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January 29. 2003
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CRIME STOPPERS
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Scam Targets Elderly Motorists
The Portland Police Bureau, in
cooperation with Crime Stoppers,
is asking for your help in identify­
ing and apprehending a couple
who are victimizing elderly motor­
ists with an auto accident scam.
In two reported cases, a couple
hailed down and stopped drivers
who had just driven off a business
parking lot, claiming the motorist
had damaged their car.
“The suspects intimidated the
victim with threats that if they
reported the accident to DM V, the
victim ’s license would be sus­
pended. They then told the victim
if she paid for the damage they
would forget the matter,” police
said.
In both cases^police said the
victims were later givenestimates
of damages and then paid the
fraudulent claims.
to a doctor and was paid $ 1,000 for
medical expenses.
The female suspect is described
as white, approximately 45 to 50-
years of age, 5 feet 2 inches tall
weighing 150 to 155 pounds, with
dark-brown shoulder length hair.
Varied disciptions were made of
her white male accomplice, sug
gesting she is possibly working
with two separate individuals,
police said.
The suspects’ vehicle is de­
scribed only as a white or light
colored “newer” vehicle.
Police released this store
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash
surveillance photo o f a woman
reward
of up to $ 1,000 for informa­
wanted in an auto accident
tion, reported to Crime Stoppers,
scam.
which leads to an arrest in this
To make matters worse, in one of case, or any unsolved felony crime,
the scams, the suspects had a child and you need not give your name.
with them and told a story about Call Crime Stoppers at 503-823-
needing a rental car to get the child HELP.
photo by D avid P lechi TT he P ortland O bserver
Police, firefighters and an unidentified woman are at the scene o f deadly shooting and subsequent
car wreck Monday along Northeast Fremont east o f Grand Avenue.
Car Shooting Kills Man
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $1,000fo r information, reported to Crime Stoppers,
that leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony crime, any you need not give your name. Call
Crime Stoppers at 503-823-HELP.
A man was found dead inside his
wrecked BMW on Northeast Fre­
mont near Grand Avenue Monday
in a possible drug-related shoot­
ing, police said.
Morris R. Rivers, 48, of Sacra­
mento, Calif, died o f a single gun-
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shot to the neck. A female passen­
ger sustained only minor injuries,
police said.
Witnesses reported that gunfire
erupted in the vicinity around 7
p.m . M onday ju s t b efo re the
victim ’s car went crashing down a
side street and across Fremont.
Police are searching for the gun­
man. Anyone with inform ation
about the crime is asked to call
Detective Steve Ober at 503-823-
4033 or Detective Rich Austria at
503-823-049.
D ecoys to Target A lcohol Sales
The Oregon LiquorControl Com­
mission plans to conduct 1,000 lic­
ensee compliance checks statewide
this year, up 70 from last year, said
Linda Ignowski, director o f the
agency’s regulatory division.
During the checks, 18-20-year-old
volunteers attempt to buy alcohol
from stores and other liquor estab-
lishments to see if they are properly
checking identification and obeying
state law prohibiting alcohol sales to
anyone under 21. Local police agen­
cies work with the underage decoys.
The OLCC also wants to boost
the number of liquor licensees who
qualify for its responsible vendor
program. Under this status, licens-
ees will be eligible for reduced sanc­
tions if their employees inadvert­
ently sell alcohol to a minor.
During 2003, OLCC regulatory
staff members plan to visit about a
quarter of the 8,000 liquor licensees
to exchange information and an­
swer questions on new laws, poli­
cies and related areas.
(A P)— Human remains found in
a duffel bag on the Washington
co ast are those o f C assondra
Brown, an 18-year-old woman from
north Portland who has been m iss­
ing since early this month, the Pa­
cific Connty S h eriffs Office said
Thursday.
Brown’s former boyfriend, 18-
year-old BenjaminCramer of Port­
land has pleaded innocent to mur­
der and abuse o f a corpse in
Brow n’s death. He rem ains in
Multnomah County Jail.
The Pacific County S h eriffs
Office called Portland police late
Wednesday afternoon to report the
discovery of a green duffel bag on
the beach near Long Beach, Wash.,
about 75 miles from Portland.
T h e b ag a p p e a rs to h av e
drifted from the W illam ette River
to the C olum bia R iver and out
tow ard the ocean, said Brian
S c h m a u tz , P o rtla n d P o lic e
spokesm an.
Police have said they believe
Brown w as killed Jan. 4 or Jan. 5
at C ram er’s house in the St. Johns
neighborhood o f north Portland.
than the financing!
For an answ er you can trust,
your cred it union help! Remains Identified as Cassondra Brown
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