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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 2002)
PagcA 2_____________________________________________ ( C f r e f f i o r t l a n f r O D b a e r u e r _______________________________Ja n u a ry 30,2002 Mounted Police Patrol Gets New Home Accused Family Killer Faces Death Penalty Mayor Vera Katz dedicates a new permanent horse barn for the Portland Police Bureau's Mounted Patrol Unit. (AP) - A prosecutor on the Oregon Coast last week said that she will seek the death penalty against Christian Longo, the man accused o f killing his wife and three small children near New port last month. Longo, 28, showed no em o tion as Chief Deputy District Attorney Paulette Sanders an nounced the decision at a Jan. 23 hearing in the Lincoln County Courthouse. Longo did not ap pear in the courtroom, but moni tored the hearing via closed-cir cuit television. To escape m ounting legal troubles in Ohio and Michigan, Longo moved his family to O r egon about three months before the bodies of his wife, MaryJane 34, and children — all younger than 5 — were found in coastal inlets between Dec. 19 and Dec. 27. Prosecutors have so far re fused to say how the killings were carried out or to reveal a possible motive. P hot «, by M ark W ashington / T he P ortland O bserver Nine horses from the Port la n d P o lic e B u r e a u ’s m ounted patrol unit finally have a new perm anent home. A state-o f-th e-art horse bam has opened on the dow n town waterfront, north of the Broadway Bridge. The facil ity was designed to have easy access to both downtown and the eastside. It ends a de cades old battle on where to place the unit and w hether to keep the historic horse pa trols. The 20,000 square foot com plex has a horse training ring, individual horse stalls and adjoining outdoor cov ered paddock. The facility is also home for the bureau’s canine unit. Local, state and federal agencies said they worked together to ensure the facil ity is environm entally sound and architecturally com pat ible w ith the surrounding River D istrict. Portland M ayor Vera Katz an d P o lic e C h ie f M ark Kroeker, the Friends of the M ounted Patrol and com m u nity leaders dedicated the new facility at a Jan. 11 grand opening celebration. Boyfriend Plows Car Into Emergency Room (AP) — An angry boyfriend crashed his car into the emergency room waiting area of Providence Hospital in northeast Portland Thursday in pursuit o f his girl friend, who had walked inside, police said. Daunte Lavone Tognietti, 23, drove his car through double glass doors at Providence Portland Daunte Tognietti Medical Center at about 2 a.m. after an argument with his girl friend outside the hospital, police said. When the girl got out of the car and walked into the hospital, Tognietti chased her down in his car, slamming through the doors and down a main hallway before crashing into a wall about 30 feet N o t o n ly have ta le n te d Blacks sold b illio n s o f tickets. They even in v e n te d th e m achine th a t dispenses th e tickets. Christian Longo On Dec. 27, Longo fled from San Francisco International Air port to Mexico. He first stayed at a youth hostel in Cancún and then moved to a beach camp in Tulum, a resort town 60 miles south o f Cancún. He was cap tured Jan. 13. Longo was captured Jan. 13, shortly after the FBI put him on its “Ten Most W anted” list. A Canadian tourist visiting Mexico later recognized his picture and called authorities. Thief Slaps Congressman inside the building, police said. The car apparently hit the woman, but the only injury she sustained was a cut to her fore head, according to the hospital. The woman, who was not identi fied, refused treatment. Two other people were in the emergency room waiting area when the car crashed. Neitherwere injured. “If it had been any other time, there would have been a lot more injuries,” said Paula Gunness, a hospital spokeswoman. “W e're ex tremely lucky.” Police charged Tognietti with assault, reckless en dangerment, criminal mis chief and several traffic charges. Teenager arrested after cell phone call to 911 (AP) — U.S. congressman Earl B lumenauer said he did what any other citizen would do after seeing a teenager harassing a man on a downtown street for not giving him a cigarette— He called police. The O regon D em ocrat, an advocate o f public transpor tation, was w aiting at a dow n town T ri-M et light-rail plat form on Jan. 17 when he saw the teen slap a man after he was refused a cigarette. “I took out my cell phone like any body else and called 91 1 ,” he said W ednesday. The teen then demanded the congressm an’s phone. W hen Blumenauer refused, the teen slapped him. Blumenauer and another by stander identified