995,
b o m b in g o f th e A lfre d P.
M u rrah F ed eral B uilding.
He w as convicted at a fed­
eral trial in Denver of conspiracy
and involuntary m anslaughter
in the deaths o f eight federal
agents. M cV eigh w asexecuted
June 11 in T erre H aute, Ind.
D oubts w ere raised about
N ich o ls’ conviction in M ay
after the FBI adm itted it had not
turned o ver thousands o f pages
o f docum ents to defense attor­
neys before the bom bing trials.
Lane, w ho took o ver w hen
form er D istrict A ttorney Bob
M acy retired in June, had been
c o n s id e rin g d ism issin g the
m urder charges that M acy filed
against N ichols in 1999. He said
federal law barred him from
d ro p p in g the state ch arg es,
then refilling them should the
federal co n v ictio n be o v er­
turned.
Couple
Charged in
Robbery Of
Elderly
T w o p e o p le h a v e b e e n
charged in an arm ed robbery
against a local elderly couple.
The incident took place in
late June, w hen Benjam in and
H azel C urrin w ere returning to
Portland after a trip to the East
Coast.
T h e ir ca r b ro k e do w n on
th e f r e e w a y a n d T h o m a s
F re d erick B row er, 30, and Ina
M ichelle H endrix, 19, stopped
to help. B ro w er and H endrix
th e n a g r e e d to d r iv e th e
C u rrin s to th e ir hom e. In turn,
the C urrins invited B row er and
H en drix to stay w ith them for
a few days.
In the early m o rn in g hours
o f July 4, the C u rrin s’ reported
th a t th e y w o k e u p to fin d
B ro w er p o in tin g a sh o tg u n at
them . T he C u rrin s ' say they
w ere restra in ed and th e ir lives
w ere th rea ten e d . T h ey also
r e p o r t e d th a t th e y w e re
ro b b ed o f th e ir v eh icle and
som e property.
On Aug 7, police in North
C arolina arrested B row er and
Hendrix in th e C u m n 's vehicle.
T he case involved an incred­
ible am ount o f team w ork and
investigation by Portland D e­
tectives.
Increasingly, the elderly, the
m ore trusting m em bers o f our
com m unity, are finding them ­
selves the victim s o f crim e, po­
lice said.
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