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Page A2 <jr>hi August 07,2002 Wlje |Jnrtlanb ©bserüer P olice / V ancouver Sheriff Says Kidnapped Girls Faced Certain Death (A P )— T w o teenage girls k id napped from a rem ote lovers' lane in Southern C alifornia w ere re united w ith th eir fam ilies after an intense 12-hour search that ended w hen s h e r iff s d eputies shot and killed their abductor. T a m a r a B ro o k s , 16, a n d Jacqueline M am s, 17, were treated for m inor injuries T hursday after barely escaping an alm ost certain death. Kern County Sheriff Carl Sparks said he w as certain the suspect, R oy D ean R atliff, 37, w ho was w anted for rape, was ju s t m inutes aw ay from killing the girls as a u thorities closed in on him in a rem ote location in the high desert, 100 m iles from w here they were kidnapped. “H e w as hunting for a place to kill 'em and bury 'em ," Sparks said on C N N ’s "L arry K ing L ive." He said the girls had been raped. W hen tw o deputies arrived, the m an pointed a gun at them , a u thorities said. The deputies shot at him num erous tim es w hile he sat in the car and struck him tw ice in the head, S parks said. T h e tw o g irls w ere in the back o f th e v eh icle at th e tim e, but w ere not v isib le to the d ep u ties w h e n th e s h o o tin g s t a r te d . S p ark s said. ' He was hunting fo r a place to kill 'em and bury 'em. -K ern County Sheriff Carl Sparks. J a c q u e lin e Marris T am ara B ro o k s He said the girls still had duct tape stuck on them w hen they w ere rescued but w ere no longer bound by it. T elevision footage show ed the sobbing girls being bandaged for w hat appeared to be Hot Spots Listed in Shootings Executives Arrested (A P) — W ith 40 shootings and 12 people w ounded in north and n ortheast Portland since the beginning o f June, police say they are having one o f th eir busiest sum m ers ever. P olice say th e sh o o tin g s often involve younger m em b ers - ages 17, 18 and 19 - o f neighborhood gangs. A spokesm an says som e are retaliatory strikes for prio r violence, w hile others are unrelated to prio r attacks. (A P )— T w o form er W orldCom executives were arrested T hursday on ch arges o f falsifying the books by $3.8 billion at the n ow -bankrupt long-distance com pany — the second time in a week that A m erican business leaders w ere led away in handcuffs. Form er c h ie f financial officer Scott Sullivan, 40, and form er co ntroller D avid M yers, 44, surrendered to the FBI in the latest blow to the com pany and corporate A m erica, w hich has seen investors bail out o f the stock m arket because o f one accounting scandal after another. “W ith each arrest, indictm ent and prosecution, w e send this clear, unm istakable message: C orrupt corporate execu tives are no better than com m on thieves,” A ttorney G eneral John A shcroft said. Sullivan and M yers could get up to 65 years in prison if convicted on ch arg es o f securities fraud, conspiracy and filing false statem ents with the Securities and E xchange Commission. Sullivan w as released on $10 m illion bail, M yers on $2 m illion. S ulliv an’s bond w as secured by a m ultim illion- dollar m ansion under construction in B oca R aton, Fla. O utside court, S ullivan’s attorney, Irv N athan, called him “an honest and honorable m an” and accused the Justice D epartm ent o f m aking him a scapegoat. “W e deeply regret the rush to ju d g m en t and the political overtones involved,” N athan said. M yers' law yers said he w ould plead innocent if indicted. W orldC om , w hich ow ns M C I, the nation’s second- largest long-distance com pany, filed for C hapter 11 b ank ruptcy July 21 after disclosing the accounting abuses. It w as the biggest such filing in U.S. history. Sullivan is accused of directing Myers to conceal about $3.8 bi Ilion in expenses on the company’s balance sheet. That enabled WorldCom to report profits when it was actually losing money. Police have identified six locations that are hot-spots, w here they say m uch o f the v io lence is occurring. T hey are: N ortheast A lberta Street betw een 9th and 10th A venue, N orth A lbina A venue from K illingsw orth to A lberta Street, N orth K erby A venue and N orth Skidm ore Street, U nthank Park, N ortheast 17th A venue b e tw een A lberta and K illingsw orth Streets and N orth C ongress A venue and Prescott Street. Liquor License Pulled for Drugs T he O re g o n L iq u o r C o n tro l C o m m is n o tic e , th e lic e n s e e s p e rm itte d re p e a te d sion h as is su e d an im m e d ia te liq u o r li u n la w fu l a c tiv ity o n th e p re m is e s . P o c en se su s p e n sio n to T a q u e ria P la y a A zu l, lic e s a id th a t o n a t le a s t fiv e d if f e r e n t 7008 N. In terstate A v e., fo r a lle g e d illeg al o c c a s io n s in M a rc h th r o u g h J u ly 2 0 0 2 , drug a c tiv ity at th e re sta u ra n t. an e m