the suspect to police a few blocks away. A 15-year-old boy was being held in a juvenile detention cen ter on an assault charge. The police report on the incident noted the suspect was intoxi cated at the time. B lumenauer credited citizen involvem ent and a quick re sponse by Portland police and dispatchers for the arrest. “It was really just a textbook example o f what you’d like to see the emergency response be,” Blumenauer said. Assault, Theft Suspect Flees T h e C la c k a m a s C o u n ty S heriff’s O ffice, in cooperation with Crim e Stoppers, is asking for your help in locating and apprehending T heodore Ruel Zacher. Arrest w arrants are on file charging Zacher with parole vio lation, assault, and failure to ap pear on a theft charge. Zacher is a 24-year-old white male with a date o f birth o f Aug. 27,1977. He is described as 5 ’8” FT » tall, weighing 170 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. His last know n address is in A urora. Zacher may be using the alias of Paul Heinigne. Crime Stoppers is offering a 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 at503-823-HELP. Theodore Ruel Zacher The ticket dispensing machine, was invented by Frederick lopes, lune 27, 1939, LIS Patent 2, l63,7$& »jj Dry cleaning process for clothes, Thomas Imnings, ( First African American to receive a US Patent ) March 3, 1821, USJ’g tff&ifaoôX • Folding cabi net bed, Sarah Goode, ( First African American woman to receive a US Patent ) ¡u ly j4,J88S)^UPatpnt 322,117 • Urinalysis machine, Dewey Sanderson, ¡uly 28, 1970, US Patent 3,522,011 • Keyword stand, ¡rHarding & 8. Hirschenson, Feb. 23, 1993, I IS Patent 5,188 321 • Steam boiler hrrnacc, Granville Woods, lune 3, 1884, US Patent 299,894 • Laser surgery process for cataracts Patricia Bath, MF), ¡uly 6, 1999, US Patent 5,9/9,186 * ' Fire esuffittikider, ¡oseph Winters, May 7, 1878, US Patent 793,517 • Wrench, lohn lohnson, April 18, 1922, US Patj^t 1,4 Patent 3,802,434 • Disposable syringe, Phil Brooks, Apr. 9, 1974, US Upine security with TV surveillance, Mprie V jfto w n , Dec. 2, 1969, US Patent 3,482,037 • Automatic au • ’ ♦ sofety break system, ft/chard tykes, Ian. 2, 1962, US Patent^,015,522 • Street sweeper, Charles Brooks, Mar 17, 1896, US Patent 556,7! I • Mop, Ih n ^ S ie w a rt. tune 1 3, 1893, US Patent 499,402 • Electric heater, Fhert Stallworth, Oct. 16, 1928, US Patent 1.687,521 • Fitted f t sheet.'&vlhu Berman, Ck£j6, 1959, US Patent 2,907,055 ♦ Oil stove, lohn Standard, Oct ft \ 29 1889, US Patent 113,689 * Stuir-climbing svhedchair, ^2iA^eavei, Nov. 19, 1968, US Patent 3,411.598 • Automatic pressurecookcr^s\m 3 S f Maurice hid, sepF.2°. 1959, US Patent U>72,J5 Patcyit 3.4,90,6 9 S t^ t 191 • Vehicular restraint system, Leslie tones, Sept 12, / Seniors Get Help With Hazardous Waste Removal Seniors and disabled residents in Vancouver can now call for a free home pick-up of their household hazardous waste. Residents must certify that they are disabled or a person over the age of 65 and that they have no other means to dispose of their hazardous waste. The program will focus on collecting hazard ous items such as paint, paint thinners, car bat teries, used oil, pesticides, poisons, spray cans, antifreeze, and more. Home pick-up, however, is not available for ammunition, medical waste, nuclear/radioactive waste, explosives, or com mercial chemicals. Eligi ble residents are asked to call 1 -800-449- 7587 to make arrangements for the pick-up. Curbside, Inc. representatives will verify the caller’s eligibility, explain how the program works, what is collected, and schedule a pick-up date. “By introducing this service, we are respond ing to a need to serve elderly and disabled residents in Clark County who are looking for a safe, convenient, and environmentally respon sible approach for removing household hazard ous materials from their hom es,” said Jim Mansfield of Clark County Public Works Envi ronmental Services. Corpse Abuser Penalized (AP) — A Portland man pleaded guilty Thursday to corpse abuse and was sen tenced to 170 hours of community service and two years’ probation. Police said 51-year-old Ralph Pedar Sewell last September was in the apartment of 41-year-old Darryl Carter when Carter died of a heroin overdose. From Inventions like the ticket dispensing machine to the many other unknown African American achievements, Black history has touched our lives In many ways. (¡3 Washington Mutual Man i m i ir t m is v FDtC Insured i I Sew dl attempted to move Carter’s body, but both he and the body rolled down some stairs. Police said Sewell left Carter’s body wedged between the stairs and a doorway while he sought medical attention. A day later, police were called to the scene and found the body. ;
