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September 18, 2002 (Elje ^îortlanh (¡Observer Page A2 MUSIC cç tfs P olice FOOD C R IM E S T O P P E R S CHARLESTON PLACE 1 trcet ram “ A HOM E OWNERSHIP SHOW & TELL September 22, 2002 yCfo 12:00-5:00 PM 8300 block of N. Bliss Street FUN Enter Charleston Place from Columbia Blvd. at N. Upland (near Pier Park) \ A w itn ess photographs a m a n in connection with th e vandalism o f a b u s shelter. Q (1-5 North Columbi« Blvd. (Exit 306*). Head west approx. 3 miles take left at light on N. Upland) f/$ V /T"----- \ Witness Uses Camera to Capture Vandal Suspect ^mQh HOST Home O wnership a Street at a Time Join us for games, face painting, prizes, food, and music FREE and FUN for the whole family! Tour the Charleston Place neighborhood and view our model homes. Learn how YOU can own your own home. Meet Charleston Place homeowners and learn how they purchased their first home. Meet our preferred lenders who can answer questions about first-time buyer programs. AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!! For more information call 503-331-1752 A PARTY ON THE ROAD TO AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP Sponsors: U S B a n k preMmts PGE Earth Advantage,M Homes at CHA'RLESTON ‘PLACE Oregon Housing & Community Services ♦ First Pacific Mortgage US Bank ♦ Washington Mutual ♦ PGE Bank of America ♦ Oregon Title Portland Housing Center ♦ Wells Fargo SAFECO Insurance food UN Tri-Met Transit Police, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, are asking for your help in identifying and apprehending an individual who was observed vandalizing a bus shelter and then assaulted the citizen who witnessed the crime and confronted him. On W ednesday, July 10, at about 11:20 p.m., a local resident observed someone using a felt marker to vandalize a bus shelter at Northeast 15'" and Going Street. Police said when the man confronted the subject, a scuffle ensued: during which time the subject bit the man on the hand. The man, who had a digital camera, was able to get a picture of the suspect. He is described as a male white, 20 to 25-years of age, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing approximately 150 pounds with brown hair. Armed Serial Robber Eludes Arrest Portland Police Bureau Rob bery D etectives, in coopera tion w ith C rim e Stoppers, are asking for your help in identi fying and apprehending a man w ho appears to be responsible for at least 17 arm ed robberies in the Portland area. A s early as the first o f this year, a mix o f small businesses, w here fem ale em ployees have been w orking alone, have been robbed by a subject who en tered the business either shortly after it opened or ju st before it A police s k e tc h sh o w s an a rm ed robbery su s p e c t. closed. In all robberies, the suspect displayed o r sim ulated a h and gun. The suspect has been d e scribed as a H ispanic or p er haps m ixed race m ale in his late 20s to m id-30s, w ith no d istin guishable speech. The suspect is approxim ately 5 ’ 10” tall and w eighs betw een 200 and 250 pounds, w ith a “stocky” build and black or brow n hair and brow n eyes. T he suspect p o s sibly has, or had, som e type o f injury to his upper left cheek that is, or w as, a patchy scab. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $ 1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, which leads to an arrest in these cases or any unsolved felony crime, and you need not give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at 503-823-HELP (4357). Man Charged in Bus Assault www.hostdevelopment.com Some banks charge you for cancelled checks even if you have free checking. Police have charged a man with as sault and intimidation in the beating of drican-American man who suffers from a mental illness. Neil Michael Jefferson, 23, was arrested in connection with the Aug. 16 assault. Police said he had a conver sation with the victim while riding on a Tri-Met bus en route to the Milwaukie area . then Neil M ichael Je fferso n tœ k offense to some hand ges- tures the victim was making and struck him approximately 10 times with a closed fist. The victim was unconscious after the first few blows and suffered a bro ken jaw and other head inj uries, police said. A witness told authorities he overhead Jefferson use a racial epithet during the course of the assault. Anyone with information regarding this assault is encouraged to call detec tive Brian Grose at 503-823-0897. Nevada to Vote on Making Marijuana Legal Smoking pot would be allowed in homes, but not in public íh K W ì (AP) — In Nevada, they love gambling and tolerate prostitution. Now they are talk ing about legalizing pot. A measure on the ballot Nov. 5 would make Nevada the first state to allow adults to possess marijuana — up to 3 ounces, enough for maybe 100 joints. People over 21 would be allowed to smoke it in their homes, but not in cars or public places. Pot would be sold in state-licensed smoke shops and taxed like cigarettes. “This initiative will allow the police to spend more time going after murderers, rapists and other violent criminals,” said Billy Rogers, leader of the group that is pushing the measure. Whether it could actually take effect is unclear. Federal law bans marijuana pos session, and the White House has come out strongly against the idea. Also, Nevada voters would have to approve the proposal again in 2004 before it became law. A year ago, Nevada had one of the nation’s strictest marijuana laws. Posses- £ * I ■ sion of a single joint was a felony punishable by a year or more in prison. In 2000, Nevada voters approved the use o f m edical m arijuana, and the L egisla ture voted in 2001 to make possession of less than an ounce o f pot a m isdem eanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Opinion polls on the marijuana measure show Nevadans almost evenly split, with opponents gaining ground. “What message are we sending our youth if this initiative passes? That it’s OK to take drugs?” said school counselor Teresa Jempsa. “If marijuana becomes legal, then what drug is next?” “I don’t think Las Vegas and Nevada want to become the center for drug tourism,” Walters said. Jeff Oakes, a North Las Vegas resident, said he supports legalization. “As of right now,” he said, "the most dangerous effect of marijuana possession and use is jail.” . Two Drivers Jailed for Road Rage So where's the free? It's a t W ashington M u tu a l. Where free checking means e xactly th a t. There's no fee fo r return of your cancelled checks. No required minimum balance. No mandatory direct deposit. No (AP) — A 38-year-old man and a teen-ager were arrested Saturday in a case of road rage. Police say the incident took place on the lnterstate-205 southbound ramp from Powell Boulevard. Richard Lyle Proffitt was jailed on charges of reckless driving, criminal m ischief and menac ing. He allegedly used a metal bar to smash a windshield and canopy window of the vehicle the teen-ager was driving. The teen - w ho was not identified because he is 17 - was cited with the same offenses, and lodged at the D onald D. Long Juvenile D eten tion C enter. Two other Portland teens were also cited with reckless driving and released. hidden fees and service charges. Free access to tellers and customer service telephone lines. Free 2 4 /7 access to your account at our ATM's. Even a free VISA check card. So if you've been wondering where's the free in your so-called "free" checking account, come to Washington Mutual. We're where it's at. For the location nearest to you call 1 -8 0 0 -7 8 8 -7 0 0 0 (Q| W ashington M utu al Where free checking really means free. m ir Insured FDIC Reward Offered in Child Attacks ( AP)— Police in Gresham are offering a $2.5(X) reward for*information leading to the arrest of one or more suspects who attacked two young girls in their bedrooms in recent weeks. An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in August. A seven-year-old was attacked last week. The suspect in the August attack is described as six feet tall, thin build, dark, shoulder-length hair with a moustache and chin hair. Pol ice have not been able to obtain a description of the second attacker, but they say there are similarities in the two cases.
