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W h e f f io r t lf lt t h Q D b g e rU e r Judge Suspended for Drunk Driving (AP) - The O regon Suprem e C o u rt on T h u rsd a y s u s pended for 30 d a y s w ith o u t pay a v eteran M a rio n C o u n ty ju d g e b ec au se o f a d ru n k en d riv in g a rre st tw o y ea rs ago. T he state C o m m issio n on Ju d icial F itn e ss had re c o m m ended a o n e-m o n th su sp e n sion o r c e n su re o f C irc u it Ju d g e A lbin N orb lad . He w as arrested on Jan. 27, 2000, by state police after m o to rists rep o rted he w as d riv ing e rra tic a lly on In tersta te 5 near Salem . H is b lo od-alcohol test re g istered .20, m ore than tw ice O re g o n ’s leg al lim it o f .08. N o rb lad ad m itte d he w as in to x icated . A d ru n k en d riv ing charg e w as d ro p p ed a fte r he com pleted a diversion p ro gram in clu d in g co u n selin g , co m m o n p ro ce d u re for firs t tim e o ffe n d ers. T he com m ission said it had no evidence N orblad ever w as d ru n k on the b en c h o r o th e r w ise w h ile at w ork. H e has been a ju d g e sin c e 1973. C irc u it ju d g e s are p aid $7,533 a m onth. T he c o u rt said it shared th e c o m m is s io n ’s c o n c e rn about a “rep etitio n o f the m is c o n d u c t.” Theft Suspect Sought The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with C rim e Stoppers, is asking for your help in locating and apprehending Susanne E liza beth Bohanan. A felony arrest w arrant is on tile in M ultnom ah C ounty, charg ing Bohanan with Parole V iola tion. She is also w anted in C lark C ounty, W ashington for a m odi fied o r revoked sentence on an original charge o f T heft in the First Degree. Susanne E lizabeth Bohanan is a 26-year-old w hite fem ale with a date o f birth o f February 5 ,1 9 7 6 . She is described as 5 ’8” tall, weigh ing 160 pounds, with brow n eyes, brow n hair, and tattoos on her right shoulder and both hips. She has also been know n to use the nam e S usanna E lizabeth Parker. Susanne Elizabeth Bohanan Crim e Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up to $1,000 for inform ation, reported to Crime Stoppers, w hich leads to an arrest in this case, o r any unsolved felony crim e, and you can remain anonym ous. C all Crim e Stoppers at(503)823-H E IP. SERT Team Disciplined (A P ) — Tw enty m em bers o f the P ortland Police B ureau’s Special E m ergency R eaction Team will be disciplined for mak ing inappropriate sexual jokes during a hazing ritual. Portland Police C h ief M ark K roeker says ten officers, six sergeants, tw o lieutenants and tw o captains will receive letters o f reprim and or suspension. The probe o f the city ’s SERT team began after the only female member resigned in January 2(X) 1. K roeker w ould not give a full description o f the “inappropri ate behavior” that prom pted the investigation. K roeker says the group en gaged in initiation rights to pro m ote co h esiv en ess. H e co n firm ed that one initiation right involved forcing new mem bers to carry a purse. K roeker says som e skits per form ed after hours included hu m orous sexual them es that were not appropriate. Now, a Credit Union for You Come Join With Us Get more out of life Serving all who live, work, worship or attend school in the Portland communities o f Arbor Lodge, Boise, Bridgeton, Buckman north o f Hawthorne, Cathedral Park, China Town, Concordia west o f 33rd Avenue, Concordia University, Downtown Portland, East Columbia, Goose Hollow, Humboldt, Irvington, Kerns. King, Northwest Portland, Northwest Industrial Portland, Old Town, Overlook, Pearl District, Piedmont, Portland Community College-Cascade Campus, Portland State University, Portsmouth, Sabin, St. Johns, Sullivan’s Gulch, University o f Portland, University Park, Vernon, and Woodlawn. 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T essie Jo Johnson is a 26- year-old white female with a date o f birth o f D ecem ber 7, 1975. Tessie Jo Johnson She is described as 5 ’3” tall, w eighing 150 pounds, w ith blue eyes and blond hair. She has “K A T IA ” tattooed on her neck, and “E L M O ” tattooed on her right shoulder. Johnson m ay be using num erous false identities. 