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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (June 5, 2002)
Pase A2 ______ (fije ^Jordanit (Dbseruer______________________ Junc °5,2002 Identity Theft Suspected in Stolen Trash Police suspect identity theft is the m otive behind the steal ing o f trash from a V ancouver b u sin ess. On M ay 21, police inter cepted several files stolen from the trash behind Excel Fund ing, a business at 6108 N.E. Hwy 99, Suite 102. The files co n ta in e d p e r sonal inform ation such as so cial security num bers, banking inform ation and credit reports for custom ers o f the business. D etectives have contacted all o f the people listed in the recov ered files. The custom ers were advised to take some precau tionary steps to protect their credit profile. The business ow ner told police that people have been breaking into th e ir locked dum pster, and rem oving d is carded files for m onths. Persons having done busi ness with this company are en couraged to obtain copies of their credit report to determine if any fraud has occurred. U P TO W N ., DO W N TO W N . OUT TO THE MALL Man Charged in Robbery Leading to Officer’s Death (AP) — The suspect in an at tempted robbery that played a part in the death of a Portland police officer has turned himself in. Sydney Houston, 40, told po lice he walked into the Broadmoor Golf Course May 26 carrying what he claimed was a bomb in a white- and-blue lunch cooler. The cooler, though, was full of bricks, and Houston ran off without any cash, police and golf club staff said. Roughly two hours later, Port land Officer Kirk Huffstetler, 32, was heading west on Northeast Marine Drive with his emergency lights and siren on to cover an other officer who had stopped a potential suspect in the robbery attempt. Officer Kirk H uffstetler died in a crash on Marine Drive while backing up another officer responding to a robbery attempt. Huffstetler veered off the road, skidded for about 100 yards and slammed into a concrete wall. He died from chest injuries. Police said speed probably was a factor, but they were investigat ing whether another motorist had pulled out in front of the officer. A funeral procession and memorial service was held Thursday. Huffstetler, who had married four months ago and was expect ing his first child in December, joined the Portland Police Bureau in November after he had worked for Portland School Police since 1995. Huffstetler is the 26th Portland officer to die on duty since 1867 and the eighth to die in a car crash. SEE IT ALL WITH A TRI-MET SUMMER YOUTH PASS Woman Wanted in Elder Fraud Case them , and had ba In N ovem ber last s ic a lly been year, Crime Stoppers h o m e le s s u n til p r o f ile d T ru d y she met a man on M o n ic a G u n n , a the internet and wom an w anted on m o v ed in w ith o u ts ta n d in g w a r him. ra n ts w ho is also The exact loca being sought in con- tion where the pair nection^with a fraud is living is un involving a senior known. Some call Trudy Monica Gunn citizen. ers believe they Several callers to are in the Johnson Creek A rea of Crime Stoppers stated that Gunn southeast Portland, w hile o th had lost m ost o f her friends, ers believe they are in the B or because o f the way she treated Embezzlement Sought Suspect Get unlim ited rides on Tri-Mct s MAX and buses with a June, July and August m onthly pass at $16 each, or a 3-nion th pass for $48. For youth 18 and younger. Available at the usual Tri-Met outlets including Fred Meyer, Safeway and m ost A lbertsons stores, or onlin e at w w w .tri-m et.org . PLUS GET GREAT DEALS ON FOOD, FUN AND GAMES WITH YOUR PASS FROM T he P o rtla n d P o lice Bureau’s Financial Elder Crimes Unit, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is ask ing for your help in locating and apprehending a person known to authorities as Jane Elizabeth Maynard. Maynard is accused of stealing a large sum o f money, while employed as a bookkeeper for a small company in southeast Portland that provides equip ment and supplies to visually impaired people. Maynard is a 52 year-old white female, with a date of birth of June 21,1949. She is 5 foot, 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds. She has lived, or used addresses, in Gresham, Gladstone and outer southeast Portland. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $ 1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case or any unsolved felony crime, and you need not give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at 503-823-HELP. ing, Ore. area. Gunn is a 46-year-old w hite fem ale who is 5 foot, 5 inches tall, w eighs approxim ately 180 pounds, has brow n hair, brown eyes and a tattoo o f a rose and rainbow on her abdom en. Crim e Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for inform ation, reported to Crime Stoppers, which leads to an ar rest in this case, or any unsolved felony crim e, and you need not give your name. Call Crime Stop pers at 503-823-HELP. G irl Fights O ff Attacker Police said a 12-year-old girl in northeast Portland was able to fight o ff a man who tried to kidnap her as she w alked near M artin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Failing Street. The girl escaped after kicking the suspect in the groin, police said. The victim told police she had missed her school bus on the m orning o f May 28 and turned to w alk home w hen a man w alking behind her kept yelling at her to stop. W hen she didn’t stop, police say the man, wearing a ski mask, ran in front o f her, and yelled, “W hen I tell you to stop, 1 m ean stop!” Police say the girl, fearing he was trying to abduct her, kicked him. The suspect then struck the girl in the stom ach. 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