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September 11, 2002 (Ebe ^Iortlanb (Observer Page A2 P olice Panel Wants Police to Stop Cursing Man Shot to Death at Home Profanity complaints raise eyebrows of citizen panel (A P) — A ctors w ho play police ca n ’t do it on television, but real o ffic ers in Portland can curse and use foul language if they think it will help them subdue a suspect. T hat Portland Police B ureau policy is com ing under increasing scrutiny as nearly a quarter o f public com plaints against officers deal w ith rudeness or use o f foul language during arrests. The departm ent’s general order No. 310.40, entitled C ourtesy, says, “N o m em bers shall use profanity in the perform ance o f their duties, except where necessary to establish control. M em bers o f the C itizens R eview Com m ittee, a police oversight group that review s com plaints against o ffic ers, are review ing the b u reau ’s policy and signaling it may be tim e toclean up the C ourtesy order. “W e d o n ’t allow teachers to do it. W e d o n 't allow it in courtroom s. A u thority figures are not allow ed to use profanity to obtain com pliance,” said T. J . Browning, acoinm ittee member. "1 ju st cannot buy that profanity is a control tactic.” T he order also states that the bu reau expects officers to be respectful, courteous and considerate tow ard the general public and not denigrate any particular gender, race, nationality, sexual orientation, ethnic o r religious group. Portland Capt. Darrel Schenck, who supervises the bureau’s internal .af fairs division, said the bureau discour ages officers from using profanity but feels it is w arranted in certain situa tions. “If anofficeryells, ‘Dropthe blankety blank gun ! ’ - that ’ s the officer’s w ay o f im pressing m ore seriousness on his com m and,” Schenck said. F or at least th ree years, recu rrin g p o lic e p ro fa n ity c o m p la in ts have raise d the ey e b ro w s o f c itiz e n s in v o lv ed in p o lice o v ersig h t. In a 2000 rep o rt, th ey co m p lain ed th at p olice p ro fa n ity ex acerb ated v o latile situ a tio n s, an d th e b u re a u ’s p o lic y gave o ffic ers “o p en -en d ed ju s tific a tio n ” fo r u sin g it. Buy Forrest Richard Paul A southeast P ortland m an w as found dead from at least one gunshot w ound at a southeast Portland hom e T hursday, Portland police said. T he victim w as identified as Forrest R ichard Paul, 26, a residence o f the hom e in the 4900 b lock o f S outheast 76°’ A venue. O ver the past six w eeks, police said they have received six drug-related com plaints from citizens concerned about activities at the hom e. . A nyone with specific inform ation about this investi gation is asked to call Detective G eorge W eatheroy at 503-823-0886or Detective John Brooks at503-823-0400. Islamic Cleric Arrested at Airport (A P) — T ests indicated explosives residue on the luggage o f a local Islam ic leader arrested at the Portland A irport Sunday on charges o f docum ent fraud, a federal pro secu to r said M onday at the m an ’s arraignm ent. Sheik M ohamed Abdirahman Kariye, 41, was arrested w ithout incident around noon Sunday and booked at the M ultnom ah County Jail. K ariye served as a clergym an at the Islam ic C enter o f P ortland-M asjed A s-Saber, a south w est P o rtland m osque, according to H ussein A dam G ude, a m em ber o f the center w ho said he regularly attended services. Kariye, w ho was bom in Som alia, had lived at several addresses in east Portland since at least 1997, according to public records. whatever Seattle Man Charged in Terror Probe you conspirators w anted to set (A P) — Federal authori up" terrorist training facili ties have charged a form er ties in the United States. Seattle man w ith conspiring Those facilities would have to help the al-Q aida training trained people in military netw ork and set up a terro r and guerrilla tactics to “pro ist training cam p in rural m ote violent jih ad activi Oregon. ties around the w orld.” E arnest Jam es U jaam a At meetings w ith co- was nam ed in a tw o-count conspirators, the