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
three m onths.
The Oregon Employment Re
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pital violated state labor law for
paying nurses w ho crossed the
picket line m ore than w hat O H SU
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unfair labor practice com plaint
subm itted by the union in Janu
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pay about $310,000, o r about
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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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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.