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■Jjîortlanô (ßhseruer Page A2 ortlanh (Dbsrrurr May 15,2002 P olice / V ancouver Domestic Assault Suspect Wanted T h e P o rtla n d P o lic e Bureau’s Domestic Violence Reduction Unit, in coopera tion with Crime Stoppers, is asking for your help in locat ing and apprehending Celeste V eetta Owens. A felony arrest w arrant charges Owens with assault, with bail set at $255,000. O w ens, who also uses the la s t n a m e o f O w e n s - E ardley, is a 39 -y ear-o ld black fem ale, w ith a date o f Celeste Owens Foxworth Promoted to Assistant Chief birth o f Jan. 1, 1963. She is 5 foot 6 inches tall, w eighs a b o u t 150 p o u n d s , h a s brow n eyes, black hair, and a scar on her chin. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for inform ation, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony crim e, and you need not give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at 503- 823-H ELP. Portland Police Chief Mark Kroeker has pro moted Northeast Precinct Commander Derrick Foxworth to the rank of assistant c h ie f Foxworth will assume command o f the police bureau’s operations support branch. He will replace Assistant Chief Mark Paresi who re cently resigned to become Chief of Police of the North Las Vegas, Nev. police department. Chief Kroeker said Foxworth’s unique expe Man Charged in Pedestrian Death A P ortland m an has been ch arg ed w ith d riv in g under the influence o f in to x ican ts after a pedestrian w as killed on S o u th e a st 5 5 ,h an d F o s ter R oad. P o l ic e s a id M ic h a e l H o w ard F o rsm a n , 36, died M ay 5 w hen he w as shoved o n to a street d u rin g a fig h t and then run o v e r by a p a ss ing car. The fatality occurred Richard Haggard aro u n d 2 :3 0 a.m . R ic h a rd A llen H a g g a rd , 34, is accu sed o f driving the car w hile drunk. H o m icid e in v e stig a to rs are attem pting to contact w it n esses w h o m ay h a v e seen the fig h t p rio r to the tra ffic accident. Anyone with information is asked to call D etective Steve O ber at 503-823-4033 rience, education and skills made him well quali fied for the promotion. Derrick Foxworth photo m M ark W ashington Spring Auto Loan Sale 3.2% R ates as low as Oregon Sate Police Track ‘Profiling’ (A P)— White drivers are more likely to be stopped by police, but minorities are more likely to get tickets or be arrested. T hat’s according to new sta tistics released by Oregon State Police amid concerns about “ra cial profiling” — the practice of targeting people based on their race or ethnicity. About 14 percent of Oregon’s population is made up of minori ties. The report also found that: • Minority drivers are unlikely to be stopped out o f proportion to their numbers in the general popu lation. • Asians, blacks and American Indians were involved in stops in proportion to their shares of Oregon’s population — or less. • Some minority drivers are more likely to be issued tickets or ar rested than to receive warnings after they are stopped. Asians, blacks and Hispanics were more likely to get tickets, and American Indians and Hispanics were more likely to be arrested. Execution Halted for Racial Bias Study (AP) - Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening imposed a moratorium Thursday on executions in M ary land until the state completes a study o f whether there is racial bias in the use o f the death pen alty. Glendening issued a stay on the execution o f W esley Eugene Baker, who was scheduled to die by injection in the next few days, and said he would stay any other executions that come before him. Only one other state that has capi tal punishment, Illinois, has im posed a similar moratorium. Baker is one o f 13 men — nine of them black — awaiting execu tion in Maryland. Glendening, who supports the death penalty for especially hei nous crimes, had been underpres sure to halt executions until he receives a study that is due to be completed in September by a re searcher at the University of Mary land. *APR = Annual Percentage Rate. Interest rates vary based on repayment period, down payment and credit standing. All loans are subject to approval. Serving all who live, work, worship or attend school in the Portland communities of Arbor Lodge, Boise, Bridgeton. Buckman north of Hawthorne, Cathedral Park, China Town, Concordia west of 33ri 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 of Portland. University Park, Vernon, and Woodlawn. W IL L A M E T T E Federal C red it Union 2151 N. W. Front Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 (503) 299-4539 • (888) 900-8559 Woman Charged in Check-Kiting Scam P o lic e h a v e c h a r g e d a V ancouver wom en w ith nine counts o f forgery. Deborah Kay Canada, 52, was arrested May 6 in the C ascade Park neighborhood. Police say she opened a bank account in early February to de posit $3,000 in worthless checks and then w ithdrew m oney from the account. P o lic e say se v e ra l o th e r checks w ere fraudulently w rit ten in a check-kiting scheme. A u th o rities said bad checks have been passed u n d e r the a lia s n a m e s o f D e b o r a h C anada and D e b o ra h D om enghini and m ay still be in the hands o f m erc h a n ts or c o lle c tio n ag en cies. TAKE TRI-MET. Boy Recovers From Dog Attack Injuries (A P) — An eight-year-old boy is recovering from injuries he received in a dog attack in V ancouver. Police say German Castro was w alking in a V ancouver neigh borhood on M ay 3 when the Fire Death Blamed on Carelessness (A P ) - A u th o r itie s in boy spotted the dog, becam e frightened and ran. Sergeant Dave King said the 140-pound A kita chased the boy and bit him on the arm, fracturing it sev eral times. The animal then sunk its teeth into the b o y ’s back w hen the child turned over onto his stom ach. A fter the attack, authorities tried to subdue the dog, but it charged officers, w ho eventu ally killed the animal. WSU Vancouver Commencement May 18 W ashington State U niversity V an co u v er’s 13th annual c o m m e n c e m e n tc e re m o n y isse tfo r 1 p.m . Saturday, M ay 18, in the o utdoor cam pus plaza. V ancouver blam e careless The largest graduating class in W SU V ancouver history, a sm oking for the death o f 61 - total o f 574 students - 424 undergraduate, 148 graduate year-old B ritta Freytag o f Ha- students and 2 doctoral students - w ill graduate this year. zel D ell, w ho died in a house fire M ay 6. C am pus Executive O fficer and D ean Hal D engerink will A uthorities say the fire be preside over the program , which includes acom m encem ent gan in a sm all futon in the address by R obert C. Bates, W S U ’s new provost and family room ofher home. They academ ic vice president. say the fire exploded tanks o f oxygen that were there to help her breathe. Freytag had em physema. H er body w as found near N early 4 ,0 0 0 people are expected to attend the cer- emony. (.e t th e re am i bat k w ith a b b o u r I r iM e t O tiik lik Free shuttle service will be provided by W SU V ancouver from the C -T ran Salm on C reek Park and R ide from 11:45 You ta n pure hase a O u ik lik at T ri M e t tic k e t \ e iit lin g mat h in t s o r fro m t o u r bus d riv e r. the frontdoor. a.m .-3:15 p.m . before and after the cerem ony. * 4 4 I TRI-MFT 503 238 RIDE
