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42_________________________ (Efye ^lortlanb Ofrbseruer____________________ Mounted Unit Moves North July °3,2002 FBI Warning Puts Seattle on Terrorism Watch Two officers with the Portland Police Bureau's mounted patrol stop to water their horses in front o f Grandfather's Deli on North Mississippi Avenue. The officers had moved into north Portland from more routine rounds downtown, because o f increased criminal activity around Unthank Park, a few blocks away. 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M andigo gave his assessm ent last w eek in a hom eland security hearing that was closed to the public shortly after it began. His prepared rem arks were released afterward by Sheriff Dave Reichert and reported Friday by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “It has been noted by the high est level o f our governm ent in our n atio n 's capital that the Seattle area has and continues to receive a disproportionate high num ber o f terrorism threats as com pared to other parts o f the country, many o f them com ing from overseas,” M andigo said. “None o f the threats has been substantiated, but the trend is “very disconcerting,” M andigo said. He said the FBI is conducting “a significant num ber” o f terror- The Seattle area has and continues to receive a dispropor tionate high number o f terrorism threats. 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K erlikow ske also expressed concern about staffing, w hich has rem ained about the sam e for his force for the last 20 years w hile the city has grow n by 50,000 people. T he m etropolitan area ranks 13th in population nationally, but has the fifth highest crim e rate. 27 ( percent higher than the national average, w hile the state has one. police officer per 615 residents, com pared w ith than the national average o f one per 405 residents. Portland Police, in cooperation w ith C rim e Stoppers, is asking for help in identifying and apprehend ing the person, or persons, re sponsible for graffiti vandalism to certain large outdoor billboards in southeast and southw est P o rt land. The vandalism has been mostly lim ited to billboards that adver tise Coors Beer, and the graffiti on the billboards has included refer ences to alcohol and/or the fem ale m odels in the billboard ad. 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Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 503-283-1976 www.dignitymemorial.com 0 Yes, I would like to know more about the benefits of prearranging and receive a FREE planning guide N a m e _______________________________________________________ —----- --------------------------------------- (A P ) — A man accused o f tor turing and killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son p leaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison. Robert M cCann, 28, w ho co n fessed to kil ling Christopher Robin Peraza in A ugust 2000, will not be eligible for parole, said M ark M cD onnell, a senior deputy dis tric t a tto rn e y in M u ltn o m ah County. M cCann, w ho used to date C h risto p h er's m other, Beriane V idal, led investigators to the boy ’ s body inside an abandoned house in southeast Portland in S eptem ber 2000. “I w ould like to apologize from the heart, and accept full respon sibility for my involvem ent in the d isa p p ea ra n ce o f C h risto p h e r Peraza,” M cC ann told the court. “As a result o f m y actions and the choices I m ade, a w onderful, lov able little boy lost his life.” O utside the courtroom , Vidal told reporters that she d id n 't care about the apology. “A person w ho could kill a 3- year old baby is not hum an," she said. A cco rd in g to co u rt papers, M cCann said he took C hristopher to the abandoned house because he thought the boy was interfer ing in his relationship w ith Vidal. M cCann said he wanted to teach Christopher a lesson, but then tor tured the boy because he was mad at the way the toddler continued to “fuss and make noise." 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