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A pril 24, 2002
P olice / V ancouver
8005 N.E. Parkway Drive.
Authorities said a male wear­
ing only a shirt or jacket had
somehow entered locked doors
of the main lobby around 2
a.m. and assaulted a young
female.
The assailant fled the scene
and was last seen running south
through the center of the com­
plex. The suspect was de­
scribed as a young white male
Residence
Inn R ape
Suspect
W anted
Vancouver Police are look­
ing for the suspect in a March
13 rape at the Residence Inn at
adult, approximately 6 feet tall
with a stocky build, broad shoul­
ders, and short brown hair.
A canvas of the area has
yielded no suspects.
Anyone with information re­
garding this crime is asked to
contact Lead Detective Jane
Scott at 360-696-8119, Detec-
tive Jane Easter at 360-735-
8822 or Detective Sergeant
Lou Braafladt at 360-696-8226.
Study Finds Police Earn Better
Liquor Sold Complaint Record
to Minors
For the third straight year, complaints against Portland
police officers have fallen.
In general, complaints of officer conduct are lower during
the winter and higher during the summer and fall.
The number of complaints received during the first quarter
of this year was 134. That compares to 160 complaints during
the same period last year and 215 complaints in 2000.
There is a general misconception that the majority of
complaints involve the use of force. However, communica­
tion issues generate the vast majority of complaints, accord­
ing to figures released by the Police Bureau.
For example, last year, Portland police officers made about
433,000 contacts with citizens. O f those contacts, less than
2 tenths of one percent (.2%) generated a complaint of any
kind, police said.
Senior leaders of the bureau say they realize that citizen
complaints are one of several yardsticks that can be used to
evaluate community members’ trust in our ability to serve the
City of Portland.
A police spokesman said Portland Police Chief Mark
Kroeker believes that declining complaints are an excellent
indication that Portland police officers are continuing to
carry out their responsibilities in a professional and produc­
tive manner.
More than one in four liquor licens­
ees sold alcohol to a minor during 211
compliance visits conducted by the
Oregon Liquor Control Commission
this year.
The agency has finished a quarter
of its planned 788 compliance checks
for 2002 at restaurants, stores, bars
and other licensed businesses around
the state.
Underage volunteers, also known
as minor decoys, attempt to buy alco­
hol at licensed businesses to deter­
mine if employees are properly check­
ing ID or selling to minors. The volun­
teers are supervised by OLCC in­
spectors or other law officers. They
use their own ID and are instructed
not to lie about their age.
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Terrorism War Puts Limits
on Rose Festival Fleet
(A P ) - Guided tours o f Rose
Festival fleet will be sharply
curtailed this year because of
the country’s ongoing war.
Only small, controlled groups
- such as Scouts - will be able to
board the nine-ship fleet that
arrives June 5 and 6, and they
have to sign up through the Navy
and Marine Corps Reserve Cen­
ter on Swan Island.
“This is obviously the re­
sult o f the attacks o f 9/11,”
said Lt. Cmdr. C harles Flynn,
executive officer o f the U.S.
AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION
2800 N. Vancouver Avenue, Suite 100, 97227; 503 413-1850
tor o f the Rose Festival A sso­
ciation.
The list o f ships is still ten­
tative, but it’s likely to be the
sm allest since the V ietnam
W ar. Capt. Paul A nderson,
com m ander o f the Swan Is­
land reserve unit, recalls that
during one year o f the war,
only tw o ships arrived. And
one year during W orld W ar II,
there was no fleet at all.
A 14-ship fle e t at T om
M cCall W aterfront Park drew
22,500 visitors last year.
C r im e S t o p p e r s
C am era S h ow s Store
R ob b ery S u sp ect
Portland Police Bureau Rob­
bery Detectives, in cooperation
with Crime Stoppers, are asking
for your help in identifying a rob­
bery suspect in a surveillance
camera photo.
On Friday, April 5, at about 1
a.m., a man simulating a weapon,
attem pted to rob the Seven-
Eleven store at 30S.W. Arthur St.
After failing to obtain cash, he
fled on foot.
The suspect is described as a
white male in his 20s, 5 foot 10
inches tall, 150 pounds with
A store surveillance camera
shows a robbery suspect.
brown curly hair, a mustache,
and possibly hair under his
lower lip. He was wearing a
gray shirt, blue jeans, and
brown shoes at the time o f the
robbery.
Crime Stoppers is offering a
cash reward of up to $1,000for
information, reported to Crime
Stoppers, which leads to an
arrest in this case, or any un­
solved felony crime, and you
need not give your name. Call
Crime Stoppers at 503-823-
HELP.