indictment indictm ent that accused him Earnest James Ujaama says, U jaam a led discus o f co nspiracy to provide sions that included “the building o f underground m aterial support and resources for al-Q aida and bunkers to hide am m unition and w eapons, the w ith using, carrying, possessing and d isch arg creation o f poisonous materials for public con ing firearm s during a crim e. sumption, and the firebom bing o f vehicles.” The indictm ent contends U jaam a, 36, a M us U jaam a w as arrested July 22 at an au n t’s lim bom Jam es Earnest T hom pson, led a co n hom e in D enver as a m aterial w itness to terrorist spiracy to set up a training cam p in Bly, O re. activity. Federal officials said U jaam a and three co- want. Jackpots can climb to $300 Million or higher. Post Sept 11: Security Promises Unfulfilled iViEGA New Game Starts September 4. Overall odeK are 1 43 M ust tie 18 to purchase orrodecm Be a smart player Know your limit. Problem Gambling Helpline 1 300 547 6133 Drawings Tuesdays and FiirlnyS at 8 0 0 PM th e Spare Needle is a registered trademark of tire Space Needle Corporation and is used tinder license. “Thanks for clearing the air at work, Oregon.” I can remember days where I could see the smoke in my office hanging near the ceiling tiles. But with the Oregon Smokefree Workplace Law, it’s a thing of the past. No more dirty ashtrays. No more butts in the sink. And no more secondhand smoke. Because now smoking doesn't work in Oregon. And I’m AP) — K en M urphy, deputy director o f O regon Em ergency M anagem ent, is still w ait- in g forfederalm oneyprom isedaftertheS ept. 11 attacks to give his agency new teeth. H e’s not alone. A year after the attacks that shook the nation’s confidence, m any agencies in O regon have yet to see federal m oney intended to m ake the state safer. And w ith an estim ated $860 m illion shortfall in O reg o n ’s budget, the O regon State P olice have seen staff cuts o f 78 people, o r 10 percent. A fte r th e te rro ris t a tta c k s. G o v . Jo h n K itzhaber separated the O regon E m ergency M anagem ent from the State Police to create a coordination center to respond to em ergencies O regon had never fa c e d — terrorist attacks and biological warfare. T h e r e o r g a n iz a tion cam e w ith m ore money promised from C ongress— $4.6 m il lion for2002compared to $ 1.9 million the pre vious year — that the agency w ould distrib ute to “first resp o n d ers” such as local f ir e an d p o lic e d e p a r t ments. But a year later, the agency is still w aiting for that m oney, and for prom ised supplem ental grants to increase its 27-person staff. “It’s been frustrating to w ait for all this m oney that P resident Bush has talked ab o u t,” said M urphy. “W e still hav en ’t hired any additional people since Sept. 11.” O ther agencies are also w aiting. At Portland International A irport, w hich handles about 14 m illion passengers a year, the T ransportation Security A dm inistration ordered an increase in security screeners, pay raises an<^ the placem ent o f police officers. “By January, the airport security budget had been bum ped up an additional $4 m illion for 2002 to $7.9 m illion. W hile the airport received a $ 1.21 m illion grant as part o f the 2002 D efense A ppropriations Bill, airport officials say they are still w aiting to see w hether C ongress allo cates m ore m oney, casting doubt on how m any m ore security changes will be possible, and how th e y ’ll be sustained lbng-term . U.S. C oast G uard officials say the additional federal funds th ey ’ve received — $209 m illion on top o f its $4.67 billion b u d g et— hav en ’t kept pace w ith increased security dem ands placed upon them . In July, Vice A dm iral Terry Cross o f the Coast G uard told a Senate subcom m ittee hearing in P ortland that since the attacks, 25 percent o f the ag en cy ’s resources in the C olum bia R iver re gion have gone to security, m eaning less effort devoted to its oth er responsibilities like safety and fighting the drug trade. breathing a lot easier. 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