March 13, 2002
Page A2
P olice / V ancouver
$60,000 Re-Store Grant Helps
Fund Habitat for Humanity
P o rtla n d H a b ita t fo r H u ­
m a n ity h a s e a rn e d a $ 6 0 ,0 0 0
g r a n t f r o m th e L iz a n d
C h a rlie S w in d e lls F u n d o f
T h e O re g o n C o m m u n ity
F o u n d a tio n to e sta b lish a R e-
S to re th a t w ill p ro v id e lo w ­
c o s t b u ild in g m a te ria ls fo r
lo w - in c o m e h o m e o w n e r s ,
an d a s s is t in k e e p in g s a l­
v a g e a b le p ro d u c ts o u t o f th e
w a ste stre a m .
T he o rg an izatio n sells su r­
plus b u ild in g m aterials to the
public in o rd e r to raise m o n ey
to buy n eed ed m aterials for
h o m e s u n d e r c o n s tru c tio n .
The R e-S tore is located at 1814
N . C o lu m b ia B lvd. an d h o ld s
g arag e sale ty p e ev en ts ev ery
m o n th .
“ M an y o f o u r d o n atio n s are
o f b ran d -n ew item s, b u t th eir
size, q u an tity , o r sty le m ake
th em u n su itab le fo r in teg ratin g
into o u r H ab itat h o m es,” e x ­
p la in s M ik e J o n e s , P o rtla n d
H a b ita t’s e x e cu tiv e d irector.
“T h e G arag e S ales en ab le us
to turn th ese d o n atio n s into cash,
w h ile at th e sam e tim e h elp in g
o u r b u y e rs,” Jo n es said.
G e n erally , th e sale item s are
p riced at o r b elo w 50 percen t o f
ev e ry d a y prices.
P o rtlan d H ab itat fo r H u m an ­
ity creates p a rtn e rsh ip s to build
sim p le, d ecen t ho m es.
T h e o r g a n iz a tio n m a in ­
ta in s a s tro n g , d iv e rs e c o m ­
m u n ity b y p ro v id in g h o m e
o w n e rs h ip o p p o rtu n itie s fo r
th o s e w ith v e ry lo w in co m es.
H a b ita t re lie s o n d o n a te d m a ­
te ria ls a n d v o lu n te e r la b o r to
b u ild h o m e s fro m th e g ro u n d
u p a n d s e ll th e m at c o st.
H a b ita t fa m ilie s a re re q u ire d
to c o m p le te 5 0 0 h o u rs o f
“ s w e a t e q u ity ” b e fo re m o v ­
in g in to th e ir n e w h o m e s.
T he n ex t b u ild in g m aterials
s a l e is F r id a y , M a rc h 15
th ro u g h S u n d ay , M arch 17.
F o r m o re in fo rm atio n , c o n ­
tact P o rtlan d H ab itat at 503-
2 8 7 -9 5 2 9 .
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Clues Sought in Locating
Suspects for Theft/Vandalism
The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation
w ith C rim e Stoppers, is asking for your help
identifying and apprehending the suspects re­
sponsible for a theft and vandalism .
O n M onday, Feb. 25 at about 8:30 a.m ., tw o
m en w alked into M r. Suds Laundrom at, at 4450
S. W . G arden H om e R d., dam aged coin boxes on
10 w ashing m achines, and took a bill changer
after pulling it o ff a wall.
Investigators believe the sam e suspects may
be responsible for several sim ilar incidents.
O ne o f the suspects is a w hite m ale in his m id
2 0 ’s, 5 foot 9 inches tall, with a m edium build and
a shaved head. He w as w earing a black long
sleeve shirt with w hite stripes dow n the arm s,
jean s and w hite tennis shoes.
The other suspect also is a w hite m ale in his
2 0 ’s, 6 foot tall, w ith dark brow n hair. H e w as
w earing a gray hooded zipper jacket, black pants,
black baseball cap, and glasses.
T he m en had a dog w ith them , w hich is be­
lieved to be a w hite pit bull terrier w ith brow n
markings.
C rim e Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up
to $ 1,000 for information, reported to Crim e Stop­
pers, w hich leads to an arrest in this case, and
you can rem ain anonymous. Call Crim e Stoppers
at(503)823-HELP.
Surveillance video shows two suspects in
the theft and vandalism of a laundromat in
southwest Portland.
call 503.288.0033 or email: ads@portlandobserver.com
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d e re d to p ay re s titu tio n to
nurses w ho w ere on strike for
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The Oregon Employment Re­
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paying nurses w ho crossed the
picket line m ore than w hat O H SU
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Arrest Made in Rash of Business Graffiti
T y so n W ells A n d ree, 22, has
been ch arg ed w ith fo u r co u n ts
o f b u rg lary an d fo u r co u n ts o f
crim in al m is c h ie f in co n n ectio n
w ith a series o f b u sin e ss break-
ins in n o rth w est P ortland.
T h e F e b .28 a rre st fo llo w s
the in v estig atio n into several
cases w here a su sp ect, o r su s­
pects had broken into their w are­
h o u se sp aces and p lace d g ra f­
fiti on in terio r w alls.
P o lic e s a id b u r g la r y a n d
v a n d a lis m , a s s o c ia te d w ith
g ra f fiti, c o n tin u e s to b e o n e o f
th e m o s t re p o r te d c rim e s in
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a n n u a lly . T h e d e s tru c tio n
c o s ts p r o p e r ty o w n e r s a n d
b u s in e s s e s h u n d re d s o f th o u ­
sa n d s o f d o lla rs e a c h y e a r.
A u th o rities said serial o r re ­
peat o ffen d ers are now b ein g
p ro secu ted u n d er a repeat p ro p ­
erty o ffe n d e r p ro g ram w hich
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Construction Thefts Foiled
A new b u rg la ry tas|c fo rce in
lated copper wire worth approximately
V ancouver has led to one arrest and
$10,000 from the V ancouver site and
the recovery o f stolen m aterial from
several tools including drills, skill saws,
tw o construction sites.
equipm ent belts, and stilts from the
Russell D ean G annon, 43, was
Portland location.
charged M arch 5 with possession o f
The investigation o f these burglaries
stolen property in connection with the
is continuing. Anyone having informa­
burglaries at 616 S.E. 164th Ave. in
tion in these cases or others are asked
V ancouver and at 17711 N.E. River­
to call Corporal M ike Chylack at 360-
side Parkway in Portland.
904-1142 or Sergeant Lou Braafladt at
Police recovered 2,360 lbs. o f insu­
360-696-8226.
Police Seize Goods at Pawn Shop
V ancouver police said they found a
small amount o f m etham phetam ine
during a M arch 6 search w arrant in­
vestigating unlawful possession o f fire­
arms w ere also seized during the raid,
police said.
N o arrests have been made at this
time.
arms, firearms licensing and sale vio­
Anyone with information in this case
lations at the Family Loan Pawn Shop
is asked to call Detective Scott Smith
on M ain Street.
at 360-696-8027 or S ergeant Lou
Records, com puters and six fire­
Braafladt at 360-696-8226.
Pedestrian Killed by Street Sweeper
A privately ow ned street sw eeper
Or a Bonus Trip to Las Vegas
enue on M arch 3 at 6:50 p.m . w hen
struck and killed a Portland w om an
she w as hit by a m odified Isuzu
on Southeast 82nd and M itchell.
pickup operated by J e f f V arner, 41.
Police said Sandra C arol Fosdick,
49, w as w alking across 82nd Av-
N o citations w ere issued, pending
the com pletion o f an investigation.