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More Women Die of Domestic Violence
(AP) - A report from the
Oregon Departm ent o f H u­
m an S e rv ic e s sa y s th a t
women who are victim s of
hom icide are more likely to
die at the hands of their hus­
bands and partners or ex-
husbands and ex-partners
than from the acts of strang­
ers.
State statistics from 1999
A PROGRAM OF THE AFRICAN
N avy's reserve center on Swan
Island, “It’s not ju st for these
ships on this trip, it’s for military
installations around the w orld.”
Private boaters who like to
see the ships up close from the
W illamette River also will be re­
stricted by Coast G uard patrols.
The popular H ost-A -Sailor
program, in which the public can
take care of a sailor for a day, will
continue.
“I think the city understands
the situ a tio n ,” said M arilyn
Clint, associate executive direç-
and 2000, during which 46
women were hom icides in
Oregon, show that 27 o f them
or 59 percent, died at the
hands of those partners or
ex-partners.
Mel Kohn, the state epide­
miologist, says more action is
needed by health care pro­
viders to recognize the threats
to women from their intimate
partners.
Kohn says women are 3.7
times more likely than men to
die from partner violence, and
most are killed with guns.
Only seven o f the 126 male
hom icides were partner-re­
lated, according to Kohn, and
three of those came during
attacks upon the wom en in­
volved.
NOTICE OF
PROPOSED PUBLIC HEARING
The Proposed Program o f projects includes:
Sponsored by the C e n te rs fo r D is e a s e
C o n tro l a n d P re v e n tio n and made possible
in part by Legacy Emanuel, PSU-RRI and CareOregon.
Federal
Fixed Route Service
TRI-MET
REACH
WHAT?
stands
for
Racial
and
Ethnic
Approaches to Community Health.
It is a community action plan to decrease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the Oregon African American
WHY?
in Oregon
an African American
is twice as likely to die from a
stroke and one and one-half times as likely to die
from a heart attack.
African Americans have a
higher incidence
Of premature death, diabetes, stroke, heart
attack and high blood pressure.
STAY
TUNED...
I
$4,000,000
1,029,600
2,059,200
50%
994,800
1,989,600
50%
Service to Employment Areas
807,600
1,615,200
50%
Project Marketing Staff
252.000
504,000
50%
Other Operating
(Travel Training/Job Retention)
224,000
448,000
50%
Bike Program
151,000
302,000
50%
Non-Commute Trips
105,000
210,000
50%
36,000
72,000
50%
$5,600,000
$11,200,000
Transportation and Services
Customer Support & Information
community.
Notice is hereby given that a
public hearing, i f so requested by
any interested person, w ill he held
by the Tri-C ounty Metropolitan
Transportation D istrict o f Oregon
(Tri-M et) in Conference Room B,
4012 SE 17th Avenue, Portland
at 9 A M on Wednesday, May
8, 2002. The purpose o f the hear­
ing is to consider the Job Access
Program for which federal FY02
and FY03 § 3037 funds from the
Federal Transit Adm inistration is
being sought for T ri-M e t’s on­
going capital program.
Match
$2,000,000
Regional Transportation
Improvements
PROPOSED HEARING
JOB ACCESS PROGRAM
9 a.m., Wed., May 8
Room B,
4012 SE 17th Avenue,
Portland
Total
Total Grant Application
50%
This project has been selected through T ri-M et’s planning process,
which incorporates public involvement, and is programmed in the
Metropolitan and State Transportation Improvement Programs. No
persons, families, or businesses w ill be displaced by the project. The
project described above is in conformance w ith comprehensive land
use and transportation planning in the area.
Persons requesting that this hearing be convened should contact
T ri-M et’s Finance Administrator at PH O N E: 503-962-5850, or FAX:
503-962-6463, or e-mail: langtona^’tr i- met.org or mail: Tri-M et,
4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, Portland, O R 97202 by Friday, April 26,
2002. In the event a hearing is held, Tri-M et w ill afford opportunity
for interested persons or agencies to be heard w ith respect to the
social, economic, and environmental aspects o f the projects.
A person requesting a sign language interpreter shall give T ri-M e t
at least 48 hours notice o f the request by contacting T ri-M e t at
503-962-4831 or T D D 503-962-5811, Monday through Friday,
8 A M to 5 PM.
I f any interested person requires inform ation regarding the grant
or T ri-M et’s transit development plan they may contact T ri-M et’s
Finance Administrator as outlined above.
For
more information programs such as
HOLLA (youth peer education) and Lookin'
Tight Livin' Right (beauty and barber
shop based education) to decrease the
disparity of preventable chronic diseases.
Bruce Harder
Executive Director
Finance dr Administration, Tri-Met
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