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©je |Jn rtlanh (©bseruer Page A2 urtlanh uMñeruer July 10, 2002 P olice / V ancouver Vancouver Police Offers New Hotline for Traffic Complaints V ancouver resid en ts can now leave a recorded message about a specific traffic co n cern through the Traffic C om p lain t H o tlin e, run by the Vancouver Police Department. The num ber to call is 360-619- 4101. “C itizens utilizing the traf fic hotline will not only help the traffic division effectively deal with traffic com plaints in a timely m anner, it will also allow us to analyze the statis- tics to target high com plaint a r eas which can then be worked on a regular basis,” said Sgt. Tim Kim, who supervises the V ancouver Police D epartm ent traffic unit. When calling the hotline, citi zens should: • Leave a detailed descrip tion of the traffic problem ; • Provide information about the exact the location where the traffic problem occurred; • Include information about the time of day they noticed the traffic problem; • Leave their name and a con tact phone number. This is an important piece of the problem-solving process. The Traffic Complaint Hotline provides the traffic unit with a centralized location for all traffic complaints. These complaints can then be assigned, tracked, logged and followed-up on in a much more efficient and profes sional manner. Seeking African American Families with ADHD Children for a Research Study ADHD, ETHNICITY, AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT Who is the Principal Investigator? Judy Kendall. RN, Ph.D. School of Nursing, Oregon Health Sciences University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road Portland, OR 97201 503-494-3890 What is the study about? Former Boxing Official Guilty (API — A former youth coach and USA Boxing president has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sex abuse charges. Jerry Dusenberry, 62, pleaded guilty last week in M ultnom ah County Circuit Court to criminal conduct with four separate vic tims. Portland police began the in vestigation in 2001, w hen a mother of an eight-year-old said her child may have been mo- Jerry Dusenberry lested. Before his arrest, Dusenberry had been a long-tim e m em ber of the U.S. Olympic Committee and had served as a referee at O lym pic boxing m atches in L.A ., Seoul, Barcelona and A tlanta. P olice say th at D u sen b erry had c o n ta c t w ith th o u sa n d s o f c h ild re n b ecau se he has w o rk ed as a v o lu n te e r and em p lo y ee in m any P ortlan d - a rea youth g roups fo r m ore than 40 years. Man Wanted for Skipping Probation T he C la c k a m a s C o u n ty Sheriff’s O ffice, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is asking for your help in locating and apprehending M ichael D ean Price. A felony no-bail arrest w ar rant charges Price w ith proba tion violation. Price is a 41 -y eaf-o ld w hite m ale, w ith a date o f birth o f Dec. 27, 1960. He is 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall and w ith a w eight th at may vary from 130 to 160 pounds. He has brow n eyes, brow n hair, and dragon faces ta tto o e d on his back and rig h t leg. A uthorities said Price was Michael Dean Price last seen in the B eaverton area. C rim e S toppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for inform ation, reported to Crim e S to p p ers, that leads to an a r re st in this c ase, o r any u n solved felo n y c rim e , and you need not g iv e your nam e. C all C rim e S to p p e rs at 503 823- HELP. State Moving Death Row Inmates This study is about gaining an understanding o f what it is like for a family to live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD). Virtually no research exists on how African American and Hispanic families experience and manage ADHD, what health needs they may have, and what opportunities they have for receiving these services. The study will involve two meetings, about 2 hours each, at your home or place convenient for you. Which families are eligible? • Fam ilies with at least one child (age 6-19) with a diagnosis o f ADHD. • Fam ilies with at least tw o people (the A D H D child and one parent). H ope fully both parents and siblings will participate as well. • Fam ilies that are willing to participate in one interview and com plete a series of questionnaires. • Fam ilies that speak English or are willing to work through an interpreter. • Parents that are able to read and write at the 5th grade level or are w illing to have the questions read to them. All