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REW ARD
(AP) — A security review
following the Christinas Eve
prison escape of a convicted
rapist found several lapses by
officials at the Oregon Stale
Correctional Institution.
Leighton Bates hid in the
back of a delivery truck and
slipped away from a kitchen
loading dock. Before he was
captured Dec. 26, he allegedly
assaulted a 46-year-old woman
in the laundry room of her apart
ment building.
The internal report released
last Wednesday recommended
several security improvements,
including installation of more
security cameras and rigorous
inspections of delivery trucks.
The morning that Bates fled,
he and other inmates assigned
to the loading dock were left
unsupervised by a kitchen se
curity officer as they stacked
milk cartons on a pallet.
Officials believe at least two
inmates helped Bates conceal
himself inside piles of empty
mi Ik crates, which were stacked
and wrapped in shrink wrap to
prevent the pallets from bounc
ing in the truck. Shrink wrap is no
longer used at the loading dock.
At the prisons inspection
gate, a corporal failed to follow
written orders regarding the in
spection of vehicles, the report
said. Orders require all items—
packages, boxes and containers
— to be thoroughly searched
before passing through the gate.
$10,000
For in fo rm atio n leading to the arrest and
conviction in the m u rd er o f M elissa Bittler.
M u r d e r S uspect
black male
33-50 years of age
5'9" to 6'
medium build, receding hairline
On December 13th, 14-year-old Melissa Bittler was murdered
near her home at the 4500 block of Northeast 35th Avenue
in Northeast Portland. The Portland Police Bureau has
released this sketch to help find Melissa’s killer, and a local
chapter of CrimeStoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for
information leading to his capture and conviction. If you have
seen this man or have information that could help lead to his
arrest, please call CrimeStoppers or the Portland Police
Department’s Tips Hotline. Callers do not have to give their
names, and rewards are paid in cash with no questions asked.
CrimeStoppers
503-823-4357
Local Landmarks on
Terrorists’ Computer
Breakdowns
Cited in
Prison Escape
4 picture o f Seattle's Space Needle and documents about
Grande Coulee Dam on the Columbia River were found at an
abandoned al-Qaida terrorist holdout in Afghanistan.(AP Photo)
(AP) — A tourist-type photo-
graph o f the top half of the Space
Needle was among documents
discovered in a computer system
in Afghanistan, but there is no
evidence o f any plan for terrorism
in the state, Gov. Gary Locke says.
“Federal officials assured us
that Washington state is not un
der any credible threat o f any at
tack,” Locke said.
' W ashington National Guard
Gen. Tim Lowenberg said the pic
ture was taken from some dis
tance away and had little intelli
gence value.
Public officials did not say
where the picture was found. The
Seattle Times reported Thursday
that it was among a large amount
o f documents material in a cave at
the former al-Qaida stronghold in
ToraBora.
NBC Ne ws reported earlier that
the Space Needle was a possible
al-Qaida target. The network also
reported that evidence indicated
large hydroelectric dams in the
state, such as the Grand Coulee
Dam, might be targets.
The news raised concerns in
the state where Algerian Ahmed
Ressam was arrested with a car
trunk full of explosives as he ar
rived at Port Angeles by ferry
from British Columbia in Decem
ber 1999.
Ressam, who trained in Osama
bin L a d en -fin an ced te rro rist
camps in Afghanistan, was con
victed o f plotting to blow up Los
Angeles International Airport.
Ressam had a reservation at a
motel near the Space Needle, and
after he was arrested the city can
celed New Year’s Eve celebrations
that had been planned at the 605-
foot tower for Dec. 31,1999.
Reward Offered in Theft, Forgery Case
Tips Hotline
503-823-4731
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T he C la c k a m a s C o u n ty
S h eriffs Office, in cooperation
with Crime Stoppers, is asking for
your help in locating and appre
hending D w ight C h risto p h er
Dehaven.
Arrest w arrants are on file
charging Dehaven with posses
sion o f a controlled substance,
forgery, unlawful use o f a m otor
vehicle, theft, and driving while
suspended. In addition, inves
tigators would like to speak with
him regarding several stolen ve
hicles in the C lackam as County
irea.
Dwight Christopher Dehaven
is a 27-year-old white male with
a date o f birth o f Feb. 8,1974. He
is described as 6 foot tall, w eigh
ing 175 pounds, with green eyes,
brown hair, and a tattoo o f an
eagle on his right shoulder.
Crime Stoppers is offering a
cash reward o f up to $1,000for
information, reported to Crime
Stoppers, which leads to an ar
rest in this case, or any un
solved felony crime, and you
can remain anonymous. Call
Crime Stoppers at 503-823-
HELP.
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