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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
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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
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(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-
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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
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Richard Lyle Proffitt was jailed on charges of
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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.