p lo y e e so ld m e th a m p h e ta m in e . L icensees Jose H errera and M aria E stela A n d , o n J u ly 10, th e lic e n s e e s o r th e ir A guilar H errera w ere o rd ered by the O LC C e m p lo y e e s w e re fo u n d to p o s s e s s m e th to sto p se llin g alc o h o lic b e v e ra g e s at the a m p h e ta m in e , a u th o r itie s sa id . fa c ility u n til fu rth e r n o tice. A c c o rd in g to th e O L C C s u s p e n s io n T he lic e n se e s h av e th e rig h t to an a d m in istra tiv e h e arin g on th e su sp en sio n . Rape Charge Dropped Against Abdirahman R ape c h arg es w ere d ro p p ed T h u rsd ay against A bdirahm an Said, 25, because o f “in sufficient evid en ce,” police said. Police arrested Said a few days earlier after a girl said she w as raped in northeast P ortland’s Rose City Park. The authorities w ere looking to question up to 10 oth er w itnesses. The M ultnom ah C ounty D istrict A ttorney decided to drop the case against Said before taking it to a G ra n d Ju ry . D eputy D istrict A ttor ney B ob L einew eber, w ho handled the case, w ould not com m ent on the specific reason. m inor injuries. A uthorities credited new elec tronic roadside alert signs to ag gressively publicize kidnappings w ith helping bring in tips that led to the rescue. S c o f f Sullivan, th e fo r m e r c h ie f fin a n cia l o ffic e r for W orldC om , is le d to ja il in h a n d c u ffs . (AP p h o to ) Reward Offered in Drug Case When You've Got Family Behind You, You're Never Alone! T h e C la c k a m a s C o u n ty brow n eyes, and a tattoo o f a S h e riff s O ffice, in cooperation T asm anian D evil on his right w ith C rim e S toppers, is asking shoulder. A ccording to Inves for your help in locating and tigators, C an sler is believed to a p p re h e n d in g T ra c y L lo y d be staying on the O regon Coast, C ansler on charges o f driving possibly in o r near the A storia under the influence o f in to x i area. cants, driving w hile suspended C rim e S toppers is offering a and failure to appear on charge cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for o f possession o f a controlled inform ation, reported to C rim e S toppers, w hich leads to an su b stan ce. Cansler is a 32-year-old white arrest in this case, o r any un Tracy L loyd C a n sle r male, w ith a date o f birth o f Oct. solved felony crim e, and you 17, 1969. H e is 5 feet 11 inches tall, w eighs need not g ive your nam e. C all C rim e S toppers approxim ately 200 pounds, has brow n hair. at5O3-823-HELP. Bicyclist Struck by Pickup Dies Police are investigating a fatal traffic acci dent that killed a bicyclist identified as Jason M iller, 35 o f V ancouver. The accident happened on July 27 w hen Miller, entered the northbound lane o f Fruit V alley R oad and w as struck by a pickup truck traveling north, police said. T he victim died at E m anuel H ospital in Portland. T here w as no indication that the driver o f the pickup truck, Jesse H efely, 22 o f V ancou ver, w as im paired, police said. A ny w itnesses to the accident should co n tract V ancouver Police O fficer Jim W hite at 360-696-8292, extension 3271. Men Wanted in Theft and Gunfire Case That's why so many single people. In your hometown and all over the country, rely on American Family Insurance for their insurance protection. American Family Insurance is committed to providing Insurance coverage at a competitive price for millions of people, just like you. And, were dedicated to handling your claims with Impeccable speed and care. 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D etectiv es believe the v ictim 's bullets hit the front o r sides o f the suspect vechicle, w hich is described as a dark blue or black extended cab Ford F25O pickup, w ith big tires, chrom e bum pers and fresh bullet holes from a 7.62 caliber round. T he tw o sus pects are described as w hite m ales in their 20’s, 5 feet, 9 inches to 6 feet tall. A third suspect, also a w hite m ale w as driving the suspect vehicle. A nyone with inform ation is asked tocall the P ortland Police B ureau D etective D ivision at 503-823-0400 o r the inform ation and referral line at 503-823-4636. Safety Promoted at Clark County Fair 4/1 >bur Protection Under One Pool O 2002 Am#ftcen Family Mutual Insuranca Company and its Subsidiarias. Madiaon Wl 53783-001 wweamtam com « I « The V ancouver Police Departm ent and Clark C ounty C hild Passenger Safety Team are once again hosting inform ational booths at the Clark C ounty Fair, Sunday, A ug 4 through T h u rs day, A ug. 8. T he V ancouver Police D epartm ent booth will feature crim e prevention inform ation and other interactive safety dem onstrations. The C hild P assenger Safety booth w ill offer child car seat and booster seat inform ation and dem onstrations. Several V ancouver P olice specialty units will also he participating in the booths in the fa ir’s “ safety zone":