information will be held strictly confidential. There will be no cost to you for participating in the research. In appreciation of your time and contribution, Each family will receive $50 after each meeting for a possible total of $100. If interested please call 5 0 3 -4 9 4 -4 1 2 2 . Funded by N ational I nstitute of H ealth /N ational I nstitute of N ursing R esearch O H SU IR B #5275 (AP) — For the first time in years, death row inmates will be housed in the same building at the Oregon State Penitentiary, offi cials said. The building also contains the state execution chamber. , Centralizing death row will make it feasieV to manage the prisoners and ensure they receive equal treatment, state corrections offi cials said. C ondem ned prisoners had Police Officer Arrested Members o f the Portland Po lice Bureau’s Violence Reduction Unit arrested a member o f the pol ice force last week for burglary and assault. Michael P. Pimentel, 37, faces three counts of first-degree bur glary, fourth-degree assault and one count each of coercion and official misconduct. Police said the charges are in connection with a domestic vio lence investigation that began on July 2. Pimentel, a 10-year veteran of the police bureau, was arrested while on-duty at Southeast Pre cinct and transported to the Jus tice Center Jail. Drive By Shooting continued Michael Pimentel Authorities said the victim in this investigation is not currently employed by the Portland Police Bureau and the incident involved the victim’s residence, where O f ficer Pimentel did not live. from Front A g u n m an sh o t Isra e l Hudson, a 21 -year-old Portland resident who was sitting in the rear of his vehicle with a smal 1 child. Two other passengers were seated in the car. The victim suffered a gun shot w ound to his cheek. Hudson was hospitalized and u n d e rw e n t su rg e ry th a t evening. He remains at the hospital in critical condition. Portland Police are currently searching for the gunman who pulled up in a white SUV and opened fire. Representatives for the Port land Police Bureau and several youth groups kicked off “O p eration Safe Summer” last week at the Matt Dishman Com m u nity Center in northeast Port land. The program is a citywide effort to reduce violence and problem behaviors by young people during the sum m er months. The operation is a joint ven ture by the police bureau’s Youth Crime Prevention office, the Office of Neighborhood In v o lv e m e n t, M u ltn o m ah County Department o f Juve nile Justice, Portland Parks and Recreation, and Police Activi ties League. The participating agencies will work with a number of youths during the sum m er months to provide fun and supervised activities. Operation Safe Summer be gan in 1996 as a response to the increased gang violence in northeast Portland Can you dig it? Eager as you m ight be to dig right into your next landscape project, a w ord of caution: call first. A shovel hitting an underground po w er line can be every bit as dan g ero u s as contacting an overhead line. If y o u 're just p lanting som e flow ers or herbs, no problem . But w hen projects get m ore am bitious, like p lanting trees, digging holes for fence posts or installing u n d erg ro und sprinklers, please play it safe. Find out w h at lies und erg ro u n d and w here by calling y our local utility locating service at least 48 hours before you start the job. Your safety m atters to us. Call us at 1-888-221-7070, and we’ll give you the number for the free utility line locating service in your area. For a copy of our safety booklet, Electricity 101, call I-8OO-79I-8O93. PACIFIC POWER MaLIna -------- rWÄIilg to I* * rappWl. J control the most troublesome con victs. Daily routines for death row inmates allow them to leave their cells for one hour a day to exer cise, plus 40 minutes a day for other activities, including show ering, making phone calls, writing letters and playing cards. Like general population inmates, death row inmates can purchase televi sions to watch in their cells. They also are allowed to have visitors. Youth Advocates Promote ‘Safe Summer’ safety matters > been housed in the penitentiary's Disciplinary Segregation Unit, but it has room for only 15 inmates. There are 25 inmates on death row in Oregon, and the others have been housed in a different part of the prison, known as Ad ministrative Segregation. Plans call for all 25 death row inmates to move into vacant cells in the penitentiary's 196-bed In tensive Management Unit, which was opened in 1991 to isolate and It