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, o r any unsolved felony crim e, and you can re m ain anonym ous. Call Crim e Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP. Airport Security Boost Advised PORTLA N D . Ore. (AP) - The Port o f Portland will more than double the policem an guarding its airport to about 90 to make up for increased security dem ands that arose after Sept. 11, said Executive D irector Bill W yatt last Thursday. W yatt spoke at a new s confer ence at w hich the findings o f a security task force w ere released. The report concluded that the air port is safe but can be m ade safer and m ade several recom m enda tions. W yatt said the increased secu rity w as decided on based on fed eral staffing regulations and not because o f the recom m endations by the six-m em ber task force, w hich included him self. R ecom m endations, som e o f w hich could take years to im ple m ent, included offsite baggage inspection in dow ntow n Portland or along the M A X light rail link to the airp o rt and, for passenger convenience, the possible issu ance o f a “trusted passenger” card for frequent flyers w ho would undergo a one-tim e background check and use the card to avoid delays in checking in. Former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, w ho w as chairm an o f the task force, said program s such as drug interdiction at the airport w ould not be abandoned because o f in creased security dem ands else where. “W e are not going to back up an inch,” he said. H e said the port has had ex cellen t co operation from Portland Police and other agencies but that the tim e is co m ing “w hen we w ill have to replace those individuals w ith our ow n.” G oldschm idt said a goal is to increase security and not je o p ar dize passenger convenience. “W e think w e can have both,” he said. T he basic goal, he said, “is to keep people w ith bad intentions away from airplanes and airports.” “The traveling public ultimately will pay for the bulk o f any changes that occur,” he said. W yatt said a ticket surcharge w ould help but w ould not cover all the costs. They estim ated the cost o f the secu rity w o u ld ap p ro x im ately double, to about $5 m illion, but G oldschm idt said overtim e since Sept. 11 already has boosted an nual costs w ell beyond the usual $2.5 million. O ther recom m endations in the report included: • Increasing M A X ridership to the airport in place o f private v e hicles. • Expanding airport perim eter se curity w ith expanded patrols and physical barriers. • U sing airport redesign to re duce vendor truck trips into sa- cure areas. • S cree n in g all ca rry -o n and ch eck ed bags w ith explosives detection system s. • C reating a new director o f air port security system s. W yatt said m any o f the feder ally m andated steps have been carried out. “T he easy things all have been done,” he said, adding that the P ort o f P ortland “is going to be at this thing for som e tim e.”' WSU Vancouver’s Enrollment on the Rise for Undergraduates VANCOUVER, Wash. - Spring sem ester enrollm ent at W ashing ton State U niversity V ancouver show s co n tin u ed grow th. T he num ber o f students on cam pus has increased 3.9 percent from spring 2001. T his sem ester 1,645 students are enrolled in under graduate and graduate offerings. Full-tim e equivalent (FT E ) totals also increased over last year to 1,107— up 7.2 percent (74 FTEs) over spring 2001. “As enrollm ent continues to grow it has been very exciting to see the num ber o f cam pus and student activities increase,” said N ancy Y oulden, director o f stu dent services. “T here has been a strong interest and grow th in ex tracurricular activities including our student governm ent, p ublica tions and clubs w hich are helping to shape student life on cam pus.” The physical cam pus contin ues to grow as well. T he M ultim e dia C lassroom building is m ore than 50 percent com pleted and will open in January 2003 for spring classes. At 49,000 gross square feet, the building w ill be the cam p u s’ second largest facility. It will house adm inistrative and faculty offices for the C ollege o f Liberal A rts, as w ell as 12 classroom s and instruction com puter laboratories, individual and group study areas and a tw o-story student com puting laboratory. Plans are also u nder w ay for construction o f a cam pus sport court later this year. W S U V ancouver has seen in creasing enrollm ent since estab lishm ent in 1989.
