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August 28, 2002 (Ebe ^Jortlaub (ßbseruer Page A2 » P olice C R IM E S T O P P E R S Crime Stoppers Offers Reward T h e C la c k a m a s C o u n ty S h e riffs O ffice, in cooperation w ithC rim e Stoppers, isasking for your help in locating and appre h e n d in g K e n n e th D o n a ld “K enny" Brown. Brow n is w anted on felony charges out o f C lackam as County and for a state probation viola tion. He's a 22-year-old white male with a date o f birth o f Aug. 27, 1979. He is 6 feet tall and w eighs approxim ately 150 pounds with green eyes and brow n hair that may be bleached blonde. Brown Protesters clash with police as pepper spray wafts through the air Kenneth Brown w as living in a house on Lucky L ane in E stacada, but he is now on the run. Task Force Hunts Suspect M ultnom ah County. The Portland Police Saranchuk is a 2 1 - B ureau’s A uto T heft year-old w hite male T ask Force, in co o p w ith a date o f birth of era tio n w ith C rim e Jan. 5 ,1 9 8 1 . He is 5 Stoppers, is asking for feet, 8 inches tall and your help in locating w e ig h s a p p r o x i and apprehending V i m ately 160 pounds tality A. Saranchuk. w ith brow n hair and A felony no-bail ar hazel eyes. His last rest w arrant, charging know address was at Saranchuk with U nau VitalityA. Saranchuk N ortheast 174th and thorized Use o f a M o C lackam as Street. to r V e h ic le , is o n f ile in Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in these cases, or any unsolvedfelony crime, and you need notgi veyour name. Call Crime Stoppers at 503-823-HELP. Logging Truck Arson (A P) — M em bers o f the O r egon F B I’s Joint T errorism T ask Force have arrested tw o m en in last y ear’s predaw n arson o f log ging equipm ent in E agle Creek and are seeking tw o m ore sus- , pects. J • Agents arrested Jacob David Bardwell Sherman, 20, and Jeremy David Rosenbloom, 25, at their resi dences without incident following their indictments. Also indicted and at large are Angela Marie Cesario, 23, and M ichael Scarpitti, 28, also known as “Tre Arrow.” The arson at Schoppert Log ging Co. on June 1, 2001, de stroyed one truck and dam aged Bush Visit Fans a Wave of Protests another and a front-end loader, causing about $50,000 in damage. E ight incendiary bom bs w ere planted in trucks parked in the lot, but only four ignited. T here were no injuries. A uthorities said there were sim ilarities in evidence found at Eagle C reek and that found at an April 15, 2001 attack that dam aged three cem ent trucks at Ross Island Sand & G ravel in Portland. Damage there was about $200,000. T he Earth L iberation Front claim ed responsibility for the Ross Island attack, but no group has claimed responsibility for the Eagle Creek incident, prosecutors said. (A P )— Riot police used pepper spray and struck som e dem onstra tors with batons after ordering hundreds o f people to leave a pro test near the H ilton H otel where President Bush attended a fund raiser Thursday. P rotesters ham m ered on the hoods o f police cars as pepper spray w afted through the air. P ro testing B ush’s foreign policy, they chanted “D rop Bush, Not Bom bs.” Bush supporters in formal attire w ere jo stled and taunted by pro testers as they arrived for a fund raiser for the O regon re-election cam paign o f U.S. Sen. G ordon Smith. A fterelbow ing through the dem onstrators, they w ere checked by Secret Service agents before they were allow ed inside the h o tel. Brian Schm autz, spokesm an for the Portland Police Bureau, said protesters threw things at the po lice. Protesters at one point pushed dow n a barricade and a female police officer w ho w as standing behind it, police spokesm an Henry G roeppersaid. The officer sprained or broke her wrist falling down, and tw o patrol cars w ere dam aged, G roepper said. Police ordered about 500 pro testers to move. Riot police w ear ing helm ets then w alked into the area, pushing activists w ith their batons. Som e activists fell. Police then fired aerosol canisters o f pep per spray at the protesters. A Portland police officer aims pepper spray at protesters who clashed with law enforcement during President Bush’s visit to Portland. (AP photo) and again that m ore cutting leads to m ore fire. The new policy is a hoax.” Som e o f the activists w ere w o r ried about a possible w ar with Iraq. “I d o n ’t think any A m erican boys’ lives are w orth a barrel o f oil,” said Rob M oitoza, 57, w ho carried a sign that said: “V ets A gainst Bush.” M oitoza said he served tw o years in the N avy aboard an air craft carrier during the Vietnam W ar and fears a m uch w orse conflict if U.S. troops are sent to Iraq. If he (Bush) starts a w ar against Iraq, it will be to get re-elected. All Police also used pepper spray after ab o u t 150 d em o n strato rs blocked vehicle access to M orrison Bridge. Five protesters w ere arrested through the afternoon, G roepper said. M any o f the protesters criticized a new forest initiative announced earlier in the day by Bush that w ould m ake it easier for tim ber com panies to cut wood from fire- prone national forests. T h e n ew p o lic y is c la s s ic d o u b le s p e a k ,” s a id K e n n e th K reuschu, 24, o f C ascadia Forest A lliance. “It has been show n tim e he ca res ab o u t is w ea lth and pow er,” M oitoza said. Before flying to Portland from M edford, Bush was taken to a still sm oldering fire. A bout a dozen protesters d o t ted B u sh ’s m otorcade route. Som e w aved signs saying, “N o attack o f Iraq. Y ou can ’t fix D ad d y ’s m is ta k e ” an d “ M ore fo re sts, less Bush.” T he dem onstrators along the route w ere far outnum bered by people w aiting at the ends o f their drivew ays w ho held signs saying “W e love you” and “W e support y o u .” Man Charged in Vancouver Kidnapping Escolástico Borboa (A P ) — A n O reg o n m an has been arrested fo r in v e stig a tio n in the A ug. 16 ab d u c tio n F rid ay o f a 2 -y ear-o ld girl from a fam ily g ath erin g . T he ch ild w as fo u n d an h o u r later, th ree m iles aw ay. E scolástico C asey B orboa, 46, o f S ilv erto n , w as b o o k ed into the C lark C o u n ty Jail fo r in v e stig a tion o f first-d e g ree k id n a p p in g and seco n d -d eg ree assau lt, p o lice said. T he girl w as trea ted at S o u th w est W ash in g to n M ed ical C e n te r and released . “ She su ffered som e p retty se rio u s in ju rie s,” said C pl. M ike D avis. A bout a dozen m em b ers o f the g irl’s fam ily w ere p la y in g b a s k etb all in a city p ark w h en they n o tic ed she w as m issin g at ab o u t 9 p .m . A fter a 20-m inute search, they called police. An hour later the girl show ed up, naked and bleeding from her mouth, at a hom e on a quiet cul-de- sac about 3 m iles from the park. “I was in the kitchen to get som e thing to drink — then I looked and there she w as,” said the resident, Lillie Sang. “She w as trying to point and show m e som ething, but I co u ld n ’t u n d e r s ta n d b e c a u s e sh e w as speaking S panish,” Sang said. V an co u v er p olice Lt. M arla Schum an said officers d o n ’t know how she w as abducted. “B ecause o f her age, trying to get that from her has been hard,” Schum an said. B orboa speaks only English, Schum an said. Loved Ones Help Former Offenders Make Successful Transitions T wo community groups are join ing forces to help form er inm ates m ake a successful transition back to society. The M ultnom ah C ounty D e partment of Com m unity Justice and the C itizen’s United for Rehabilita tion o f Errants have developed a series o f w orkshops to em pow er the fam ilies and friends o f the in mates. T he o rien tatio n provides an opportunity for fam ily and friends to ask questions and receive infor mation before their fam ily m em ber is released about w hat they can do to assist w ith successful transi tion, as w ell as w hat is expected from the offender once released. A ttendees will receive a copy o f “A G uide to R elease and S upervi sion for O ffenders, T heir Fam ilies and Friends.” D e p a rtm e n t o f C o m m u n ity Ju stice’s m ission is to enhance co m m u n ity safety an d red u ce crim inal activity by holding youth and adults accountable in a fair and ju st m anner, assisting them to develop skills necessary for suc cess, and effectively using public resources. T he upcom ing orientations are held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on T hurs day, Aug. 29, T hursday, Sept. 26 and T hursday, O ct. 24. For m ore inform ation, location o f orientation, or to register, co n tact M ultnom ah C ounty D epart m ent o f C om m unity Justice, T ran- sition Services Unitat 503-988-3081 exL 22103. » W ELLS FA R G O The Next Stage* Free Checking with more of what you want. Product packages that can save you hundreds on the services you need most. Home Equity Financing for college education, home improvement and major purchases. 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